Alcoholism may be caused by dynamical dopamine imbalance March 10, 2017 An international research collaborative has identified potential alcoholism mechanisms associated with altered dopaminergic neuron response to complex dynamics of prefrontal cortex neurones affecting dopamine release. Interacting neuronal populations in the cerebral cortex generate electrical impulses (called action potentials) that are characterized by specific spatial […]
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Finally I can come out of the shadows and give something back to anybody that is struggling with recovering from PIED. I’ll start with a bit of history about myself. I’m 29 years old and have struggled with PIED since my first sexual experience aged 19. I used to watch porn on an almost daily […]
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I started porn around 18 years of age. At the time it was soft-core porn. Even then as soon as I started porn and masturbating I couldn’t concentrate during my schooling. Before that the teachers noticed how great my ability to concentrate was. I lost interest in school and half assed my way through my […]
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Thought I should share some positive news – I graduated college and will start my job soon. I’ve been PMO:ing daily since I was about 13. Mostly once or twice a day, but sometimes 3-6 times a day. I stumbled on yourbrainonporn.com and NoFap for the first time in 2010 – after reading up on […]
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Psychiatry Res. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2017 Feb 28. Published in final edited form as: Psychiatry Res. 2016 Dec 30; 246: 230–235. Published online 2016 Sep 26. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.09.044 PMCID: PMC5330407 EMSID: EMS71673 EW Leppink,(1) SR Chamberlain,(2) SA Redden,(1) and JE Grant(1)* Abstract Objective A notable number of young adults struggle to control impulsive […]
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It’s been two months since I last fapped, which is probably the longest I’ve done since since I was a teenager. My wife and I will celebrate our 10th anniversary this year and staying away from PMO has improved our relationship, emotionally and sexually, significantly. I’m enjoying sex more than I’ve ever done before. I’m […]
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Hello, this is my first post here. I usually just skim through NoFap and /r NoFap to grab information and read through success stories. But this time, I actually came to share my progress with those that might need it. First let me introduce very briefly about who I am: 1. College Student (-engineering) currently […]
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Intro: First of all, my hearty thanks to this very supportive and caring community of nofap. This info, since i found out about it a year ago changed my life and sex performance. I now want to share my success story. I will write in point form and make it as short as I can. […]
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Obes Facts. 2012;5(2):221-42. doi: 10.1159/000338073. Epub 2012 Apr 20. Pandit R1, Mercer JG, Overduin J, la Fleur SE, Adan RA. Abstract The propensity to indulge in unhealthy eating and overconsumption of palatable food is a crucial determinant in the rising prevalence of obesity in today’s society. The tendency to consume palatable foods in quantities that […]
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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2011 Jun; 300(6): R1266–R1277. Published online 2011 Mar 16. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00028.2011 PMCID: PMC3119156 Hans-Rudolf Berthoud, Natalie R. Lenard, and Andrew C. Shin Abstract Given the unabated obesity problem, there is increasing appreciation of expressions like “my eyes are bigger than my stomach,” and recent studies in rodents and […]
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