COMMENTS: Two landmark studies demonstrating that separate circuits exist for compulsive sugar consumption – or as YBOP calls it, ‘a binge mechanism‘. It has always been thought that behavioral addictions arise from only alterations of “normal circuits”. While this does occur, it is now evident that separate ‘bingeing circuits’ also exist. This makes evolutionary sense. […]
I am a 24 year old male. From a young age, I was quiet, gentle and friendly. But I always had a strong sexual side. I remember a day in primary school when a friend and I told a girl we wanted to fuck her. She cried. I remember a time when my teenage self […]
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Learn Mem. 2009 Apr 20;16(5):279-88. doi: 10.1101/lm.1041309. Peters J1, Kalivas PW, Quirk GJ. Abstract Extinction is a form of inhibitory learning that suppresses a previously conditioned response. Both fear and drug seeking are conditioned responses that can lead to maladaptive behavior when expressed inappropriately, manifesting as anxiety disorders and addiction, respectively. Recent evidence indicates that […]
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COMMENTS: A study that isolates the circuit responsible for compulsive sugar consumption. This circuit is separate from the normal food consumption circuit, and seems to be the “binge mechanism”. Does compulsive sexual behavior has its own circuit? Edward H. Nieh2 Gillian A. Matthews2 Stephen A. Allsop2 Kara N. Presbrey Christopher A. Leppla Romy Wichmann Rachael Neve Craig P. Wildes Kay M. Tye […]
My personal story: Had PIED for years, then 70 days nofap. Nowadays I masturbate sometimes, not very often though – I try to keep it at bay – I do not make a sacrilege out of it, but still no porn at all! (That is just my way of nofap – does not have to […]
Subreddit NoFap Movement Takes The World By Storm You may have wondered why internet porn has become so freely available on the internet these days, if you’re a young male with a little bit of spare time on his hands, no pun intended, then it is pretty easy to fall into a dark spiral of […]
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I discovered this site about a year and a half ago and tried/stopped in fits and starts. Well I got a kindle as a Christmas present and downloaded Your Brain On Porn because I was interested and it was only $5. I will say this: the information in that book is so shocking and scary […]
Thought I would share with you a brief summary of my journey. I am not posting this in the success forum because the road is long and hard. What brought me here: Porn addict for a good 15 yearrs PIED Social anxiety Caught red handed by my wife – no option to deny it and […]
Read More… from Age 34 – Married: PIED cured. I am fitter, healthier, more positive
Hey guys this is my first post on NoFap, I’m 22 and have been a lurker here for some time now discovered your brain on porn (YBOP) late December and from then on have been rebooting since the 1st of January. Had tried in the past to give up fapping and porn but failed. I […]
Read More… from Age 22 – ED: masturbated at day 97 and my libido came roaring back
Nofap has saved my life. I finally know what it is like to live. I am now happy to get out of bed every morning. (most of the time ;-).) Who am I? I am a 17 year old male who has previously suffered from insecurity, social anxiety, low confidence and self esteem, depression, and […]
Read More… from Age 17 – I am free. NoFap has saved my life.