Hey NoFappers, I am glad to share that I have completed 2 months without PMO. below are some of the highlights: Increased confidence and energy level Enhanced conscience and reduced anxiety De-objectification of women Seriously contemplating semen retention/Karezza for life Better stamina, brighter skin, healthier hair Least self-consciousness Gained ability to keep myself calm in […]
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J Neurophysiol. 1998 Jul;80(1):1-27. Schultz W1. Abstract The effects of lesions, receptor blocking, electrical self-stimulation, and drugs of abuse suggest that midbrain dopamine systems are involved in processing reward information and learning approach behavior. Most dopamine neurons show phasic activations after primary liquid and food rewards and conditioned, reward-predicting visual and auditory stimuli. They show […]
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Front Cell Neurosci. 2015 Jan 20;8:466. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2014.00466. eCollection 2014. van Huijstee AN1, Mansvelder HD1. Abstract Addictive drugs remodel the brain’s reward circuitry, the mesocorticolimbic dopamine (DA) system, by inducing widespread adaptations of glutamatergic synapses. This drug-induced synaptic plasticity is thought to contribute to both the development and the persistence of addiction. This review highlights […]
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It was a year ago that I first joined this site. Little did I know how much my life would change in one year. Here’s what happened in bullet points: -Joined a year ago to quit porn. -Got dumped by my ex two weeks later after being together for 3 and a half years -Smoked […]
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I’ve always been a very outgoing and social person, so when I was alone at home, i often got so bored that I masturbated to harcore porn just because I had nothing better to do. That was my problem – I never sleep at nights, and because of that, i could do it like 3-4 […]
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Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2008;32(1):20-39. Epub 2007 May 18. Avena NM1, Rada P, Hoebel BG. Abstract The experimental question is whether or not sugar can be a substance of abuse and lead to a natural form of addiction. “Food addiction” seems plausible because brain pathways that evolved to respond to natural rewards are also activated by […]
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by Jordan Gaines Lewis, The Conversation Anyone who knows me also knows that I have a huge sweet tooth. I always have. My friend and fellow graduate student Andrew is equally afflicted, and living in Hershey, Pennsylvania – the “Chocolate Capital of the World” – doesn’t help either of us. But Andrew is braver than […]
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Erica M. Schulte, Nicole M. Avena, Ashley N. Gearhardt Published: February 18, 2015 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117959 Abstract Objectives We propose that highly processed foods share pharmacokinetic properties (e.g. concentrated dose, rapid rate of absorption) with drugs of abuse, due to the addition of fat and/or refined carbohydrates and the rapid rate the refined carbohydrates are absorbed […]
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-Everyone starts these things off with their background and I’m no different, yet I feel it’s important to provide you with my life style to hone in on how noFap plays into the quotidian/mundane parts of my life. -I’m 25 and I started fapping when I was 12 did so daily ever since, introducing porn […]
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Front Behav Neurosci. 2014 Feb 11;8:36. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00036. eCollection 2014. Zack M1, Featherstone RE2, Mathewson S3, Fletcher PJ3. Abstract Addiction is considered to be a brain disease caused by chronic exposure to drugs. Sensitization of brain dopamine (DA) systems partly mediates this effect. Pathological gambling (PG) is considered to be a behavioral addiction. Therefore, PG […]
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