Front Neurosci. 2015; 9: 404. Published online 2015 Nov 5. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2015.00404 PMCID: PMC4633516 Manoranjan S. D’Souza* Go to: Abstract Individuals addicted to drugs of abuse such as alcohol, nicotine, cocaine, and heroin are a significant burden on healthcare systems all over the world. The positive reinforcing (rewarding) effects of the above mentioned drugs play […]
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Today is day 217. It has been so fast. It seems I just started this journey yesterday. I started practicing premature sex at around 8 years old. At around 11 years, I started heavy M&O. No day or week passed without M&O. I did it 2-3 times a day. When I look back into my […]
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COMMENTS: New Cambridge University brain study. Subjects were carefully screened porn addicts. Compared with controls, they habituated faster to sexual images. That is, their brains became less activated seeing the same image…they were more quickly bored. Thus, the novelty of internet porn drives the addiction to it, creating a circular spiral of needing more novelty […]
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I got emotional this morning… after a woodie when I woke. It’s one hell of an achievement for me not cracking one off for 3 months. I feel different, confident with myself that I have more control over what I do and think sexually. It was a well needed change for my life. I’m currently […]
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I’m 29, Married, 1 kid, IT pro. I started with masturbation when I was around 13, started watching porn when was about 16 and been playing video games since about 13 too. I slipped into these without no idea they are anything bad, on the contrary I thought they are the best. Lost my virginity […]
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Jonathan Porter, 48, accountant When I was a teenager in the Eighties, I saw pornography in magazines such as Razzle and Fiesta that didn’t turn me on at all. It seemed cartoonish and degrading. I grew up thinking that pornography was bad and demeaning to women. It actually put me off sex. Then at university […]
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I thought I’d share my own experience and how I got to this point. After 90 days there are 2 main things that I believe have changed about myself. I feel like my older, happier, less stressed, “real” version of myself. Fear has dropped dramatically. Fear of rejection, fear of failing, fear of whatever. I […]
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We all need inspiration sometimes: a kick in the butt to get moving, or that piece of very painful (but true) advice that helps you move past what you thought were your limits. Here are 5 great quotes that hope to do just that… From Strength Coach Taylor, Fitness Coach: On the surface this quote […]
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So, today I hit 90 days and I thought I’d share some thoughts and experiences. I’d like to start off by saying that if you expect another “I hit 90 days and now have unlimited supply of sexual partners, also 90% of my problems are gone” kind of post you’ll be disappointed. Some background info: […]
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I CANNOT BELIEVE IT!!! On one hand, this [180 days] has been a painful, some times long process of cleaning my mind and body, and changing so many negative things in my life. Some days I felt lost and desperate, and so many of you have helped me to keep fighting. On the other hand, […]
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