Kristin Feltmann1,†, Ida Fredriksson1,†, Malin Wirf1, Björn Schilström2,3 and Pia Steensland1,* Article first published online: 14 OCT 2015 DOI: 10.1111/adb.12304 Abstract We recently established that the monoamine stabilizer (−)-OSU6162 (OSU6162) decreased voluntary alcohol-mediated behaviors, including alcohol intake and cue/priming-induced reinstatement, in long-term drinking rats, while blunting alcohol-induced dopamine output in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) of alcohol-naïve […]
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I remember when I first got internet porn and thinking, “Oh shit, this is awesome!!” I was totally oblivious to the fact that it would have been much healthier to reign in the fapping and go out and try and get a girlfriend, or at least be doing something more productive like reading, writing, learning […]
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LINK James P. Herman, Ph.D., is a professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. Stress is a critical component in the development, maintenance, and reinstatement of addictive behaviors, including alcohol use. This article reviews the current state of the literature on the brain’s stress response, focusing on the […]
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The Darkness Within Individual Differences in Stress Wednesday, April 01, 2015 By: George F. Koob, Ph.D. Editor’s Note: Numerous factors make us react to situations differently: age, gender, education, relationships, socioeconomic status, environment, cultural background, life experience. But as our author describes, biological bases, such as the way genetics and neurochemicals affect our brains, are […]
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Hello, I have achieved 365 days so I thought it‛s time for me to write some kind of a report to give back to this community. First, I gotta say that this is going to be a rather dark report, as I haven‛t made as much progress as other people have in a similar time […]
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In the past two weeks I had successful sex with three different girls. I think it’s a good enough sign that my PIED is now cured and I’m ready to continue living healthy life without burden of shame, fear, guilt and self-doubt on my shoulders. It is extremely great and liberating feeling and I invite […]
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I’ve put this article together for two reasons: First, if you’re a male trying to break free from porn, one really potent, self-interested argument for why you should stop is that you may develop porn induced erectile dysfunction. Not the most noble reason to quit, but hey, it’s a start. The second reason is for […]
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Psychiatry Res. 2015 Sep 12. pii: S0925-4927(15)30070-6. doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2015.08.012. [Epub ahead of print] Bi Y1, Yuan K2, Feng D1, Xing L1, Li Y1, Wang H3, Yu D4, Xue T5, Jin C6, Qin W1, Tian J7. Abstract Rapid progress had been made towards the effect of Internet addiction (IA) on the adolescents brain, relatively little is […]
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Before we head on about HOCD’s,I’ll talk about my porn experience.I started watching Porn since I was a child. Started off with Softcore,Kissing scenes,sex scenes at youtube by the age of 7,continued with this routine till I was 10,I upgraded to real porn,every day since then I watched and fapped almost every day.I am 16 […]
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I hit the 6 months mark today. A clean streak, not a single urge or a single peek. I’m 28, been using since 16. I was a very bad case, I ended up isolating myself from everyone, completely numb, depressive, suicidal in 2012. Probably one of the worst cases of PIED you can find, horrible […]
Read More… from Age 28 – PIED, social anxiety gone, self esteem on the mend, no longer suicidal