The Kappa Opioid Receptor: From Addiction to Depression, and Back (2014)

Front Psychiatry. 2014; 5: 170. Published online 2014 Dec 8. doi:  10.3389/fpsyt.2014.00170 PMCID: PMC4258993 Laurence Lalanne,1,2,† Gulebru Ayranci,1,3,† Brigitte L. Kieffer,3 and Pierre-Eric Lutz3,* Abstract Comorbidity is a major issue in psychiatry that notably associates with more severe symptoms, longer illness duration, and higher service utilization. Therefore, identifying key clusters of comorbidity and exploring the […]

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A biopsychological review of gambling disorder (2017)

Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2017; 13: 51–60. Published online 2016 Dec 23. doi:  10.2147/NDT.S118818 PMCID: PMC5207471 Gabriel C Quintero Abstract The present review is an overview of previous experimental work on biopsychological aspects of gambling disorder. It includes the topics 1) gambling disorder from the neuroimaging and electroencephalography (EEG) perspective, 2) cognitive, executive functioning, and neuropsychological […]

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Age 25 – Reduction in OCD, Far more social, Greater success with women, Much more positive, Completed my masters program

Fast forward to today these are my achievements. Please note, at the end of my streak, completion of 90 days, I am aiming to do a well defined professional upload of my whole journey and benefits look out for it called ( You will stop porn if you sink this in). – Completed my masters […]

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Age 23 – More motivation and energy, No longer anxious, I can talk to people easily without hesitation, Optimistic about the future

First of all, sorry for my English skills, but I will try to use the energy of nofap to express myself correctly. So, I’m 23 years old, I’m from Algeria, I discovered masturbation I think since 9 years something like that, and I was addict to it, it was an escape from reality for me […]

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Age 23 – better empathy & relationships, improved mood, more energetic, healthier libido

I finally overcame the 90 days Nofap, no porn, no masturbation, no orgasm challenge. It has been quite a journey ! It wasn’t my first time however, since last year I have managed a 100 day streak of no masturbation and orgasm. Sadly I looked at porn once around day 70. It didn’t affect the […]

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Age 18 – Quitting porn won’t solve all problems, but ending the cycle is a giant step in the right direction.

I masturbated to pornography at least every day from age 12 all the way to 90 days ago. I was addicted – no doubt about it. But I did not know at the time. I think I knew in the back of my head that something was wrong with what I was doing. I think […]

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Effect of electro-acupuncture combined with psychological intervention on mental symptoms and P50 of auditory evoked potential in patients with internet addiction disorder (2017)

Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Volume 37, Issue 1, 15 February 2017, Pages 43–48 Li Huia, Jin Rongjiangb, Yuan Kezhub, Zheng Boc, Zheng Zhongd, Luo Yinge, Ye Huab, Huang Bingjieb, Zhu Tianminb, , http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0254-6272(17)30025-0 Abstract OBJECTIVE To observe the therapeutic effects of electro-acupuncture (EA) combined with psychological intervention on the symptom of somzatization or obsession […]

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