My old self-image: Shy, introvert, not knowing what to say, don’t have enough status to talk to certain people, don’t have the right hobbies like movies or things to talk about in order to have fun, meeting girls and enjoying socialising is completely out of my reality. My current self-image: Confident!, Introvert AND extrovert, can […]
Link to original paper – “Neuroscience of Internet Pornography Addiction: A Review and Update” (2015) Numerous other peer-reviewed papers agree that Prause et al., 2015 supports the porn addiction model: Peer-reviewed critiques of Prause et al., 2015 Excerpt critiquing Prause et al., 2015 (citation 309) Another EEG study involving three of the same authors was […]
Welcome to the rTribe/YBOP blog! This is our first blog with yourbrainonporn and we are stoked to officially be part of the YBOP tribe. We are all about using the power of human connection to heal addiction. For us, isolating and being disconnected from others has led to the lowest points in our lives and […]
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BMC Psychiatry. 2011; 11: 144. Published online 2011 August 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-11-144 PMCID: PMC3176476 Copyright©2011 Achab et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. Sophia Achab,1,2,3 Magali Nicolier,1 Frédéric Mauny,4,5 Julie Monnin,1,6 Benoit Trojak,7 Pierre Vandel,1,2 Daniel Sechter,1,2 Philip Gorwood,8,9 and Emmanuel Haffen1,2,6 1Clinical Psychiatry Department, Besançon University Hospital, 25030 Besançon Cedex, France 2EA 481 “Neurosciences Laboratory”- […]
December 3, 2015 by Eric Bowman, The Conversation Most researchers agree that the key difference between human brains and those of other animals is the size and complexity of our cerebral cortex, the brain’s outer layer of neural tissue. We therefore tend to focus our attention on this area, believing that our unique mental life […]
Read More… from Is dopamine to blame for our addictions? (2015)
She’d seen a movie where a little girl had been kidnapped. She was confused about how the movie made her feel. She went looking for that feeling. “It was a really kind of deep feeling and I just wanted to find out more about that,” she told Hack. Raised online, she says porn was easy […]
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Addict Behav. 2015 Nov 24. pii: S0306-4603(15)30055-1. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.11.004. Fauth-Bühler M1, Mann K2. Abstract The number of massively multiplayer online games (MMOs) is on the rise worldwide along with the fascination that they inspire. Problems occur when the use of MMOs becomes excessive at the expense of other life domains. Although not yet formally included […]
THIS MAY SEEM LIKE A WALL OF TEXT, AND FRANKLY IT IS – But I think it will prove a great motivator to many! I haven´t intentionally sought out porn since the 17th of May. I have been free from an abusive, unforgiving and objectifying industry for half a year. I´ve experienced trials on the edge […]
Read More… from Age 21 – How I singlehandedly beat a billion dollar industry
(Okay I realize it’s a bit of a read, but I encourage all of you to please read my success story. I want everyone to see Gods amazing power and the ways he works.) Jesus is truly our King and saviour. This is no question or doubt to this statement. Never in my life will […]
Read More… from Age 15 – ED and addiction gone: Credit goes to religious experience
I was (and still am) 21-years-old nerd. I had never been in a relationship before. I was telling myself that I had to focus on my studies (and I was), that I didn’t need anyone in my life. At times, I would even be blaming girls for not paying attention to me. And as maybe […]
Read More… from Age 21 – I used to be an introvert, being afraid of talking to people