The neurobiology of pathological gambling and drug addiction an overview and new findings (2008)
doi: 10.1098/rstb.2008.0100 Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B 12 October 2008 vol. 363 no. 1507 3181-3189, Marc N Potenza
Abstract
[…]
Search Results for: mental health
Monkeys Pay to See Female Monkey Bottoms (2005)
Both an article and the abstract. This isn’t about addiction per se, but demonstrates the inherent appeal of sexy visuals to primates.
Monkeys Pay to See Female Monkey Bottoms
[…]
Read More… from Monkeys Pay to See Female Monkey Bottoms (2005)
Porn Use & Sex Addiction Studies
Although this section is named “Porn Use & Sex Addiction Studies,” Internet porn addiction is not really sex addiction (see Porn Addiction Is Not Sex Addiction–And Why It Matters). Internet porn addiction is considered by many experts to be a subset of internet addiction. YBOP has created several lists of porn studies. An (L) in […]
(L) Delta-FosB Low in Depression, Protects Mice From Stress (2010)
Targeting Gene Regulator in Brain Reward Circuit Eyed as Treatment
Scientists have discovered a mechanism that helps to explain resilience to stress, vulnerability to depression and how antidepressants work. The new findings, in the reward circuit of mouse and human brains, have spurred a high tech dragnet for compounds that boost the action of a key gene regulator there, called deltaFosB.
[…]
Read More… from (L) Delta-FosB Low in Depression, Protects Mice From Stress (2010)
(L) Brain Buildup of Delta-FosB Causes Addiction
COMMENTS: Delta-FosB is a brain chemical important in the formation of addictions. It builds up in “natural addictions” such as aerobic exercise and sexual activity (and no doubt, porn addiction). Some sources suggest that it declines around the 6-8th week of abstinence. We suspect this decline in Delta FosB is behind the big improvements people see once they get to the 8 week mark.
[…]
Read More… from (L) Brain Buildup of Delta-FosB Causes Addiction
Solo Tools
There are many types of solo tools you can call upon to help you in your journey to quit porn. I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. ― Aristotle For thousands of years, humans have had to wrestle with the challenge […]
Hypnosis Script for Becoming Porn-Free
After using the hypnosis tool regularly my urges to masturbate to porn have vanished for some 45 days.
Having trouble rewiring your brain to let go of a porn/arousal link? Use this script to record an audio file for your own use on your computer or cell phone. Record it in a calm, slow voice, with pauses. (Don’t record the headings in italics.)
[…]
Kids and Porn: It Ain’t Your Father’s ‘Playboy’ (2010)
Kids today have access to super-stimulating porn that may lead to erectile dysfunction, social anxiety, and other problems.
[…]
Read More… from Kids and Porn: It Ain’t Your Father’s ‘Playboy’ (2010)
How Exercise Eases Anxiety
By Diana Rodriguez
Medically reviewed by Niya Jones, MD, MPH
[…]
Measuring Porn’s Effects: What About the Users? (2010)
An open letter to Simon Louis Lajeunesse Dear Professor Lajeunesse, I’ve just read about your conclusion that porn is harmless. I’m wondering if it might be worth redesigning your questionnaire. I’ve been witnessing (secondhand) a lot of harm from porn, as well as some surprising benefits from leaving it behind. What I’m learning suggests that […]
Read More… from Measuring Porn’s Effects: What About the Users? (2010)