by Christian Cawley I WOULD FAP out of boredom, sometimes even at work in the bathrooms. I was addicted, pathetic… Anon22 discovered Internet porn when he was just 12 years old. Looking back, he recalls it clearly. “I was unable to look away. I remember everything about that first moment. The music that was playing, […]
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COMMENTS: Another addiction review describing the mechanisms of addiction by two of the worlds leading experts. Note that Nora Volkow is the head of NIDA, and has stated that behavioral addictions involve the same fundamental mechanisms and brain changes as drug addictions. FULL STUDY – Neuropsychopharmacology. 2010 January; 35(1): 217–238. Published online 2009 August 26. […]
COMMENTS: This is the most important rebooting account on this site. For some reason, this man took “nofap” literally, and continued to watch Internet porn while abstaining from ejaculation. Although excessive ejaculation may cause temporary neurochemical ripples, it’s Internet porn that seems to cause long-term addiction-related brain changes. High-speed porn has only been with us for a few short […]
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The new research into the Net’s negative effects. Tweets, texts, emails, posts. New research says the Internet can make us lonely and depressed—and may even create more extreme forms of mental illness, Tony Dokoupil reports. by Tony Dokoupil | July 9, 2012 1:00 AM EDT Before he launched the most viral video in Internet history, […]
See the papers below to learn more about the brain mechanisms behind sexual satiety. Overriding sexual satiation mechanisms may play a role in the accumulation of DeltaFosB and addiction-related brain changes. See Men: Does Frequent Ejaculation Cause A Hangover? […]
UPDATE: Peer-reviewed paper involving US Navy doctors – Is Internet Pornography Causing Sexual Dysfunctions? A Review with Clinical Reports (2016) – It’s an extensive review of the literature on porn-induced sexual problems. The review provides the latest data revealing a tremendous rise in youthful sexual problems. The paper also examines the neurological studies related to […]
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At first I wasn’t sure it would be helpful to answer questions because everything I have to say is already on this site. Readers who study the “Start here” article and follow the links, or check out the Porn FAQs and follow the links, will find answers to nearly every question asked on the Reddit page. Also, […]
Alexandra Katehakis, M.F.T. Founder and clinical director, Center for Healthy Sex Huffington Post: 05/15/2012 (LINK) Can Internet Porn Really Be an Addiction? This is beginning to be a tired question, but I’m sure you and your friends have talked about how more and more guys in their 20s and 30s are complaining of erectile dysfunction, […]
UPDATES: Porn/sex addiction? This page lists 55 neuroscience-based studies (MRI, fMRI, EEG, neuropsychological, hormonal). They provide strong support for the addiction model as their findings mirror the neurological findings reported in substance addiction studies. The real experts’ opinions on porn/sex addiction? This list contains 30 recent literature reviews & commentaries by some of the top neuroscientists […]
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FULL STUDY Rita Z. Goldstein1 & Nora D. Volkow Nature Reviews Neuroscience 12, 652-669 (November 2011) | doi:10.1038/nrn3119 Abstract The loss of control over drug intake that occurs in addiction was initially believed to result from disruption of subcortical reward circuits. However, imaging studies in addictive behaviours have identified a key involvement of the […]