Original article by Madeleine Kearns (You can listen to a robot read this at the above link.) Today, I have a piece on the homepage about how Big Porn is seeking to capitalize on the pandemic. Gabe Deem, the founder of Reboot Nation, a network for those seeking recovery from Internet pornography, who has struggled […]
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Sex Med. 2020 Mar 12. pii: S2050-1161(20)30028-3. doi: 10.1016/j.esxm.2020.02.005. Chatzittofis A1, Boström AE2, Öberg KG3, Flanagan JN3, Schiöth HB4, Arver S3, Jokinen J5. Abstract INTRODUCTION: Hypersexual disorder as suggested to be included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 integrates aspects of sexual desire deregulation, impulsivity, and compulsivity. However, it is unknown how […]
Excerpt: The results indicate that there exists an insignificant relationship between pornography craving among dating and non-dating males. Hence, the hypothesis was not supported. The reason for no significant relationship found between dating and non-dating males might be due to the dearth of sample size. Though, there is a slight difference in the mean of […]
So my journey into the world of fapping and the dangers of porn really started in the Royal Marines, surrounded day and night by a bunch of hairy-assed blokes and locked up most weekend with no access to the fairer species, porn became a necessity to survive. It was part of the daily routine, get […]
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SECTION #1: Studies linking porn use to sexual offending, sexual aggression, and sexual coercion (listed by date of publication) Facilitating effects of erotica on aggression against women (1978) Rape fantasies as a function of exposure to violent sexual stimuli (1981) Sexual Experiences Survey: A research instrument investigating sexual aggression and victimization (1982) Pornography and Sexual […]
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Neuroscience News Summary: Everyone knows consuming junk food is bad for your health, but a new study reveals it could also be bad for developing brain health. Excessive consumption of calorie-dense foods can lead to changes in the structure and function of the prefrontal cortex, including altering dopamine signaling and inhibition. Source: University of Western […]
I started regarding pornography as addictive after a friend, a physician’s assistant working in a urology clinic approached me with concern. He told me that several emerging adult men, ages 18-25, we’re coming into the clinic with problems associated with Erectile Dysfunction (ED). This is an unusual problem in this age range (link to original […]
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February 16, 2019 Source: Journal of Restorative Medicine, Volume 8, Number 1, 16 February 2019 Author: Retzler, Kathryn ABSTRACT Erectile dysfunction (ED) is common with aging. Formerly ED treatment was offered mainly by urologists, but the approval and widespread use of phosphodiesterase inhibitors has enabled primary care clinicians to provide targeted ED treatment. Although large, […]
The Journal of Sexual Medicine Volume 17, Issue 3, March 2020, Pages 505-517 Abstract Introduction Several studies demonstrated that genital arousal and enhanced positive affect toward neutral stimuli due to sexual conditioning did not extinguish during a brief extinction phase, but other studies showed contrasting results. Possible resistance to extinction of conditioned human sexual response has, […]
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Front Psychol. 2020 Jan 21;10:3022. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.03022. Aloi M1, Verrastro V2, Rania M1, Sacco R1, Fernández-Aranda F3,4,5, Jiménez-Murcia S3,4,5, De Fazio P1, Segura-Garcia C2. Abstract Background: Behavioral addiction (BA) is a recent concept in psychiatry. Few studies have investigated the relationship between BA and early maladaptive schemas (EMSs). EMS is the core of Schema Therapy […]