So today is day 90. What’s happened in my life: My life has quite literally changed since day 1. To start, I had a girlfriend, my first ever. It was the time of my life, and this couldn’t have happened without [Reddit]nofap. However, she dumped me (because of nothing I did, she just wasn’t ready […]
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Eat Disord. 2011 July; 19(4): 295–307. Published online 2011 June 21. doi: 10.1080/10640266.2011.584803 PMCID: PMC3144482 Robert A. Pretlow1,* Abstract An interactive, open-access website was launched as an overweight intervention for teens and preteens, and was generally unsuccessful. An understanding was needed of the reasons for weight loss failures versus successes in youth using the site. […]
Stick with it! Long term severe ED, but I was successful last night (self.NoFap) I’m mid forties and have had ED for about 10 years, severe (meaning ED meds only moderately effective…often not effective) for the last 5 years. Originally, I thought I’d go 30 days with no sex attempt and no O (and no […]
Read More… from Age 40s – (ED) first succesful intercourse in 7 years
Physiol Behav. 2012 May 11. [Epub ahead of print] Allen P, Batra P, Geiger BM, Wommack T, Gilhooly C, Pothos EN. Source Department of Psychology, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USA. Abstract The rapid increase in the prevalence of obesity is a priority for investigators from across numerous disciplines, including biology, nutritional science, and public […]
Physiol Behav. 2012 May 11. [Epub ahead of print] Allen P, Batra P, Geiger BM, Wommack T, Gilhooly C, Pothos EN. Source Department of Psychology, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USA. Abstract The rapid increase in the prevalence of obesity is a priority for investigators from across numerous disciplines, including biology, nutritional science, and public […]
I first started noticing more sluggish erections a little over a year and a half ago after I had stopped hooking up with this girl. I was terrified and would always pull up some porn to reassure myself that I was fine. It never really failed me. I discovered masturbation at the age of 7 […]
Read More… from Age 20 – (ED) Nine months to reboot, needed girlfriend to recover
10-27 So I’m 24 years old, and have been MO since around 12 or 13, and to P when I could get it. Only since started university 5 years ago have I had regular access to high speed internet, and that’s when I noticed the changes. On average, I would say I PMO 5 or […]
FULL STUDY Neurotox Res. 2008 October; 14(2-3): 169–183. doi: 10.1007/BF03033808 PMCID: PMC3155128 NIHMSID: NIHMS314106 Roy A. Wise* Author information ► Copyright and License information ► The publisher’s final edited version of this article is available at Neurotox Res See other articles in PMC that cite the published article. Go to: Abstract The anhedonia hypothesis – […]
Read More… from Dopamine and reward: the anhedonia hypothesis 30 years on. (2008)
FULL STUDY Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Sep 13;108(37):15037-42. Epub 2011 Mar 14. Volkow ND, Wang GJ, Fowler JS, Tomasi D, Telang F. Abstract Dopamine (DA) is considered crucial for the rewarding effects of drugs of abuse, but its role in addiction is much less clear. This review focuses on studies that […]
Read More… from Addiction: beyond dopamine reward circuitry (2011)
COMMENTS: Social dominance increases dopamine D2 receptors in primates. Dominant male behaviors are thought to be related to this increase in dopamine signaling. Addictions cause a decline in D2 receptors. Could the benefits (confidence, sociability, motivation, less anxiety) men feel as they recover from porn addiction be related to an increase in D2 receptors an […]