*THIS MIGHT BE TRIGGERING FOR SOME PEOPLE First of, if you like porn than go ahead, I’m not saying you can’t and I’m not morally judging anyone. That said, these are my personal experiences and what I have learned from not watching it. So, a while ago I went down a slippery slope. I have […]
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On October 23, 2019 Alexander Rhodes (founder of reddit/nofap and NoFap.com) filed a defamation lawsuit against Nicole R Prause and Liberos LLC. See the court docket here. Downloadable PDFs of the three primary court documents filed by Rhodes (screenshots below): Alex Rhodes defamation suit against Nicole Prause: The initial complaint – 15 pages. (screenshots of […]
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It’s time. Finally, it is my turn to do this. I’ve succeeded! Two weeks ago, I had sex for the first time. It lasted approximately 5 minutes, and ended with me going limp. Still, it is the biggest accomplishment of my life until now. One small trust for a man, but a giant leap for […]
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It’s only been 3 months, but I’m beyond amazed at my transformation. I’m an entirely new, happy person now. I talked about the benefits I felt and the new things that happened in my life in my previous posts. Those curious enough can view my post history. Not socially anxious, shy, depressed, lethargic, or suicidal. […]
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Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2019 Feb 18;374(1766):20180129. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2018.0129. Leeman RF1,2, Rowland BHP1, Gebru NM1, Potenza MN2,3,4,5. Abstract Impulsivity’s relationships to addictive and sexual behaviours raise questions regarding the extent impulsivity may constitute a vulnerability factor for subsequent addictive and sexual behaviours and/or results from each of these. Here, we systematically […]
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Eur J Neurosci. 2019 Apr 9. doi: 10.1111/ejn.14418. Kawa AB1, Valenta AC2, Kennedy RT2, Robinson TE1. Abstract The temporal pattern of drug use (pharmacokinetics) has a profound effect on the ability of self-administered cocaine to produce addiction-like behavior in rodents, and to change the brain. To further address this issue, we compared the effects of […]
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Might be a bit of a small essay but I’d like to share with you my experience. I’m a 26 y.o m btw. I agree with the general consensus of not replacing your habit with this subreddit, but using it at the start for motivation and as a reminder of the benefits. My journey started […]
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This page concerns an article published in the University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse student newspaper: The Racquet Investigates: Fight the New Drug. This March, 17th 2019 hit-piece, masquerading as investigative journalism, targeted Fight The New Drug. Inexplicably, it gratuitously contained a section about Gary Wilson, which featured a baseless April 25, 2018 Los Angeles police report filed […]
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Neurobiol Stress. 2019 Feb; 10: 100148. Published online 2019 Feb 1. doi: 10.1016/j.ynstr.2019.100148 PMCID: PMC6430516 PMID: 30937354 Stephanie E. Wemm∗ and Rajita Sinha Abstract A number of studies have assessed the effects of psychoactive drugs on stress biology, the neuroadaptations resulting from chronic drug use on stress biology, and their effects on addiction risk and relapse. […]
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J Nutr Biochem. 2019 Mar 10;67:182-189. doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2019.02.007. Metz VG1, Segat HJ2, Dias VT1, Barcelos RCS1, Maurer LH3, Stiebe J4, Emanuelli T3, Burger ME5, Pase CS6. Abstract Amphetamine (AMPH) abuse is a serious public health problem due to the high addictive potential of this drug, whose use is related to severe brain neurotoxicity and memory […]
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