I joined this forum to share this very experience. I was on reddit earlier and I am on Day 56 and the journey here has been full of ups and downs. The downs include frequenting incel forums and capping 13 times a day(yes that is indeed possible). The ups include getting a girlfriend when pre […]
Iran J Psychiatry. 2018 Apr;13(2):103-110. Farahani M1, Alavi SS2, Mirzamani Bafghi M3, Esmaili Alamuti S4, Taghavi Z4, Mohammadi M2. Abstract Objective: Problematic internet use is an important social problem among adolescents and has become a global health issue. This study identified predictors and patterns of problematic internet use among adult students. Method: In this study, […]
Introduction Unfortunately YBOP must thoroughly debunk yet another Men’s Health propaganda piece denying porn-induced sexual dysfunctions. The current article mirrors another misleading article YBOP debunked just a few months ago: Debunking “Should you be worried about porn-induced erectile dysfunction?” – by The Daily Dot’s Claire Downs. (2018). Before I address specific assertions, here are the […]
J Behav Addict. 2018 Jul 16:1-6. doi: 10.1556/2006.7.2018.59. Rumpf HJ1, Achab S2,3, Billieux J4, Bowden-Jones H5, Carragher N6, Demetrovics Z7, Higuchi S8, King DL9, Mann K10, Potenza M11, Saunders JB12, Abbott M13, Ambekar A14, Aricak OT15, Assanangkornchai S16, Bahar N17, Borges G18, Brand M19,20, Chan EM21, Chung T22, Derevensky J23, Kashef AE24, Farrell M25, Fineberg […]
PDF of full paper: Pornography as a Public Health Issue: Promoting Violence and Exploitation of Children, Youth, and Adults Taylor, Elisabeth (2018) Dignity: A Journal on Sexual Exploitation and Violence: Vol. 3: Iss. 2, Article 8. Abstract The pornography industry is expanding exponentially as a result of ongoing technological advances. The ability to stream videos […]
Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw. 2018 Jun;21(6):388-394. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2017.0599. Buiza-Aguado C1, Alonso-Canovas A2, Conde-Mateos C3, Buiza-Navarrete JJ1, Gentile D4. Abstract Problematic video gaming (PVG) is a concern for psychologists attending children and adolescents. Uniform diagnostic criteria are lacking, and risk factors are poorly understood. Internet gaming disorder (IGD) was included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual […]
Neural circuit mechanisms of emotion identified June 12, 2018, Max Planck Society CRH neurons (red) in the amygdala. Credit: MPI of Psychiatry According to a report by the World Health Organization, close to 1 in 10 people in the world are affected by anxiety and/or depression. Alarmingly, the amount has nearly doubled, from 416 million […]
Current Psychiatry, February 2018 by Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPH, Professor – Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois Compulsive sexual behavior (CSB), also referred to as sexual addiction or hypersexuality, is characterized by repetitive and intense preoccupations with sexual fantasies, urges, and behaviors that are […]
It’s been one hell of a journey. I’ve learned a lot about myself and life as a whole. I’ll try sharing with you some insights and maybe inspire some of you like I’ve been inspired by so many before me. I got into NoFap about a year ago as a fun challenge, but that quickly […]
This page describes the process which saw Compulsive Sexual Behaviour Disorder accepted by the World Health Organization in ICD-11. See bottom of page for papers debating the classification of CSBD. Porn Addicts Are Diagnosable Using the WHO’s Diagnostic Manual (ICD-11) As you may have heard, in 2013 the editors of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual […]
Read More… from World Health Organization’s ICD-11: Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder