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(L) Nicotine and cocaine leave similar mark on brain after first contact (2011)

Comments: First thing to note from this study is that the “rush or high” of a drug, may not correlate to the addictiveness. This is an important concept as one argument against the existence of porn addiction (or food addictions) is that cannot match the dopamine levels of meth or cocaine. The levels of dopamine induced by nicotine are below those induced by sexualcstimulation and orgasm, yet it is one of the most addictive substances

by Jameson 08.
May 3, 2011.

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Obesity Related Differences between Women and Men in Brain Structure and Goal Directed Behavior (2011)

Front Hum Neurosci. 2011; 5: 58.
Published online 2011 June 10. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2011.00058

PMCID: PMC3114193
Copyright© 2011 Horstmann, Busse, Mathar, Müller, Lepsien, Schlögl, Kabisch, Kratzsch, Neumann, Stumvoll, Villringer and Pleger.

Annette Horstmann,1,2* Franziska P. Busse,3 David Mathar,1,2 Karsten Müller,1 Jöran Lepsien,1 Haiko Schlögl,3 Stefan Kabisch,3 Jürgen Kratzsch,4 Jane Neumann,1,2 Michael Stumvoll,2,3 Arno Villringer,1,2,5,6 and Burkhard Pleger1,2,5,6

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Tales of Porn-Related ED 2

A small sampling from MedHelp (roughly 2000 posts on different threads) of various men who have experienced porn-related ED.

  • I’m 27 years old and have been dealing with this problem since the age of 24. It’s funny how this condition can gradually set in. I challenge each of you to attempt to discover when the condition first showed its colors. Many of you will be tempted to say “well when I was with this person I was unable to perform”. but if you look a deeper you may notice that the condition began to set in way earlier than that.

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Porn-Induced Sexual Dysfunction Is A Growing Problem (2011)

COMMENTS: This 2011 article is a bit dated, for more up to date info see the Porn & ED section, and begin with START HERE: Porn-Induced Sexual Dysfunction. Since 2011, all studies assessing young male sexuality report a tremendous rise in erectile dysfunction and low libido. See – Research confirms enormous rise in youthful ED. […]

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Age 30s – Gay (ED)

Finding balance is not easy[End of week 4] After getting enough information about porn addiction, I just took a leap of faith to jump start rebooting – I did, however, decide to go into this with the following attitudes which I’ve been constantly trying to remind myself of:

1. It’s supposed to be a non-linear, challenging process
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Age 25 – My reboot journey

[Three weeks] My self-image, never low, is becoming borderline self-admiration, and I’ve noticed that happening before. My body is hardening, stomach muscles are showing again, without exercise, even after living off of holiday desserts since Christmas. I’ve been drawn strongly to images and thoughts of nude women, or just women in general, looking at pretty […]

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