J Nucl Med May 2008 vol. 49 no. 5 757-763 Nic J. van der Wee1, J. Frederieke van Veen1, Henk Stevens2, Irene M. van Vliet1, Peter P. van Rijk2 and Herman G. Westenberg1 + Author Affiliations 1Department of Psychiatry, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; and 2Department of Nuclear […]
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Hey folks. Yesterday marked my last day of nofap, thought I’d share some quick thoughts about my experiences over the last 230 days. I started nofap with the goal of recovering from porn addiction. I’d been struggling to quit porn on and off for at least a year and a half, probably more like two. […]
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By Bill Davidow Much of what we do online releases dopamine into the brain’s pleasure centers, resulting in obsessive pleasure-seeking behavior. Technology companies face the option to exploit our addictions for profit. – Beck Diefenbach The leaders of Internet companies face an interesting, if also morally questionable, imperative: either they hijack neuroscience to gain market […]
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So here we are. I thought 90 days nofap was a long time, now on the eve of 180 days I thought I’d take a moment and reflect briefly on my journey thus far and ask a couple of questions. I was PMO’ing every day for years, I had porn induced ED, looked at increasingly […]
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Horm Behav. 2009 Jan;55(1):93-7. Epub 2008 Sep 12. Christine M. Tenk,1,* Hilary Wilson,3,* Qi Zhang,1 Kyle K. Pitchers,1,2 and Lique M. Coolen1,2 Author information ► Copyright and License information ► The publisher’s final edited version of this article is available at Horm Behav Abstract Various behavioral models and studies have provided evidence suggesting that male […]
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J Adolesc Health. 2012 Jun;50(6):541-6. Epub 2011 Sep 3. van Holst RJ, Lemmens JS, Valkenburg PM, Peter J, Veltman DJ, Goudriaan AE. Source Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam Institute for Addiction Research, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Abstract PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to examine whether behavioral tendencies commonly related […]
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COMMENTS: Excellent article. I placed it on YBOP because it does such a great job on addiction. The Diseases We Share with Our Animals, including Reptiles (from HerpDigest) Posted on June 11, 2012 by MDCrabtree The following is from the latest Herp Digest release (if you don’t subscribe already, please do!) and a collaboration of […]
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Day 77! I am writing this because something unbelievable has happened. I am on a libido high that I have never experienced before. I’d like to give a few words of motivation to the people of this subreddit. If you are feeling down, feel like quitting, or just hesitant to start…READ THIS! My Story I […]
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UPDATE: Peer-reviewed paper involving US Navy doctors – Is Internet Pornography Causing Sexual Dysfunctions? A Review with Clinical Reports (2016) – It’s an extensive review of the literature on porn-induced sexual problems. The review provides the latest data revealing a tremendous rise in youthful sexual problems. The paper also examines the neurological studies related to […]
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The D.S.M. Gets Addiction Right By HOWARD MARKEL Ann Arbor, Mich. WHEN we say that someone is “addicted” to a behavior like gambling or eating or playing video games, what does that mean? Are such compulsions really akin to dependencies like drug and alcohol addiction — or is that just loose talk? This question arose […]
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