Biol Psychiatry. 2015 Jan 15;77(2):196-202. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.02.017. Epub 2013 Mar 27. Caravaggio F1, Raitsin S1, Gerretsen P2, Nakajima S3, Wilson A2, Graff-Guerrero A4. Abstract BACKGROUND: Positron emission tomography research has shown that dopamine D2/3 receptor (D2/3R) availability is negatively correlated with body mass index (BMI) in obese but not in healthy subjects. However, previous positron […]
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Front Psychiatry. 2014 Jul 17;5:83. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2014.00083. eCollection 2014. Lijffijt M1, Hu K2, Swann AC3. Marijn Lijffijt,1,* Kesong Hu,2 and Alan C. Swann1,3 This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Go to: Abstract Childhood trauma and post-childhood chronic/repeated stress could increase the risk of a substance use disorder by affecting five stages […]
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PMO made me asexual. No morning wood, no spontaneous erections, no libido, no interest in real women for 6+ months. Mild depression (numbed emotions.) For me, no libido and low emotional dynamic range have been equally as devastating. My life has always centered around PASSION. Now, 90 days later: Morning wood and spontaneous erections fairly […]
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COMMENTS: The subjects were not like the typical porn user found on forums like r/nofap. Half were having regular anonymous sex, and all were seeking mental health treatment. Compr Psychiatry. 2015 Feb 17. pii: S0010-440X(15)00014-0. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2015.02.007. [Epub ahead of print] Kraus SW1, Potenza MN2, Martino S3, Grant JE4. 1VISN 1 Mental Illness Research Education […]
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On top of the many reasons to hit the gym, working out may also improve the ability to persevere through hard times. In a series of recent experiments, neuroscientists at the University of Georgia have begun to unravel the link between long-term stress resilience and exercise. The study, published in the February edition of the […]
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J Neurother. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2009 Nov 3. Published in final edited form as: J Neurother. 2008 Dec 1; 12(4): 205–225. doi: 10.1080/10874200802502185 Estate Sokhadze, Ph.D., Shraddha Singh, Ph.D., Christopher Stewart, M.D., Michael Hollifield, M.D., Ayman El-Baz, Ph.D., and Allan Tasman, M.D. Author information ► Copyright and License information ► See other articles […]
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Introduction Legal counsel advised us to create these pages, which document Nicole Prause’s extensive campaign targeting those who point out possible harms of porn use or issues in the porn industry. “Sunshine” protects the community Prause harasses by preserving facts and permitting visitors and journalists to understand the truth for themselves. Indeed, these pages have […]
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It has been a really long time since I have been on here. I have officially been porn free for over a year now and it feels amazing to be leaving that part of my life behind me. I know I am not active on this site much anymore, but I just want to give […]
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Asian J Androl. 2011 Jul; 13(4): 537–542. Published online 2011 Jun 6. doi: 10.1038/aja.2010.135 PMCID: PMC3739628 Christopher CK Ho, Praveen Singam, Goh Eng Hong, and Zulkifli Md Zainuddin Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Go to: Abstract Sex has always […]
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PLoS One. 2015 Feb 3;10(2):e0117372. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117372. Li W1, O’Brien JE1, Snyder SM1, Howard MO1. Abstract Studies have identified high rates and severe consequences of Internet Addiction/Pathological Internet Use (IA/PIU) in university students. However, most research concerning IA/PIU in U.S. university students has been conducted within a quantitative research paradigm, and frequently fails to contextualize […]
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