Front. Psychol., 16 December 2016 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01906 Christian Montag1,2†*, Cornelia Sindermann1†, Benjamin Becker2 and Jaak Panksepp3 1Institute of Psychology and Education, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany 2Key Laboratory for NeuroInformation/Center for Information in Medicine, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China 3Department of Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience, […]
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J Behav Addict. 2016 Dec;5(4):614-622. doi: 10.1556/2006.5.2016.079. Epub 2016 Nov 10. Konkolÿ Thege B1,2, Hodgins DC1, Wild TC3. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1556/2006.5.2016.079 Abstract Background and aims The aims of this study were (a) to describe the prevalence of single versus multiple addiction problems in a large representative sample and (b) to identify distinct subgroups of people experiencing substance-related and […]
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Learned about NoFap last year. Had an on and off thing. (First time went cold turkey for 82 days, relapsed, 60 days, relapsed, 30 days, relapsed, etc..) Now I have no idea what I’m on but probably around 2 months. I think my brain is 90% healed by now. Thought I’d share my experience here. […]
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By PornHelp.org We have written about the public “debate” over sex and pornography addiction, and have been especially critical of news stories that attempt to reduce complex issues into simplistic headlines. Intentionally or not, news articles blaring “Porn/Sex Addiction Isn’t Real” perpetuate the stigma of problematic sexual behavior. They confuse people in pain who want […]
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Salvaging sex life from erectile dysfunction (December 9, 2016 by carrenak) Salvaging sex life from erectile dysfunction will not work by watching pornographic literature This may sound like anti-onanistic propaganda, nonetheless, medical professionals say that masturbating too much is actually a pretty standard form of addiction, which is worsened by pornography. Watching porn creates a […]
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It’s this Empowering, Loving, Liberating energy that i have now, I still can’t believe it. And the strangest part is when I started nofap, I was VERY skeptical, which in a way worked in my favor because I DIDN’T EXPECT ANYTHING. I thought it was nonsense. But it’s these feelings all mixed together and it […]
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I’m ______, born in 2000, and I’ve been here since September 9, 2014. I discovered masturbation at a young age, but when I got introduced to pornography in 2013, it started to cause problems. I won’t say too much, I’ve already written down some very important things for myself which I will put below. Why […]
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COMMENTS: This new study (abstract below) is being touted as a “failed replication” of a highly cited 1989 experiment, thus proving that porn use has little effect of intimate relationships. First, it’s absurd to claim that experimental studies can demonstrate if porn viewing really causes negative relationship effects.” Experiments where college-aged guys view a few […]
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I was a hardcore PMO addict for 13 years and in the last year I experienced very strange health issues popping up from nowhere at the same time. After stopping this addiction, my health issues slowly faded away. So I’ve decided to combine my comments which I wrote in another topic, so you can see […]
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