Curr Pharm Des. 2012;18(1):113-8. Blum K, Gardner E, Oscar-Berman M, Gold M. FULL STUDY Source Department of Psychiatry and McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. [email protected] Abstract In an attempt to resolve controversy regarding the causal contributions of mesolimbic dopamine (DA) systems to reward, we evaluate the three main competing explanatory […]
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A little background to get started. I’m 28. I have been a daily masturbator since the age of 15. I have abused porn on a regular – though not daily – basis for 9 years. The sexual problems that led me to Nofap were DE and the associated death grip. Nofap has been quite a […]
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I was a daily fapper since around 12 or so, and a frequent porn browser since 15. I found NoFap in the middle of July, started right away, and haven’t lapsed once. A few observations and thoughts. I’ll just put it in point form for conveniences sake. I had tried to quit porn or reduce […]
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Education & Family 9 October 2012 Last updated at 02:46 ET By Hannah Richardson BBC News education and family reporter The amount of time children spend in front of screens should be curbed to stave off development and health problems, an expert says. Psychologist Dr Aric Sigman says children of all ages are watching […]
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Front Mol Neurosci. 2012; 5: 91. Published online 2012 September 6. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2012.00091 Carolina L. Haass-Koffler1,2 and Selena E. Bartlett1,3,* Abstract Corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) has been shown to induce various behavioral changes related to adaptation to stress. Dysregulation of the CRF system at any point can lead to a variety of psychiatric disorders, including […]
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Obes Rev. 2012 Sep 27. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2012.01031.x. Volkow ND, Wang GJ, Tomasi D, Baler RD. Keywords: Addiction; dopamine; obesity; prefrontal cortex Summary Drug addiction and obesity appear to share several properties. Both can be defined as disorders in which the saliency of a specific type of reward (food or drug) becomes exaggerated relative to, and […]
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Started the blog after two months of reboot, with today culminating in a hardcore relapse. (11/3/11) So. I’m a relatively successful, good looking 30 year old man [doctor] who has had trouble getting hard ever since I came back from the war in 2003 when I was 21, or perhaps 22. Addiction is something that […]
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Relapse: A Stern Warning I’m writing to warn others about relapse – and more specifically, how easy it is to relapse. I quit all PMO in August, 44 days ago. My story is similar to others. I somehow discovered YBOP and this website. An eye-opening experience. It’s a great moment of enlightenment mixed with disappointment […]
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COMMENTS: Unique study, which shows that relapse caused specific brain changes in the regions associated with impulse control and decision making (frontal lobes) September 20th, 2012 in Psychology & Psychiatry Scientists at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have succeeded in coming closer to determining the risk of relapse in detoxified alcohol-dependent patients. Using an imaging process […]
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The main reason I have been doing NoFap is to help improve my relationship with my girlfriend. Been looking at old school paper porn since I was six (never really understanding it) but still fascinated, and video porn since the mid to late 90’s with dial-up. Longest time I was without PMO previous to /NoFap […]
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