I tried NoFap because I came to feel certain that porn and jerking of was bad for me. I’m late twenties. I feel much better than I ever have in my life. As I have progressed thru the “reboot,” I’ve begun down the roads of several personal transformations. Transformation #1 I do not watch porn […]
Read More… from Late 20s – Sex with my new GF continues to improve exponentially
Hey guys! I just wanted to share my progress and overall experience thus far with NoFap! Before about 20 days ago or so I’d been watching porn, PMO, just about daily for 7 years or so. I was in a long distance relationship 4 years ago and when we’d see each other things were fine […]
Nora D.Volkow, Ruben D.Baler National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA< https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2015.04.002Get rights and content Highlights Evolutionarily optimized mechanisms to delay gratification are under environmental threat. The science of DD has a huge role to play in shaping policies with health implications. Balancing behaviors that provide a reward NOW […]
Read More… from NOW vs LATER brain circuits – implications for obesity and addiction (2015)
Front Psychol. 2017; 8: 1059. Published online 2017 Jun 23. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01059 PMCID: PMC5481372 Xiaozhe Peng,1,2 Fang Cui,1,2 Ting Wang,1 and Can Jiao1,2,3,* Abstract Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) is characterized by impairments in social communication and the avoidance of social contact. Facial expression processing is the basis of social communication. However, few studies have investigated […]
I can’t believe I made it to 60 days without PMO, it feels unreal. Started at 10yo, now 23yo. Used to do it at least once a day for more than a decade. Also was deeply addicted to video games (10+ hours/day) and a fucking mess. Had no friends, bad grades, crazy social anxiety (I’d […]
Commentary on: Scholars’ open debate paper on the World Health Organization ICD-11 Gaming Disorder proposal (Aarseth et al.) Kai W. MüllerRelated information 1Outpatient Clinic for Behavioral Addictions, Department for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany *Corresponding author: Dr. Kai W. Müller; Outpatient Clinic for Behavioral Addictions, Department for Psychosomatic Medicine and […]
Read More… from Both sides of the story: Addiction is not a pastime activity (2017)
Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2017 Jun 15. doi: 10.1111/ppc.12229. Malak MZ1, Khalifeh AH2. Abstract PURPOSE: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of anxiety and depression, examine their relationships with sociodemographic factors and Internet addiction, and identify their main predictors among Jordanian school students aged 12-18 years. DESIGN AND METHODS: A descriptive correlational study was conducted […]
J Nerv Ment Dis. 2017 Jun 8. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000698. Kim DJ1, Kim K, Lee HW, Hong JP, Cho MJ, Fava M, Mischoulon D, Heo JY, Jeon HJ. Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the association between adult Internet game addiction (IGA) and mental disorders. A total of 1401 adults aged between 18 […]
Update (July, 2017): Co-author Brian Willoughby exposes how David Ley spun & misrepresented his study in Ley’s Psychology Today blog post “Religious Conflict Makes Porn Bad for Relationships“: Thinking in Black and White: A Response to the Claim that Religiosity Cause the Harms of Pornography. ———————————————————————————————— Article The “perceived pornography addiction” meme continues to infect […]
Front Psychol. 2017; 8: 699. Published online 2017 May 5. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00699 PMCID: PMC5418345 Jianping Hu,1 Shuangju Zhen,2 Chengfu Yu,3 Qiuyan Zhang,4 and Wei Zhang2,* Abstract Based on the Dual Systems Model (Somerville et al., 2010; Steinberg, 2010a) and the biosocial-affect model (Romer and Hennessy, 2007) of adolescent sensation seeking and problem behaviors, the present […]