Age 19 – No brain fog, no pounding heart when talking with people, self-disciplined, eye contact

Nofap really has blended into my lifestyle for quite a while now I already went through the flatlines, withdrawals, and the brain fog all which is something in the past now. I no longer crave to see anything that relates to porn, I quit social media a few months ago accept Snapchat for only messaging […]

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Pornography: the psychological and neurological effects of a $97 billion industry (2018)

Review article Bridie H Peters Abstract Aims: This review aims to summarise the research exploring the health effects of internet pornography on its users. It focuses on pornography’s addictive potential, impact on sexual behaviours and mental health. Methods: The relevant literature concerning the health effects of internet pornography was reviewed. Resources were sourced from databases […]

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Porn, Pseudoscience and DeltaFosB (2013)

UPDATES on DeltaFosB (ALSO WRITTEN ΔFosB) Porn/sex addiction? This page lists 41 neuroscience-based studies (MRI, fMRI, EEG, neuropsychological, hormonal). They provide strong support for the addiction model as their findings mirror the neurological findings reported in substance addiction studies. DeltaFosB is a key component. The real experts’ opinions on porn/sex addiction? This list contains 21 […]

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Between the Screens: Brain Imaging, Pornography, and Sex Research (2018)

Anna E. Ward Catalyst: Feminism, Theory, Technoscience. 4.1 (Spring 2018): Abstract: This essay focuses on the use of brain imaging technologies to understand sexual arousal and orgasm and the issues that this practice raises for feminist theories of embodiment, visuality, and gender. In the first section, the paper examines the use of brain imaging technologies […]

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Brain circuits of compulsive drug addiction identified: orbitofrontal cortex—dorsal striatum (2018)

NEWS AND VIEWS 19 December 2018 Brain circuits of compulsive drug addiction identified A study in mice identifies a brain adaptation that underlies the compulsive behaviour associated with drug addiction, and which might explain why some drug users behave compulsively whereas others do not. Drugs of abuse have complex pharmacological effects that trigger many changes […]

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Critique of “Is Pornography Use Related to Erectile Functioning? Results From Cross-Sectional and Latent Growth Curve Analyses” (2019)

Introduction: His correlations say one thing, but Joshua Grubbs says another The researcher who saddled humankind with “perceived pornography addiction” and claimed it somehow “functions very differently from other addictions,” has now turned his dexterity to porn-induced ED. Joshua Grubbs’s new paper claims there’s no epidemic of youthful ED, boldly concluding its abstract with: In […]

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Does Pornography Use Reduce Marriage Entry During Early Adulthood? Findings from a Panel Study of Young Americans (2018)

Significant finding: For young adult men it seems, viewing pornography is associated with a lower likelihood of marriage during early adulthood regardless of how religious they are Perry, Samuel L., and Kyle C. Longest. “Does Pornography Use Reduce Marriage Entry During Early Adulthood? Findings from a Panel Study of Young Americans.” Abstract A number of […]

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“The Anatomy of a Lazy News Article About Porn, In Four Parts” (Pornhelp.org)

Visit post. Listen up, everybody. Here at PornHelp, we are not inclined to label news as “fake” or “real.” Not for any political reason. We just find those tags uselessly reductive. They too-easily surrender our right and obligation as citizens to think critically about every piece of information we absorb over the airwaves and internets. […]

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