Well, I’ve thought about this day for a while and I wondered if I would make it here. Here are some rules I set for myself and a description of my circumstances that I feel got me where I am now: I’m married and my wife knew I looked at porn on a regular basis […]
It’s hard to believe It’s already been 6 months. What started as a quest to satisfy my now, ex-gf, had turned into a new foundation for a lifestyle worth living. Nofap, is not a magic pill. It will not ‘give’ you any special powers or abilities. However, it is an experience that changes who you […]
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I have been suffering from depression since my freshmen year of high school. On top of that, I have had insomnia problems, high social anxiety, and apathy. But around 35 days something was starting to change: 1) Sleeping problems have gone away I actually kind of have the opposite problem now, I can sleep basically […]
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Comments: Stress, anxiety, fear all cause a release of the same mixture of neurotransmitters (norepinephrine) and hormones (cortisol), which activate the reward circuit. This study demonstrates that stress can sensitize reward structures in the same way as do addictive drugs. Shocking, anxiety producing porn may be appealing because as it jacks up an already desensitized […]
Curr Psychiatry Rev. 2012 Nov;8(4):292-298. PDF -Internet Addiction: A Brief Summary of Research and Practice. Cash H, Rae CD, Steel AH, Winkler A. Source reSTART Internet Addiction Recovery Program, Fall City, WA 98024. Abstract Problematic computer use is a growing social issue which is being debated worldwide. Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) ruins lives […]
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John D. Salamone, Mercè Correa Neuron – 8 November 2012 (Vol. 76, Issue 3, pp. 470-485) Summary Nucleus accumbens dopamine is known to play a role in motivational processes, and dysfunctions of mesolimbic dopamine may contribute to motivational symptoms of depression and other disorders, as well as features of substance abuse. Although it has become traditional […]
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Front Behav Neurosci. 2012;6:31. Epub 2012 Jun 27. Puglisi-Allegra S, Ventura R. Source Dipartimento di Psicologia and Centro “Daniel Bovet”, “Sapienza” University of Rome Rome, Italy. Abstract Motivational salience regulates the strength of goal seeking, the amount of risk taken, and the energy invested from mild to extreme. Highly motivational experiences promote highly persistent memories. […]
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Background: Age 29, male, single, not religious, addicted to extreme/fetish porn in several genres, PMO’ed 2-3 times in most days with few hours of porn in a day. MO history of 17 years and PMO 12 years. Doing NoFap in hard mode (no porn, masturbation, edging, sex and minimum fantasizing). Report: If you have PMO […]
Hey guys it’s been a while since i posted something of substance here, so I figured today is a great day to do so. If my memory serves me right, then today is the second time I’ve gone 90 days without pornography. There have been long stretches here and there but always included a slip somewhere along the way. This time though, I don’t think I’ll have anything to worry about as I did this 90 days much different from before. I’ll explain.
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I post extremely infrequently and have been but a quiet observer of the things that have gone on in these forums, but after reaching my goal I feel compelled to share with you my experience with the worst and possible greatest challenge I will face for a long time to come. My goal was to […]
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