Comments: Written in 2008, before several studies confirmed brain changes occur in Internet/gaming addicts that parallel changes seen in the brains of drug addicts. Editorial | March 01, 2008 Issues for DSM-V: Internet Addiction Jerald J. Block Am J Psychiatry 2008;165:306-307. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.07101556 Internet addiction appears to be a common disorder that merits inclusion in DSM-V. […]
Comments: Written in 2008, before several studies confirmed brain changes occur in Internet/gaming addicts that parallel changes seen in the brains of drug addicts. Editorial | March 01, 2008 Issues for DSM-V: Internet Addiction Jerald J. Block Am J Psychiatry 2008;165:306-307. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.07101556 Internet addiction appears to be a common disorder that merits inclusion in DSM-V. […]
Internet porn appears to be “sex-negative” for many users, reducing performance. A growing number of young, healthy Internet pornography users are complaining of delayed ejaculation, inability to be turned on by real partners, and sluggish erections. Lots of guys, 20s or so, can’t get it up anymore with a real girl, and they all relate […]
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Desensitization Desensitization is just one of many brain changes caused by addiction. A few other major brain changes include; Sensitization: Formation of Pavlovian memory circuits related to the addiction Hypofrontality: Weakening of the impulse control circuits. Dysfunctional stress circuits – Stress will easily trigger a relapse If you haven’t already, I strongly suggest watching Your Brain […]
Terry E Robinson* and Kent C Berridge
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2008 October 12; 363(1507): 3137–3146.
Published online 2008 July 18. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2008.0093.
Full Study – The incentive sensitization theory of addiction: some current issues
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Said a frustrated porn addict who was relapsing regularly:
I even read and studied a great philosophical work by Pope John Paul II entitled Love and Responsibility. If I ever recommend a book to someone, it’s this book. I learned full on why porn and lust before love is wrong morally.
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The brain knows exactly what alcohol or heroin is, but has no way of recognizing what porn is. We receive daily questions about what’s “approved”, or what’s a “relapse”, or whether X, Y, or Z, will slow someone’s reboot. A better question is, “What type of brain training leads to addictive changes in my brain?”
The types of questions that constantly pop up involve, “Is it OK to….
Porn users describe what it’s like to be hooked Last month, 3000 doctors of the American Society for Addiction Medicine released a public statement bringing the definition of addiction into line with decades of addiction research. “[Addiction] is about brains…. It’s about underlying neurology, not outward actions,” explains ASAM’s Dr. Michael Miller. ASAM’s definition captures […]
A major event has occurred in the realm of addiction science and treatment. America’s top addiction experts at The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) have just released their sweeping new definition of addiction. The new definition, and associated Q&A’s, echoes the major points made here at www.yourbrainonporn.com. Foremost, behavioral addictions affect the brain just […]
This section contains a few selected research papers on behavioral addictions. A common argument against the existence of porn addiction is that it can’t be an real addiction because it’s not a drug.
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