Introduction Nicole Prause touts yet another of her letters to the editor as “debunking” the existence of sex addiction and porn addiction (“Compulsive sexual behaviour disorder” in the upcoming ICD-11). Yet it does not. This 240-word opinion piece (Prause et al., 2017) cites zero studies to support its claims, providing only a single, easily refuted […]
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Study finds that “online sexual use” is related to dark personality traits (machiavellianism, psychopathy, narcissism, sadism, and spitefulness). Question: how would these traits differ after an extended period of time without porn & gaming? J Behav Addict. 2018 Nov 14:1-11. doi: 10.1556/2006.7.2018.109. Kircaburun K1, Griffiths MD2. Abstract BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Research has shown that personality […]
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“Better concentration,” “no more brain fog,” clearer thinking,” and “improved memory” are a few of the most common benefits reported by those who reboot. Here’s one: My mental abilities have only improved in the last year and a half. I’m serious as a heart attack about that. I’m more calm, have improved my musical skills […]
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J Behav Addict. 2018 Oct 31:1-7. doi: 10.1556/2006.7.2018.101. Shimoni L1, Dayan M1, Cohen K1, Weinstein A1. Abstract BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Sex addiction is characterized by excessive sexual activity on the Internet. We have investigated the contribution of the Big Five personality factors and sex differences to sex addiction. METHODS: A total of 267 participants (186 […]
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Yaniv Efrati, Mateusz Gola Ahead of Print, pp. 1–11 https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.7.2018.100 Keywords: compulsive sexual behavior, adolescents, personality traits, loneliness Abstract | Full Text | References | PDF (330 KB) Abstract Background and aims This two-study research was designed to define and predict profiles of compulsive sexual behavior (CSB) among non-clinical population of adolescents, and aimed to […]
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I´m a 24 year old man, I´m 1 month away from completing my clinical psychology specialization. I have given many hours of psychotherapy during this whole year, and have studied this subject for about 5 years now. I reached 90 days in this journey today. It has been extremely hard, probably the hardest and most […]
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Manish Kumar1, Anwesha Mondal2 1 Department of Psychiatry, Calcutta Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India 2 Department of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry- A Center of Excellence, Kolkata, West Bengal, IndiaMiss. Anwesha Mondal P-29, Jadu Colony, Flat No-1, First Floor Behala, Kolkata – 700 034, West Bengal India Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None DOI: 10.4103/ipj.ipj_61_17 […]
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Child Indic Res. 2018;11(5):1545-1562. doi: 10.1007/s12187-017-9494-3. Yu L1, Shek DTL2,3,4,5,6. Abstract Using a panel design, this study examined the prospective relationships between Internet addiction and life satisfaction as well as hopelessness in a representative sample of Hong Kong adolescents. Starting from 2009/10 academic year, 3328 Secondary 1 students in 28 secondary schools in Hong Kong […]
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I vividly remember the last time I whacked it. When I climaxed, I almost literally felt nothing. The only thing I felt was loneliness and inferiority. 205 bones in my body were convinced that there was no use in trying to make things better because there was no way things could get better. One bone […]
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J Behav Addict. 2018 Sep 11:1-11. doi: 10.1556/2006.7.2018.69. Li JB1,2, Mo PKH2,3, Lau JTF2,3, Su XF2,3, Zhang X4, Wu AMS5, Mai JC6, Chen YX6. Abstract Background and aims The aim of this study is to estimate the longitudinal associations between online social networking addiction (OSNA) and depression, whether OSNA predicts development of depression, and reversely, […]
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