Public Health Nurs. 2018 Feb 21. doi: 10.1111/phn.12394. [Epub ahead of print] Yang SY1, Kim HS2. Abstract OBJECTIVES: This study explored the effects of a self-regulatory efficacy improvement program on self-control, self-efficacy, internet addiction, and time spent on the internet among middle school students in South Korea. The program was led by school nurses, and […]
Environ Res. 2018 Feb 27;164:149-157. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.01.015. Lissak G1. Abstract A growing body of literature is associating excessive and addictive use of digital media with physical, psychological, social and neurological adverse consequences. Research is focusing more on mobile devices use, and studies suggest that duration, content, after-dark-use, media type and the number of devices are […]
Front Behav Neurosci. 2018; 12: 7. Published online 2018 Jan 26. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00007 PMCID: PMC5790961 Emanuele Claudio Latagliata,1 Stefano Puglisi-Allegra,1,2 Rossella Ventura,1,2 and Simona Cabib1,2,* Abstract Previous findings from this laboratory demonstrate: (1) that different classes of addictive drugs require intact norepinephrine (NE) transmission in the medial pre Frontal Cortex (mpFC) to promote conditioned place […]
Letter to the Editor Gola, Mateusz, and Marc N. Potenza. Archives of Sexual Behavior: 1-3. Walton, Cantor, Bhullar, and Lykins (2017) recently reviewed the state of knowledge on problematic hypersexuality and presented a theoretical model of compulsive sexual behaviors (CSBs). Of note, their literature search was completed in September 2015 and multiple advances have been […]
Video of a lecture: Porn-induced ED (parts 1-4) presented at the American Urologic Association Conference, May 6-10, 2016. Urologist Tarek Pacha. New findings: Study sees link between porn and sexual dysfunction (2017) – Data from an upcoming study, presented at the 2017 American Urological Association Conference. List of articles, broadcasts, radio shows, and podcasts […]
Read More… from many studies linking porn use or porn/sex addiction to sexual problems
YBOP COMMENT: This page contains multiple self-reports by people (some of whom are more politically correct than others), who concluded that their porn tastes influenced their sexual tastes after they quit porn and noticed their tastes reverting. These self-reports are taken from porn recovery forums. YBOP excerpts them pretty much as they are, and their […]
I described here my experiences during my journey of 95 days freedom without pmo, it’s just the first step to a brighter future, that is my hope anyway… A./ Intro: Why I joined NoFap and how I started this journey ? B./ My first attempt: day 1 – 14 days, fail… (relapse) C./ My second […]
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The main findings: “as pornography use in males increase, their commitment, satisfaction and investment in their romantic relationships decrease, while their perception of attractive alternatives outside their relationship increases.” The conclusion: Research on pornography has become important since pornography affects people’s lives in several ways. It obviously has a great impact on individuals’ romantic relationships. […]
I recently published a piece looking at commonality in the narratives of juvenile ‘trans kids’, and thought it would be interesting to compare narratives of some transsexuals who did not transition as children and establish what if any commonality there is between each of these, and the narratives claimed on behalf of these children. There now follow […]
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Dialogues Clin Neurosci. 2017 Dec; 19(4): 381–393. PMCID: PMC5789215 Daniel Schöttle, MD* Daniel Schöttle, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Peer Briken, MD Peer Briken, Institute for Sex Research and Forensic Psychiatry, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Oliver Tüscher, MD Oliver Tüscher, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University […]