Comments: As the study states, addictions involve alterations in normal brain process. That’s why drug and behavioral addiction lead to the same major changes in the same circuitry (medial forebrain bundle).
Neuron. 2004 Sep 30;44(1):161-79.
Kelley AE.
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Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School, 6001 Research Park Boulevard, Madison, WI 53719, USA. [email protected]
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I’m a 27-year old PMO addict who has been trying to recover for the last 8 months. I’ve had a PMO addiction for well over 12 years. Drug addiction for 10. Online video games for another 6-7 years.
Age 1-13
-Normal Kid. Very social and happy with life.
Age 13-16
– Started to PMO a lot. Mostly to fantasy and any TV show, magazine or newspaper that resembled any semi-hot woman. Social anxiety began.
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Question: What’s the difference between fantasizing about porn and watching porn?
Answer: The mouse
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[Day 18] I’m 21 and had an amazing sex life before all this bullshit. Could do it forever. Never even the smallest afterthought of not being able to get it up. I went thru a dry spell though when I didn’t get with any girls cus I was depressed. This was for a year, and […]
Read More… from Age 21 – Sex with girlfriend may have slowed reboot (ED)
Without the Coolidge Effect there would be no Internet porn The Coolidge Effect is an ancient biological program that can override your sluggish contentment after orgasm if there are new mates begging to be fertilized. Without it, there would be no Internet porn. This neurological mechanism perceives each new erotic possibility—including those on your screen—as […]
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For longer, more detailed ED accounts see rebooting accounts.
This page includes shorter ED recovery accounts:
- I had sex with a girl today after 71 days of abstaining, felt really good and everything and had no problems with ED or ejaculating, so I guess I’m cured =D
If anyone’s interested I didn’t do any O or P or m for those 71 days, I’ve been eating really well and I’ve been going to gym a lot.
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Comments: In a mouse model of Parkinson’s, treadmill exercise increased dopamine D2 receptors . Addictions cause a decline in D2 receptors which is partly the cause of desensitization. Another reason to exercise.
Movement Disorders
Volume 25, Issue 16, pages 2777-2784, 15 December 2010
Marta G. Vučcković MSc1,2, Quanzheng Li PhD3, Beth Fisher PT, PhD4, Angelo Nacca PhD5, Richard M. Leahy PhD3, John P. Walsh PhD6, Jogesh Mukherjee PhD7, Celia Williams BSc2, Michael W. Jakowec PhD2,4, Giselle M. Petzinger MD2,4*
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Read More… from Exercise elevates dopamine D2 receptor in a mouse model of Parkinsons disease In vivo imaging with (18F) fallypride (2010)
Comments: Study shows that long term endurance training can increase dopamine D2 receptors in the reward circuitry (striatum). D2 receptors decrease with addictions, and are a major part of desensitization.
Neurosci Lett. 1987 Aug 18;79(1-2):138-44.
MacRae PG, Spirduso WW, Cartee GD, Farrar RP, Wilcox RE.
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Department of Health and Physical Education, College of Pharmacy, University of Texas, Austin 78712.
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A few more accounts of porn-induced sexual dysfunction and declining libido
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First attempt at trying this and thought I’d share my story after lurking. I’m in my late 30’s, so have a good 25 years of PMO behind me. After feeling lots of brain fog, exhaustion, ED… I finally made the connection between PMO and my mental/physical state. Went cold turkey 90 days ago and I’m very pleased with the results.
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