I realised latly that being in charge of your sexual energy is one of the or even most important thing in life we need learn how to control it. I decided that I want to write about my experience, because it is very important for guys to know how they can decrease quality of their […]
Read More… from Age 21 – Improved concentration, higher self-confidence, girls notice me more
Did this study replicate Voon et al.? When exposed to cues, hypersexuals had greater brain activity, compared to controls in all brain regions of interest. So yes it did, but the only region both studies had in common was the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex. Voon studies addressed these brain regions: ventral striatum, dorsal anterior cingulate […]
Read More… from Notes on this study in comparison with earlier studies
I was never one of these guys who had social anxiety. I could get any girl I wanted, it was easy and the whole scene bored me very quickly. I didn’t give a fuck and girls loved me for it (genuinely)…. but there was always something missing. As I am sure every single guy in […]
Read More… from Age 21 – PIED cured. I am a new man, in many ways.
I started Nofap in hopes of improving my social anxiety. It wasn’t until a couple weeks down the line that I realized that I didn’t just have social anxiety. I had anxiety alone. It was then that I realized that anxiety isn’t compartmentalized. If you have anxiety in social situations, it’s likely that you have […]
Read More… from Age 20s – I look people in the eye. My voice seems deeper. I feel still and calm during silences. I feel respected.
COMMENTS: This Korean fMRI study replicates other brain studies on porn users. Like the Cambridge University studies it found cue-induced brain activation patterns in sex addicts which mirrored the patterns of drug addicts. In line with several German studies it found alterations in the prefrontal cortex which match the changes observed in drug addicts. While […]
Read More… from Neural Substrates of Sexual Desire in Individuals with Problematic Hypersexual Behavior (2015)
100 Days! (2nd time around!)- what have I learned? 10 Principles of Recovery Below are several principles that have been in place for me currently and during my longest periods of abstinence. For those times when we get lost in the forest, and we need to find our way, use these principles (or those that […]
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COMMENTS: While this paper is only a brief summation, it contains a few key observations on emerging science. For example, it states that both Prause et al., 2015 and Kuhn & Gallinat, 2014 report a similar finding: greater porn use correlating with greater habituation to porn. Both studies reported lower brain activation in response to […]
Read More… from Neurobiology of Compulsive Sexual Behavior: Emerging Science (2016)
I made it 90 days thanks to God, you guys and a few key friends. My goal is a year of nofap. It will be at least 6 months from now that I consider having sex or getting into a relationship. My 90 days has been hard mode. I had sex at day 12 and […]
Read More… from Age 28 – I have an easier time walking through fear. I’ve been far more productive overall
I want to share to relieve some pain. I started fapping at 11. I still remember that day when I discover fap cz u can’t forget things which destroyed your life. I was sitting on my bed reading a ordinary magazine suddenly some semen came out my joj* that was so pleasurable I can’t describe […]
Read More… from Age 25 – ED & many other problems. Intense withdrawal symptoms
Link to original study – “Neural Correlates of Sexual Cue Reactivity in Individuals with and without Compulsive Sexual Behaviours” (2014) Note – numerous other peer-reviewed papers agree that Steele et al., 2013 supports the porn addiction model: Peer-reviewed critiques of Steele et al., 2013 Excerpt critiquing Steele et al., 2013 (citation 25 is Steele et […]
Read More… from “Neural Correlates of Sexual Cue Reactivity in Individuals with and without Compulsive Sexual Behaviours” (2014): Excerpt analyzing Steele et al., 2013