10-27 So I’m 24 years old, and have been MO since around 12 or 13, and to P when I could get it. Only since started university 5 years ago have I had regular access to high speed internet, and that’s when I noticed the changes. On average, I would say I PMO 5 or […]
Ex-porn user outlines the challenge of explaining porn’s genuine risks As the hard, cold physical reality of Internet porn addiction grips more viewers, and they struggle through the distress of withdrawal, they are asking why the mechanics and risks of Internet porn addiction aren’t more evident in mainstream advice. Below, I reproduce the insights […]
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FULL STUDY Trials. 2012 Apr 27;13(1):43. Jager S, Muller KW, Ruckes C, Wittig T, Batra A, Musalek M, Mann K, Wolfling K, Beutel ME. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: In the last few years, excessive internet use and computer gaming have increased dramatically. Salience, mood modification, tolerance, withdrawal symptoms, conflict, and relapse have been defined as diagnostic […]
COMMENTS: Higher dopamine in the reward circuitry (striatum, pre-frontal cortex) was reflected in more effort and motivation. Addictions lower reward circuitry dopamine and dopamine (D2) receptors. Differences in dopamine may determine how hard people work Human study suggests biological basis for individual differences in behavior Washington, DC — Whether someone is a “go-getter” or a “slacker” may […]
COMMENTS: Although both stress, drugs of abuse and certain natural rewards trigger an accumulation of DeltaFosB, stress activates different downstream cells and later different receptors and genes. In other words, addictions and resistance to stress rely on fundamentally different mechanisms FULL STUDY J Neurosci. 2010 Oct 27;30(43):14585-92. Vialou V, Maze I, Renthal W, LaPlant QC, […]
FULL STUDY scicurious explanation – For Stress Resiliance, thank DeltaFosB Nat Neurosci. 2010 June; 13(6): 745–752. Published online 2010 May 16. doi: 10.1038/nn.2551 Vincent Vialou,1 Alfred J. Robison,1,* Quincey C. LaPlant,1,* Herb E. Covington, III,1 David M. Dietz,1 Yoshinori N. Ohnishi,1 Ezekiell Mouzon,1 Augustus J. Rush, III,2 Emily L. Watts,1 Deanna L. Wallace,2,§ Sergio D. Iniguez,3 […]
FULL STUDY Biol Psychiatry. 2008 Dec 1;64(11):941-50. Epub 2008 Jul 26. Teegarden SL, Nestler EJ, Bale TL. Source Department of Animal Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6046, USA. Abstract BACKGROUND: Sensitivity to reward has been implicated as a predisposing factor for behaviors related to drug abuse as well as overeating. However, the underlying mechanisms […]
COMMENTS: A unique study. It follows first year university students to ascertain what percentage develop Internet addiction, and what risk factors may be in play. The unique aspect is that the research subjects had not used the Internet prior to enrolling in college. Hard to believe. After only one year of school, a small percentage were classified […]
FULL STUDY HERE J Psychiatry Neurosci. 2011 March; 36(2): 78–86. doi: 10.1503/jpn.100057 PMCID: PMC3044191 Copyright © 2011 Canadian Medical Association Olivia Dean, BSc, PhD, Frank Giorlando, MBBS, BMedSc, and Michael Berk, MBBCh, MMed(Psych), PhD Dean, Berk — Mental Health Research Institute, Parkville; Dean, Giorlando, Berk — Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, Barwon Health, University […]
Have our brains evolved to handle the hyperstimulation of today’s Internet enticements? Gary Wilson discusses the disturbing symptoms showing up in some heavy Internet users, the surprising reversal of those symptoms, and the science behind these phenomena. Empirical support for “The Great Porn Experiment” (2012) For comprehensive support for the claims presented in each slide […]
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