PLoS One. 2013 Nov 4;8(11):e78708. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078708. eCollection 2013. Yuan K1, Jin C, Cheng P, Yang X, Dong T, Bi Y, Xing L, von Deneen KM, Yu D, Liu J, Liang J, Cheng T, Qin W, Tian J. Abstract The majority of previous neuroimaging studies have demonstrated both structural and task-related functional abnormalities in adolescents […]
Front Neurosci. 2015 Mar 18;9:86. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2015.00086. eCollection 2015. Terbeck S1, Akkus F2, Chesterman LP3, Hasler G2. Abstract In the present review, we deliver an overview of the involvement of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5) activity and density in pathological anxiety, mood disorders and addiction. Specifically, we will describe mGluR5 studies in humans that employed […]
Children are able to access pornography with alarming ease through mobiles NSPCC poll found one-in-ten 12 to 13-year-olds worried about porn addiction Another survey revealed Pornhub was among top sites for boys aged 11 to 16 One boy used neighbour’s wifi to access porn when parents took away iPad With three teenage boys in the […]
I never thought I would hit this number. Its been an interesting experience. I have had some really close calls, lost a starting relationship basically due to porn ED (see previous post if curious) and learned a lot about myself and what I need to continue staying clean. I have a nightly devotional (I am […]
I am 20 years old, pretty much known porn and masturbation was a problem ever since I started as a kid. I began trying to quit when I was 15 but couldn’t. I discovered the /r/NoFap community about last year November. Wow my life is so different to what it was 3 months ago! Firstly, […]
I feel whole. I feel like a man should feel. I’ve conquered so much of what I thought was impossible. I have been suffering from undiagnosed social anxiety since about highschool. I felt nervous around people. I feel like it really started around the time I started fapping more frequently. Especially when I had to […]
Read More… from Age 27 – I feel like a man should feel. Social anxiety is gone!
I just finished my 90 day hard mode reboot. When I was a bit younger I used to think about this hard working, strong, well respected man that I was going to be when I grew up. As I got older I realised, “Crap, it doesn’t just happen! The story of my life is being […]
Read More… from Age 23 – 90 days later, feeling like more of a man than I ever have
I had been struggling with porn addiction for years, but had absolutely no idea how to go about stopping (I didn’t know about the behavioural link between P-M-O, I thought I just had to address the P and everything would be fine, except it was impossible). A really good friend told me that he practiced […]
Read More… from Age 30s – Authentic and confident communication with women
I’ve been doing NoFap for around a month and a half now. During that time, I’ve relapsed twice and learned how to avoid temptation with a far greater resolve than before. I’m 29 and suffered from serious PIED. There were two instances where I was with an incredibly attractive woman, and my body just had […]
Read More… from Age 29 – PIED: The difference between where I was a month ago and today is profound
Addict Biol. 2015 Mar 29. doi: 10.1111/adb.12242. Contreras-Rodríguez O1, Albein-Urios N, Vilar-López R, Perales JC, Martínez-Gonzalez JM, Fernández-Serrano MJ, Lozano-Rojas O, Clark L, Verdejo-García A. Abstract Neural biomarkers for the active detrimental effects of cocaine dependence (CD) are lacking. Direct comparisons of brain connectivity in cocaine-targeted networks between CD and behavioural addictions (i.e. pathological gambling, […]