I just wanted to share my story and hopefully it’ll be that extra push someone needs to keep going. I’m in college and always grew up a somewhat socially awkward kid. Now that doesn’t mean I was quiet and say stupid shit. I would laugh at a lot of things and talk too much in […]
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Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2018 Jan;235(1):23-35. doi: 10.1007/s00213-017-4744-0. Epub 2017 Oct 30. Di Ciano P1, Manvich DF2, Pushparaj A1, Gappasov A1, Hess EJ3, Weinshenker D2, Le Foll B4,5,6,7,8,9,10. Abstract RATIONALE: Gambling disorder is a growing societal concern, as recognized by its recent classification as an addictive disorder in the DSM-5. Case reports have shown that disulfiram reduces […]
Volume 5, No. 1, p20–21, January 2018 Murat Yücel, Adrian Carter, Kevin Harrigan, Ruth J van Holst, Charles Livingstone Published: January 2018 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(17)30467-4 The harms of habitual and disordered gambling are many, and adversely affect individuals, families, employers, and communities. While the development of gambling disorder by players of electronic gambling machines (EGMs) involves […]
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Front Psychiatry. 2017; 8: 285. Published online 2017 Dec 14. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00285 PMCID: PMC5735083 Lei Wei,1 Shuyue Zhang,2 Ofir Turel,3,4 Antoine Bechara,4 and Qinghua He1,4,5,6,7,* Abstract Playing Internet games has emerged as a growing in prevalence leisure activity. In some cases, excess gaming can lead to addiction-like symptoms and aversive outcomes that may be seen […]
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I am always moved by how difficult this is for all of us. Yes, extremely difficult for me, too. Stopping pmo is surely the hardest thing many or most of you have ever done in your lives. For me, it’s been worth the trouble. Well, I can hardly believe it. 90 days seemed absolutely impossible […]
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These 3 Rebooting Accounts pages contain over 5,000 first-hand accounts of people’s rebooting (recovery) experiences, listed in alphabetical order Rebooting Accounts Page 1 Rebooting Accounts Page 2 Rebooting Accounts page 3 In addition, the following eight pages contain shorter stories describing recovery from porn-induced sexual dysfunctions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Below this article there are over 1,000 short recovery stories […]
It hasn’t been an exceedingly tough year, but, I suppose it’s been sort of tough. Just normal life stuff, added to the fact I’m at the point in my life where I have to start making big decisions for my future, and that can be really scary and hard. Oh, not to mention nearly a […]
Dialogues Clin Neurosci. 2017 Sep; 19(3): 281–291. PMCID: PMC5741111 Language: English | Spanish | French Marc N. Potenza, MD, PhD* Abstract Over the past several decades, non-substance-use behaviors like gambling, gaming, and sex have received greater consideration as possible foci of addictions. In this article, I will review the recent history and current status of […]
Front Psychiatry. 2017; 8: 213. Published online 2017 Nov 20. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00213 PMCID: PMC5715388 Marko Müller,1,* Matthias Brand,2 Julia Mies,1 Bernd Lachmann,1 Rayna Yordanova Sariyska,1 and Christian Montag1,3,* Abstract Internet use disorder (IUD) presents a growing problem worldwide. Among others, it manifests in loss of control over Internet usage and social problems due to problematic […]
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Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017 Dec 25;15(1). pii: E30. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15010030. Yen JY1,2, Yeh YC3,4,5, Wang PW6,7, Liu TL8,9, Chen YY10, Ko CH11,12,13,14. Abstract People diagnosed with Internet gaming disorder (IGD) have been frequently reported to experience depression, anxiety, and hostility. Emotional regulation contributes to these mood symptoms. This study evaluated […]
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