ERK is another molecule activated by drugs of abuse and natural rewards. When blocked no addiction occurs. Curr Opin Pharmacol. 2007 Feb;7(1):77-85. Epub 2006 Nov 7. Girault JA, Valjent E, Caboche J, Hervé D. Source INSERM, UMR-S536, F-75005, Paris, France. [email protected] Abstract Drug addiction results in part from the distortion of dopamine-controlled plasticity, and extracellular […]
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Wow. So that was pretty intense. After 20 years of on again off again addiction I’ve finally conquered my demons. I will tell my story in brief, then offer tips, and then go out into reality and enjoy whatever time I have left here. 5th grade, I was the new kid. Mercilessly bullied, picked on, […]
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Brain Res. 2006 Dec 18;1126(1):56-65. Epub 2006 Sep 15. Meisel RL, Mullins AJ. Source Department of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University, 703 Third Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA. [email protected] Abstract The neurobiology of female sexual behavior has largely focused on mechanisms of hormone action on nerve cells and how these effects translate into the display […]
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I’ve reached the end of the long and winding road… I’m 24, I’ve suffered from PIED since I was 19 and first had sex. Since that first time I realised there was a problem I attempted to overcome; first of all I filled up on herbal treatments (ginseng ginko etc.); went to the doctor and […]
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Front Neural Circuits. 2013 Oct 11;7:152. Baik JH. Source Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, Department of Life Sciences, Korea University Seoul, South Korea. Abstract Dopamine (DA) regulates emotional and motivational behavior through the mesolimbic dopaminergic pathway. Changes in DA mesolimbic neurotransmission have been found to modify behavioral responses to various environmental stimuli associated with reward behaviors. Psychostimulants, […]
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PLoS One. 2013 Oct 16;8(10):e75914. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0075914. Irvine MA, Worbe Y, Bolton S, Harrison NA, Bullmore ET, Voon V. Source Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom Abstract Background Pathological gaming is an emerging and poorly understood problem. Impulsivity is commonly impaired in disorders of behavioural and substance addiction, hence we sought to […]
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Warning.. wall of text follows! Read it if you want, I would appreciate it if you did! 130 days later, I feel happier than I ever have in my life. That’s rather easy to say though, being that I’m only 18 years old and freshman in college. Life is just simpler it seems. No matter […]
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Neuropharmacology. 2011 December; 61(7): 1109–1122. Published online 2011 April 1. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2011.03.010 PMCID: PMC3139704 NIHMSID: NIHMS287046 Christopher M. Olsen, Ph.D.1,2,3 Author information ► Copyright and License information ► The publisher’s final edited version of this article is available at Neuropharmacology See other articles in PMC that cite the published article. Go to: Abstract There is […]
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Shinn: Porn addiction causes mental, physical issues By Evan Shinn Oct. 22, 2013 It’s not because of my moral compass or religion. And though I wish it were because of its objectification of women, sadly, it’s not out of shame or guilt either – I’m quitting porn for my health. I am the product of […]
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My ED is completely gone thanks to no fapping For those of you who track this kind of stuff or are suffering from some kind of ED, there is hope. Due to excessive fapping to porn and getting used to my right hand, I was never able to ejaculate during intercourse and would eventually lose […]
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