Boys discover porn aged just 10, on average, yet most start puberty at 12 years old. This means millions of guys across the globe are beginning their sexual journeys in an online world, so far from real-life intimacy, that by the time they become sexually active their brains have already been warped. And how would […]
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J Ment Health. 2017 Sep 4:1-6. doi: 10.1080/09638237.2017.1370641. Kim HJ1, Min JY1, Kim HJ2, Min KB2. Abstract BACKGROUND: Several studies suggest that subjective health status is closely related to various behavioral addictions, but there are few studies on smartphone overuse. AIM: This study investigated the associations between psychological and subjective health conditions and smartphone overuse […]
PLoS One. 2017 Aug 31;12(8):e0183685. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183685. Cook JB1,2, Hendrickson LM1,3, Garwood GM3, Toungate KM3, Nania CV1, Morikawa H1,3. Abstract Similar to drugs of abuse, the hedonic value of food is mediated, at least in part, by the mesostriatal dopamine (DA) system. Prolonged intake of either high calorie diets or drugs of abuse both lead […]
J Educ Health Promot. 2017 Aug 9;6:63. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_129_15. Maheri A1, Tol A1, Sadeghi R1. Abstract INTRODUCTION: Internet addiction refers to the excessive use of the internet that causes mental, social, and physical problems. According to the high prevalence of internet addiction among university students, this study aimed to determine the effect of an educational […]
Link to article J Affect Disord. 2017 Aug 18;225:265-272. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.08.045. Stockdale L1, Coyne SM2 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2017.08.045 Highlights The current manuscript presents data with age, gender, and ethnic matched undergraduate college student video game addicts with healthy controls. Self-report measures of social, emotional, mental, and physical health were administered. Addicts displayed poorer overall health and […]
Commentary on “Scholars’ open debate paper on the World Health Organization ICD-11 Gaming Disorder proposal” J Behav Addict. 2017 Aug 17:1-4. doi: 10.1556/2006.6.2017.047. Lee SY1, Choo H2, Lee HK1. Abstract The inclusion of Gaming Disorder (GD) criteria in the 11th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) beta draft was recently criticized, and an […]
Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw. 2017 Jul;20(7):436-441. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2016.0535. Wartberg L1, Kriston L2, Kammerl R3. Abstract Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) has been included in the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fifth Edition (DSM-5). In the present study, the relationship among social support, friends only known through the Internet, health-related quality of […]
I was a lurker here for quite some time when I first started. I read stories about the successes, the early hopes, and sometimes the sad relapses we all experience. Thats why I am here. I just experienced my first relapse after 344 days of being PMO free. And I would like to share several […]
Currently I am at a point where you couldn’t pay me to PMO. My primary motivation for writing this down is the amazing sense of physical, mental, and spiritual freedom I attained after quitting. The benefits are so enormous. I think that if even one guy out there gets serious about quitting after reading my […]
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I finally overcame the 90 days Nofap, no porn, no masturbation, no orgasm challenge. It has been quite a journey ! It wasn’t my first time however, since last year I have managed a 100 day streak of no masturbation and orgasm. Sadly I looked at porn once around day 70. It didn’t affect the […]