“A wise man rules his passions; a fool obeys them.” –Publius Syrus Given the rapid pace of technological change, one has to wonder whether or not our brains (and bodies) have been able to keep up with all the new stimulation that is available. Some research suggests that a few of the things we enjoy […]
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Arousal addiction is a concept that refers to seeking out novelty in order to achieve or maintain a high level of arousal. Unlike alcohol or drug addiction, in which someone wants more of the same alcohol or drug, a person who exhibits addictive behavior with arousing activities, like video games or porn, craves material that is […]
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See when spanking the monkey becomes a serious problem By Markham Heid, July 16, 2014 What’s your number? Whether you masturbate twice a week or twice a day, you probably have a set figure in your head when it comes to your favorite pastime. Match or exceed that mark, and you start wondering whether you’re […]
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See when spanking the monkey becomes a serious problem By Markham Heid, July 16, 2014 What’s your number? Whether you masturbate twice a week or twice a day, you probably have a set figure in your head when it comes to your favorite pastime. Match or exceed that mark, and you start wondering whether you’re […]
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So it I just completed 90 of nofap, and it’s been a roller coaster ride. I will share some of what happened, and of what I learned in these past 3 months. I had so many chances to break my streak. The first and last weeks seemed to be the hardest. The first week was […]
(90 days) I started out watching soft-core porn when I was 9 (Friday/Saturday nights on Cinemax, also known as Skinimax). I started masturbating a year later however, when I was 10. For the next few years, that was my PMO experience (little did I know, I was getting some of my fetishes hardwired into my […]
The Journal of Sexual Medicine 9 JUN 2014 DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12602 Verena Klein Dipl.-Psych.1,*, Martin Rettenberger PhD1,2 and Peer Briken MD1 Abstract Introduction Hypersexual behavior has been a controversial and much disputed issue in the field of sexual medicine. However, only little attention has been paid to hypersexual behavior in women. Therefore, to date there is […]
J Neurochem. Author manuscript; available in PMC Oct 1, 2011. Published in final edited form as: J Neurochem. Oct 2010; 115(1): 112–122. Published online Aug 3, 2010. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2010.06907.x Erin B. Larson,* Fatih Akkentli,* Scott Edwards, Danielle L. Graham, Diana L. Simmons, Imran N. Alibhai, Eric J. Nestler,1 and David W. Self Author information ► […]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. Feb 28, 2006; 103(9): 3399–3404. Published online Feb 21, 2006. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0511244103 PMCID: PMC1413917 Neuroscience Ko-Woon Lee,* Yong Kim,* Amie M. Kim,* Kathryn Helmin,† Angus C. Nairn,*‡ and Paul Greengard*§ Author information ► Copyright and License information ► This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. […]
“… Increasing numbers of men who have reached their early twenties having grown up on this diet of unlimited porn are reporting some draw backs, including a decreased interest in “real” sex, an inability to ejaculate during it and – worst of all for most – erectile dysfunction. … None of these fears about pornography […]
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