I started on May when I dated an amazing women and couldn’t get a solid erection around her. I had few short relationships and never had Solid erections enough to have sex. I realised that I had a serious problem. I started educating myself with this website, what led me to a 115 days streak. […]
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World Psychiatry. 2019 Jun;18(2):119-129. doi: 10.1002/wps.20617. Firth J1,2,3, Torous J4, Stubbs B5,6, Firth JA7,8, Steiner GZ1,9, Smith L10, Alvarez-Jimenez M3,11, Gleeson J3,12, Vancampfort D13,14, Armitage CJ2,15,16, Sarris J1,17. Abstract The impact of the Internet across multiple aspects of modern society is clear. However, the influence that it may have on our brain structure and functioning […]
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Neurobiol Stress. 2019 Feb; 10: 100137. Published online 2018 Oct 30. doi: 10.1016/j.ynstr.2018.10.005 PMCID: PMC6430184 PMID: 30937344 Colleen A. Hanlon,a,b,∗ Erin E. Shannon,a and Linda J. Porrinoa Abstract Background Exposure to various types of stress can elevate craving for cocaine and hasten relapse among substance dependent individuals. This investigation evaluated the effects of social exclusion on […]
Dennis F. Fiorino, Ariane Coury and Anthony G. Phillips Journal of Neuroscience 15 June 1997, 17 (12) 4849-4855; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.17-12-04849.1997 Abstract The Coolidge effect describes the reinitiation of sexual behavior in a “sexually satiated” animal in response to a novel receptive mate. Given the role of the mesolimbic dopamine (DA) system in the initiation and […]
Link to abstract – J Adolesc. 2019 Feb 9;72:10-13. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2019.01.006. Brown JA1, Wisco JJ2. Abstract INTRODUCTION: The focus of this brief literature review is to explore whether there is a relationship between the unique anatomical and physiological paradigms of the adolescent brain and an increased sensitivity to sexually explicit material. METHODS: The EBSCO Research […]
“15 months without porn in my life and I am one living example of the benefits of exercising abstinence. Almost immediately I found my partner more attractive – hell, I even found myself more attractive – and my orgasms were longer. My sexual tastes have changed and my arousal template no longer includes watching other […]
Mol Neurobiol. 2019 Jan 2. doi: 10.1007/s12035-018-1453-6. Saad L1,2, Sartori M1,3, Pol Bodetto S1, Romieu P1, Kalsbeek A2,4, Zwiller J1, Anglard P5,6. Abstract Inhibitors of DNA methylation and orexin type-1 receptor antagonists modulate the neurobiological effects driving drugs of abuse and natural reinforcers by activating common brain structures of the mesolimbic reward system. In this […]
I’m 24 years old. Before, I had masturbated more than 10 years old. In primary school, I was misled by a classmate’s words. From then on, I have embarked on an endless road. —————— After I retired from the army in 2010, I lost my hair so much. When I washed hair every day, it […]
Read More… from Age 24 – Four-month quitting changed my life. Come on, brothers (pictures)
I start by telling you that as a child I was very shy. One of those children always attached to the family and who never left much from home, not even with friends. I never felt excluded, but when everyone did something, let’s say, I thought about it many times and then in the majority […]
I just needed to post as today marks my 100th day of successfully avoiding PMO! I wanted to thank everyone on this site. We all may have different symptoms and problems to tackle however this community brings a great gathering place to exchange encouragement and ideas. Currently I do feel like my mind is clearer. […]