LINK TO STUDY Sam-Wook ChoiRelated information 1 Korea Institute on Behavioral Addiction, Seoul, Korea; Easy Brain Center, Seoul, Korea , Young-Chul ShinRelated information 2Department of Psychiatry, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea , Jung Yeon MokRelated information 3Department of Psychiatry, Seoul St Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of […]
Read More… from Serum BDNF levels in patients with gambling disorder are associated with the severity of gambling disorder and Iowa Gambling Task indices (2016)
Curr Behav Neurosci Rep. 2016; 3: 49–57. Published online 2016 Feb 20. doi: 10.1007/s40473-016-0068-3 PMCID: PMC4769313 L. S. Morris and V. Voon Abstract Cognitive constructs provide conceptual frameworks for transpathological characterization and improved phenotyping of apparently disparate psychiatric groups. This dimensional approach can be applied to the examination of individuals with behavioral addictions, for example, […]
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About relapsing, you may ask, “How the hell could you not be mad?” The 105 days I had were a period of absolute fucking enlightenment for me. AND I’ve developed my first crush / attraction on anyone since 2011. I’ve realized what it is I want to do, it’s forced me to figure it out […]
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LINK TO FULL STUDY Abstract Excess sugar consumption has been shown to contribute directly to weight gain, thus contributing to the growing worldwide obesity epidemic. Interestingly, increased sugar consumption has been shown to repeatedly elevate dopamine levels in the nucleus accumbens (NAc), in the mesolimbic reward pathway of the brain similar to many drugs of […]
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Front. Behav. Neurosci., 23 March 2016 | http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00054 Paul M. Klenowski1, Masroor R. Shariff1, Arnauld Belmer1, Matthew J. Fogarty2, Erica W. H. Mu2, Mark C. Bellingham2 and Selena E. Bartlett1* 1Translational Research Institute and Institute for Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia 2School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, […]
Read More… from Prolonged Consumption of Sucrose in a Binge-Like Manner, Alters the Morphology of Medium Spiny Neurons in the Nucleus Accumbens Shell (2016)
Biol Psychiatry. 2015 Dec 2. pii: S0006-3223(15)00996-8. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2015.11.019. Brown RM1, Kupchik YM2, Spencer S3, Garcia-Keller C4, Spanswick DC5, Lawrence AJ6, Simonds SE5, Schwartz DJ3, Jordan KA3, Jhou TC3, Kalivas PW3. Abstract BACKGROUND: There is increasing evidence that the pathological overeating underlying some forms of obesity is compulsive in nature and therefore contains elements of […]
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Authors Rash CJ, Weinstock J, Van Patten R Received 18 September 2015 Accepted for publication 22 December 2015 Published 17 March 2016 Volume 2016:7 Pages 3—13 DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/SAR.S83460 Checked for plagiarism Yes Review by Single-blind Peer reviewers approved by Dr Thomas F. Hilton Peer reviewer comments 3 Editor who approved publication: Dr Li-Tzy Wu Carla […]
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These are all things I’ve experienced for the better while abstaining from masturbation and porn. After experiencing these results with more to come I honestly think nofap could cure cancer, or prevent it. Nofap definitely appears to be the ‘normal’ state a human should be in. -Confidence. -Increased energy. -Increased courage -Higher tolerance for pain. […]
Read More… from Age 16 – I make friends easier, many other benefits
I was probably one of the worst cases I’ve heard when it comes to porn I would pmo and mo at least 6 times a day. I remember doing until my penis was lifeless and as small as can be. I started from the age of 11. I thought this was completely Normal and acceptable […]
Read More… from Age 19 – PIED – Hard way worked for me, girlfriend now, got into medical school
I was masturbating and “addicted” to porn, I started in middle school probably around age 12 or 13. My guess as to why I started and why porn gripped me so hard was the fact that I was scrawny and weak, or as some call it “beta”. Due to that, many boys disrespected me and […]
Read More… from Age 19 – My experiments with NoFap. It works and it’s not placebo!