Addict Behav. 2014 Sep 16;40C:137-143. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.09.010. Lin X1, Dong G2, Wang Q1, Du X3. Abstract Internet gaming addiction (IGA) is usually defined as the inability of an individual to control his/her use of the Internet with serious negative consequences. It is becoming a prevalent mental health concern around the world. To understand whether Internet […]
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Citation: Loh KK, Kanai R (2014) Higher Media Multi-Tasking Activity Is Associated with Smaller Gray-Matter Density in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex. PLoS ONE 9(9): e106698. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0106698 Abstract Media multitasking, or the concurrent consumption of multiple media forms, is increasingly prevalent in today’s society and has been associated with negative psychosocial and cognitive impacts. Individuals who […]
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I just wrote this advice into my own journal , but felt it might be worth sharing as a success story and advice too. This advice is really only suitable for married guys or guys in relationships with a SO. Last night was another wonderfully successful congress with Mrs Rider. No signs of ED and […]
Read More… from Age 50 – ED cured, the role of non-sexual bonding techniques
I honestly really don’t even know what to say right now. I’m super excited I’ve made it this far; I remember the days when I literally used to imagine and dream about this. I feel obligated to share my story and motives before getting into how NoFap has affected me. I started NoFap about two […]
Read More… from Age 16 – I honestly have never felt this happy in my life. I feel like myself again.
Nutrients. 2014 Sep 16;6(9):3653-3671. Meule A1, Gearhardt AN2. FULL TEXT PDF Abstract The idea that specific kind of foods may have an addiction potential and that some forms of overeating may represent an addicted behavior has been discussed for decades. In recent years, the interest in food addiction is growing and research on this topic […]
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Wow. I can’t believe I did this. 180k is a lot. That’s just a bit less than Harry Potter 4, just to give you an idea. Sure, I got a big correction to do now, but I’ve created something out of simple words. I think it’s mainly thanks to NoFap. Sure, i used to write […]
Read More… from Age 21 – I wrote a 180,000 words novel in three months!
Status Quo (For Now). In mid-July I published a blog discussing a recently released fMRI (brain imaging) study showing that the brain activity of sex addicts, when they are shown pornography, mirrors the brain activity of drug addicts when they are exposed to drug-related imagery. That research strongly suggested that sexual addiction not only exists, […]
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I want to start by saying that I feel to be somewhat in the minority here, since I am older and married 18 years – that’s more years than some of you have been alive. I’m not doing this in hard mode, and I am trying to have sex as often as I feel comfortable […]
Read More… from Age 37 – ED is rarely a problem for me now. Relationship between my wife and I has drastically improved.
Man has it been a long time since i was here! I can’t believe I’m 2 months away from 1 year fap free, its mind blowing to say the least. I have certainly changed over the time I’ve been doing this, I met a girl about 6 months ago and we started dating not long […]
Read More… from Age 24 – ED cured: I’m 2 months away from 1 year fap free, its mind blowing to say the least.
First of all, hello everyone. Please don’t take this as an advertising thread, I genuinely want to help my brothers with this growing problem. I wanted to tell you guys something that is important, it’s about the harms of masturbation and pornography on the brain and body. Contemporary doctors and psychologists usually say it’s healthy…let […]
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