Health Psychol. Author manuscript; available in PMC Jan 1, 2012. Published in final edited form as: Health Psychol. Jan 2011; 30(1): 91–98. doi: 10.1037/a0021766 PMCID: PMC3057917 NIHMSID: NIHMS245691 Catherine L. Davis, Phillip D. Tomporowski, Jennifer E. McDowell, Benjamin P. Austin, Patricia H. Miller, Nathan E. Yanasak, Jerry D. Allison, and Jack A. Naglieri Author […]
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Front Psychiatry. 2014 Apr 7;5:38. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2014.00038. Adrian Meule1,2,* In a recent article (1), Dr. Rippe highlights that lifestyle medicine practitioners need to ground their recommendations on sound scientific evidence and that this is complicated by the fact that scientific information is often distorted and conjecture is sometimes confused with proof. This includes, for example, […]
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Long time lurker of no fap. I’m 19 right now just finishing the last of my freshman exams (U.S.). I think that it is time for me to contribute to the most awesome and caring community on the entire internet. Hopefully some of you will benefit from my story and experience seeing as I had […]
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PLoS One. 2014 May 1;9(5):e96337. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096337. Palm S, Nylander I. Author information Abstract Adolescence is associated with high impulsivity and risk taking, making adolescent individuals more inclined to use drugs. Early drug use is correlated to increased risk for substance use disorders later in life but the neurobiological basis is unclear. The brain undergoes […]
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Greetings Fapstronauts, If you’re like me, you probably have a hard time finding motivation or wondering where to go during your journey to better yourself. I decided I’m going to put together a “NoFap Survival Kit” to help you through this! VIDEOS Here are some great videos that have helped me in times of need. […]
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Hi guys, this is what I consider a half-success story. That means that I no longer have HOCD, sexual tastes reverting to normal, erections greatly improved, but porn addiction is nowhere near gone – I would describe it as a wounded beast. Sorry for bad English, any triggering content I will write, and sorry if […]
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Front Behav Neurosci. 2014 Feb 28;8:57. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00057. eCollection 2014. Krashes MJ, Kravitz AV. Author information Abstract Obesity is clinically diagnosed by a simple formula based on the weight and height of a person (body mass index), but is associated with a host of other behavioral symptoms that are likely neurological in origin. In recent […]
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J Neurosci. 2010 Jun 30;30(26):8888-96. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.6028-09.2010. Pine A1, Shiner T, Seymour B, Dolan RJ. Author information Abstract Disordered dopamine neurotransmission is implicated in mediating impulsiveness across a range of behaviors and disorders including addiction, compulsive gambling, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and dopamine dysregulation syndrome. Whereas existing theories of dopamine function highlight mechanisms based on aberrant reward […]
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Front Behav Neurosci. 2014 Mar 25;8:83. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00083. eCollection 2014. Li Y1, Sescousse G2, Dreher JC1. Author information Abstract Pathological gambling is a behavioral addiction characterized by a chronic failure to resist the urge to gamble. It shares many similarities with drug addiction. Glucocorticoid hormones including cortisol are thought to play a key role in […]
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I’m in my late thirties, and just over 3 years into my journey of a life without porn. Nine months in, I had a brief hiatus where I dabbled in porn again for a few months, then quit again. So I consider myself two years “sober”… That said, I’m a bit careful with words like […]
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