UPDATE: If your healthcare provider wants continuing education credits that address porn-induced sexual dysfunctions, they may want to look into this course (not affiliated with this website). In the UK, consider this course. ~~~ This page contains two lists: (1) studies linking porn use or porn/sex addiction to sexual problems and lower arousal, (2) articles, […]
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Brain imaging and behavior. 2017 Dec 14 Chenwang Jin, Min Guan, Minghao Dong, Jia Wu, Zhen He, Xin Chen, Dapeng Shi, Junchan Ren, Guangming Shi, Xiangsheng Zhang Go Beyond the Abstract and Read a Commentary by the Author December 17, 2017 Recent neuroimaging studies have elucidated many interesting and promising findings on sexuality regarding the […]
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It hasn’t been an exceedingly tough year, but, I suppose it’s been sort of tough. Just normal life stuff, added to the fact I’m at the point in my life where I have to start making big decisions for my future, and that can be really scary and hard. Oh, not to mention nearly a […]
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I know this may not be the case for everyone. I saw a guy come here in order to get rid of bags under his eyes. But for a lot of us, including myself, trying to perform in bed, normally multiple times, then not being able to is when we begin to seek help. It […]
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Front Psychiatry. 2017; 8: 213. Published online 2017 Nov 20. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00213 PMCID: PMC5715388 Marko Müller,1,* Matthias Brand,2 Julia Mies,1 Bernd Lachmann,1 Rayna Yordanova Sariyska,1 and Christian Montag1,3,* Abstract Internet use disorder (IUD) presents a growing problem worldwide. Among others, it manifests in loss of control over Internet usage and social problems due to problematic […]
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Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017 Dec 27;15(1). pii: E40. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15010040. Rho MJ1,2, Lee H3, Lee TH4, Cho H5,6, Jung DJ7,8, Kim DJ9,10, Choi IY11,12. Abstract Background: Understanding the risk factors associated with Internet gaming disorder (IGD) is important to predict and diagnose the condition. The purpose of this study is to identify […]
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Front Psychiatry. 2017; 8: 230. Published online 2017 Nov 13. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00230 PMCID: PMC5693873 Rea Lehner,1,2,* Joshua H. Balsters,1,3 Alexandra Bürgler,1 Todd A. Hare,2,4 and Nicole Wenderoth1,2,5 Abstract Obese individuals have been shown to exhibit abnormal sensitivity to rewards and reward-predicting cues as for example food-associated cues frequently used in advertisements. It has also been […]
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AIMS Neuroscience, 2017, 4(1): 52-70. doi: 10.3934/Neuroscience.2017.1.52 Review Mani Pavuluri, , Kelley Volpe, Alexander Yuen Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA Received: 02 January 2017 , Accepted: 10 April 2017 , Published: 18 April 2017 1. Introduction The brain regions engaged in reward and emotional circuitry overlap and are interconnected in daily operations [1]. It […]
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Hey guys I can finally say I have successfully done 30 days of nofap complete. No masturbating, no fantasising, no ejaculating, no orgasm, limited internet use/phone use except for communication. Brief rundown.. How bad was my addiction? Started masturbating multiple times a day since the age of 14. Escalated to almost every single fetish/type of […]
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Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews Volume 84, January 2018, Pages 204–217 Tim van Timmerena, b, , , , Joost G. Daamsc, Ruth J. van Holsta, b, d, 1, Anna E. Goudriaana, b, e, 1 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.11.022 Highlights •Compulsivity is thought to be a central construct of gambling disorder. •However, it is unclear if this is reflected by […]
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