Here’s an excerpt from Synopsis of entire reboot, with mood chart.) Day 57 of no MO, day 64 of no P – successful, great, ‘normal’ sex, with condom. History: I’ve never liked using condoms – frequently never got around to sex because I’d lose erection even thinking about having to get one out and use […]
Article from Montreal Gazette
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There’s no simplistic answer for this, as everyone is different. However, there are some typical signposts:
This book by Robert Glover is often recommended by recovering men to each other. Here’s one guy’s review:
Today I picked up a book that was recommended by forum member workingonit called No More Mr. Nice Guy. It’s about so called “Nice Guy” syndrome.
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COMMENTS: This describes a study (Neural Correlates of Food Addiction) that is first to compare brain activation patterns of “food addicts”. Other studies have looked at the brains of obese humans. Some the women in this study classified as food addicts were not obese. The results: brain activation of food addicts matches that of drug addicts.
Here’s a very important quote:
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Read More… from (L) Food Addiction, Substance Dependence Share Common Ground (2011)
First off, in the beginning, I went my first 45 of 60 days without PORN, MASTURBATION, SEX, or ORGASM. I wanted to reboot correctly so I just said NO to all of it. Something completely different from the last time I tried to quit.
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Read More… from Age 24 – You will start to see everything from a wholly different perspective.
Intermittent excessive behaviors can lead to, or deepen, addiction. The literature does not support claims that the quantity of use of a behavior equals the degree of addiction. Bingeing Rats: A Model of Intermittent Excessive Behavior? (2006) (L) Sugar Can Be Addictive: Animal Studies Show Sugar Dependence (2008) Impact of Problematic Internet Use on the […]
Wow, I believe that I’m cured….I cannot believe this actually worked. I’m a bit overwhelmed to be honest. Mind you that my perception of being cured is technically theoretical, since I’ve not had the opportunity to be with a girl as of yet. I’m writing because I decided just today that I’ve weathered the horrific […]
Read More… from Age 34 – ED cured in 80 days: “I was in the most-addicted 5%”
COMMENTS: This review is full of important addiction concepts and findings.The 2 main points – when sugar is given intermittently:
(1) rats it consume it like they would addictive drugs,
(2) the rats behavior and brains undergo changes that mimic substance abuse.
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We can loosely define hypofrontality as a decline in frontal lobe functioning and metabolism. It’s one of the major brain changes caused by an addiction process. Hypo mean less than normal or deficient. Frontal refers to the frontal lobes, or prefrontal lobes. Alternately we can use the terms frontal cortex or prefrontal cortex also. However, […]