YBOP COMMENTS: Important findings in this study are that neither time spent viewing porn on the Internet nor personality factors were associated the level of reported problems with Internet porn use (IAT sex score). Instead, it was intensity of the experience and amount of novelty (different applications opened) that mattered…suggesting that dopamine levels were at […]
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This FAQ is now obsolete as the world’s most widely used medical diagnostic manual, The International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11), contains a new diagnosis suitable for porn addiction and cybersex addiction: “Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder.” The current state of the scientific research supports the existence of porn addiction and porn-induced sexual dysfunctions. For example, a […]
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For the time being it is, and it’s likely to remain that way. (Although women’s brains are sensitive to overstimulation, too.) Men have some characteristics that render them especially vulnerable to the seduction of Internet pornography. In 2002 Canadian researchers compared brain images of male and female subjects while they viewed erotic film excerpts. The […]
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In Nature magazine, scientists theorize that dopamine surges may cause indiscriminate sexual desire. Could heavy porn use/masturbation (another dopamine-surge behavior) be behind some human homosexual and bi-sexual behavior?
Chronic boozing sends male flies chasing after any and every potential mate.
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As this article reveals, the search for sexual thrills is often about an addictive quest for high dopamine and an altered state, rather than sexual orientation. Pursuit of stimulation can even morph sexual tastes. Brains are plastic, and thrills can take learning in surprising directions. Why bathroom sex is hot By James Hannaham Aug. 31, […]
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At best, drugs like Viagra and Cialis will mask your impotence problem temporarily. They don’t “cure” anything. They only address symptoms, and they only do so for a matter of hours. Consider this man’s story:
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Not sure how to masturbate without porn? Ask anyone over 40! Remember: your ancestors didn’t have the internet. Therefore they didn’t fall into the trap of conditioning their sexual template to everything associated with their porn use, such voyeurism, multiple tabs, HD streaming hardcore, searching/seeking, endless novelty. It can also include porn-induced fetishes, strange acts, […]
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Rebooting is our term for the reward circuitry regaining its sensitivity. You will find numerous rebooting accounts here, and many links to accounts of porn-induced ED and recovery on the ED & Porn page.
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“Remember the first step is hard, but the second is actually the hardest.”
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It’s not a good idea to supplement L-dopa, unless under the care of a knowledgeable professional. The isolated form of L-Dopa is a prescription drug with lots of listed side effects. Velvet bean also has L-dopa in it.