My advice on OCD (to forum member). Dude, I finally realized that I have been dealing with OCD for pretty much my entire life. I didn’t realize what it was until recently when I had a battle with the dreaded HOCD. Since I’m weeks into my reboot, It shocked me so much that I wanted […]
Outcome I am gonna go out on a limb and pronounce myself recovered. I feel so thankful to have found this site and the great group of folks who hang here. My life has been transformed by the information disseminated here. Though porn definitely accelerated my sexual decline I have come to believe that in […]
News about Your Brain on Porn has been gathered here for easy access. “The Great Porn Experiment” TEDx talk Podcasts/Audio Interviews Exploring The Impact of Internet Pornography on The Brain (Shrink Rap Radio) Gnostic Media Interview How porn can shatter your mental performance with Gary Wilson (Upgraded Ape podcast) CBC Radio – Winnipeg Interview (8-mins.) […]
Hello all no-fappers. As promised in a previous post, here is a full report of my 90-day reboot (www.yourbrainonporn.com for clarification of the 90-day reboot) Some personal details: 21 years old Male Virgin, no real dating experience, virtually deprived of female contact prior to 2 years ago. Forever-alone, nerdy, shy type for most of my […]
ED Recovery Stories 6 is part of an 8-page series containing shorter accounts. For longer, more detailed ED accounts see Rebooting Accounts and External Rebooting Blogs & Threads ——————————————————————————————————————————————- 1 month into PIED reboot! Hi guys, my name is Travis. I first learned about the dangers of high speed internet porn a little over a […]
I started with porn when I started to use the computer more, so probably around 14-15.
It all started 6-7 months ago (has it really been that long?) when I noticed something about me. In middle school I used to be very outgoing. I treated everyone the same and for this reason very I was wanted among girls in our school.
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Comments: Cognitive tests Show similarities between those with compulsive sexual behaviors and other compulsive disorders such as pathological gambling and kleptomania. Brain scans show those with CSB have decreased frontal cortex white mater organization, such as found in anxiety disorders and PTSD.
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Terry E Robinson* and Kent C Berridge
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2008 October 12; 363(1507): 3137–3146.
Published online 2008 July 18. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2008.0093.
Full Study – The incentive sensitization theory of addiction: some current issues
Copyright © 2008 The Royal Society
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The brain knows exactly what alcohol or heroin is, but has no way of recognizing what porn is. We receive daily questions about what’s “approved”, or what’s a “relapse”, or whether X, Y, or Z, will slow someone’s reboot. A better question is, “What type of brain training leads to addictive changes in my brain?”
The types of questions that constantly pop up involve, “Is it OK to….
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Wow. Words cannot describe how great I feel!
I feel so much in control of my emotions! I never hear any negative self-talk anymore!
I have energy for days. I wake up ready to take over the world.
Big boosts in confidence and the best part…WOMEN ARE FLOCKING TO ME!
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