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(L) When Fatty Feasts Are Driven by Automatic Pilot (2011)

Comments: Another study validating the concept of a binge trigger, as described in our videos and articles.

By TARA PARKER-POPE
New York Times
July 11, 2011

“Bet you can’t eat just one” (as the old potato-chip commercials had it) is, of course, a bet most of us end up losing. But why? Is it simple lack of willpower that makes fatty snacks irresistible, or are deeper biological forces at work?

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Age 30s – Gay (ED)

Finding balance is not easy[End of week 4] After getting enough information about porn addiction, I just took a leap of faith to jump start rebooting – I did, however, decide to go into this with the following attitudes which I’ve been constantly trying to remind myself of:

1. It’s supposed to be a non-linear, challenging process
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Dissecting Components of Reward: Liking, Wanting, and Learning (2010)

Full Study: Dissecting components of reward: ‘liking’, ‘wanting’, and learning

Curr Opin Pharmacol. 2009 February; 9(1): 65–73.
Published online 2009 January 21. doi: 10.1016/j.coph.2008.12.014.
Kent C Berridge, Terry E Robinson, and J Wayne Aldridge

Address Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109-1043, USA
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Age 19 – 28 Days (ED)

[History: day 10] Today is my 10th day of abstinence from porn and masturbation and I’m feeling really good about the whole thing. I began this period of celibacy after several attempts in the past, one of which spanned over 23 days. This time, more than ever, I feel that I have the determination and self-control to get over this addiction and reboot properly.

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125 days (ED)

couple sculptureAfter 125 days of total abstinence, last night I had great sex and a lot of it – with my new girlfriend. This is shaping up to be a monogamous relationship, I have totally fallen for the girl. The sex was amazing and there was lots of it, throughout the night. I think that sexually we clicked absolutely perfectly. There will be a lot more of it coming in the future and I have no worries whatsoever about anything, honestly.

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Age 19 – 28 Days (ED)

[History: day 10] Today is my 10th day of abstinence from porn and masturbation and I’m feeling really good about the whole thing. I began this period of celibacy after several attempts in the past, one of which spanned over 23 days. This time, more than ever, I feel that I have the determination and […]

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