Front. Psychiatry, 25 February 2016 | http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2016.00024 Jarid Goodman and Mark G. Packard* Department of Psychology, Texas A&M Institute for Neuroscience, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA The view that anatomically distinct memory systems differentially contribute to the development of drug addiction and relapse has received extensive support. The present brief review revisits this […]
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COMMENTS: In this study, as in others, the designation “Compulsive Sexual Behaviors” (CSB) probably means the men were porn addicts. I say this because the CSB subjects averaged nearly 20 hours of porn use per week. The controls averaged 29 minutes per week. Interestingly, 3 of the 20 CSB subjects suffered from “orgasmic-erection disorder,” while […]
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Disagreeing with one’s heroes is always an interesting growth experience. As young psychologists, we learn about the revolutionary work of Dr. Philip Zimbardo, and the way in which his research and insights have changed our understandings of human behavior and morality. As a psychologist, and a person, I owe Dr. Zimbardo a debt of gratitude. […]
Read More… from David Ley’s Blog Post “We Must Rely on Good Science in Porn Debate” (March 2, 2016)
Every time I become intimate with a girl, I like to bring up the topic of PMO. I talk about my experiences, how it affected myself and my sex life, and how I’ve made changes and have hardly watched any in over a year. I also ask a ton of questions about what she’s into […]
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Brief background; discovered NoFap this time last year and I met my ex and I tried to reboot but I just wanted sex so I popped pills and just nailed her and felt no sensation out of it! We ended at the end of May and I tried rebooting from June onwards but failed several […]
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February 23, 2016 by Christopher Packham (Medical Xpress)—The current epidemic of obesity in developed countries should be a warning for health officials in the developing world with newly opened markets. Food manufacturers, restaurant franchising companies, food supply chains and advertisers collaborate to create environments in which extremely palatable, energy-dense foods and their related cues are […]
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I am a young guy of 27 years age who started fapping and watching porn at the age of 23 which wasn’t long time ago compared to those who started fapping at a very young age like 12. Before I started masturbating and watching porn, I was a very happy, ambitious, smart, healthy, religious, attractive […]
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This is another article about a recent analysis of ED posts on MedHelp. Like earlier articles on that analysis, it continues to bury the lead that porn use appears to be causing ED in many young men. It doesn’t mention that many men heal their dysfunctions simply by quitting. Instead it implies porn problems are […]
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Feb 16. pii: 201515724. Liu S1, Globa AK2, Mills F2, Naef L1, Qiao M1, Bamji SX2, Borgland SL3. FULL STUDY – PDF Abstract In an environment with easy access to highly palatable and energy-dense food, food-related cues drive food-seeking regardless of satiety, an effect that can lead […]
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It has really been a roller-coaster of emotions, bouncing to and from feeling elated and on top of the world to bitter sadness and heartbreak. I have experienced all the benefits that goes with nofap, feeling ever so confident with girls and everyday social situations. This has been a real highlight of the journey and […]
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