Sinke, C., J. Engel, M. Veit, U. Hartmann, T. Hillemacher, J. Kneer, and T. H. C. Kruger. NeuroImage: Clinical (2020): 102308. Highlights Pornographic pictures affect working memory performance in an n-back task. Patients with compulsive sexual behaviour show slowed reaction times when presented with pornographic distractors. Decrease of performance is related to pornography consumption in […]
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J Addict Dis . Apr-Jun 2020;38(2):164-169. doi: 10.1080/10550887.2020.1732180. Epub 2020 Mar 10. Fatemeh Feizy 1 , Efat Sadeghian 2 , Farshid Shamsaei 3 , Lily Tapak 4 Abstract Internet addiction has an important impact on individuals, families, and communities. The effects of internet addiction are cumulative, significantly contributing to costly physical, mental, social, and public health problems. Thus, […]
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J Addict Dis. Apr-Jun 2020;38(2):164-169. doi: 10.1080/10550887.2020.1732180. Fatemeh Feizy 1 , Efat Sadeghian 2 , Farshid Shamsaei 3 , Lily Tapak 4 Abstract Internet addiction has an important impact on individuals, families, and communities. The effects of internet addiction are cumulative, significantly contributing to costly physical, mental, social, and public health problems. Thus, this study sought to examine […]
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Int J Environ Res Public Health . 2020 May 27;17(11):E3797. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17113797. Olatz Lopez-Fernandez 1 , Daria J Kuss 2 Abstract Internet use-related addiction problems are increasingly being recognized on a European scale due to international health organizations considering gaming addiction. In April 2013, the American Psychiatric Association recognized Internet Gaming Disorder in the fifth Diagnostic […]
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I’m a man in my early forties with a wife and kids. Six months ago • My marriage was almost sexless. • I engaged in frequent PMO and MO on the side. • I was overweight and out of shape. • I felt unattractive and definitely not youthful. • Felt like I was tired and […]
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You can skip the history and go directly to our analysis. HISTORY OF THIS JULY, 2013 CRITIQUE This article was first published in July, 2013 as a reply blog post to a “Psychology Today” blog post featuring an interview with Dr. Nicole Prause, co-author of the EEG study discussed here. On March 6th, 2013, fellow Psychology […]
Read More… from Critique of claims surrounding Steele et al., 2013 (“Sexual Desire, not Hypersexuality, is Related to Neurophysiological Responses Elicited by Sexual Images”)
Relevant excerpt: I’ve also helped many couples address sexual functioning problems that have arisen from being conditioned to speedy arousal and orgasm from rapidly moving visual stimulation, leaving the individual unable to get aroused or reach orgasm in their partnered sex. ——————————————- One of my earliest memories is of sitting in the bath in our […]
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COMMENTS: Two case studies. From the conclusion: The case demonstrated the use of online modalities in the form of pornography as well as webcam interaction for seeking novelty as well as for the management of free time, loneliness, and boredom. It was also associated with the need for enjoying thrill and disinhibition. These factors may […]
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Link to original article At the time of writing, there are now numerous studies including several reviews of internet pornography use, which indicate that compulsive use of internet pornography, like drugs or alcohol, is addictive. Yet there are some researchers, scientists and even clinicians who refuse to accept that sex or internet pornography can become […]
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I want to share with you my own personal achievement! Four months clean of PMO unbelievable! When you are able to self-control yourself and not masturbate it opens doors to other parts in your life which you can control. And then you get the grip over your life. My achievements so far: emotional stabilization – […]
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