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Rebooting as psychic surgery
Recovery from any addiction is an intense time in a person’s life. Recovery is akin to an overhaul of the personality. Its a kind of psychic surgery that a recovering addict is forced to perform on him/herself by what seems like the cruel hands of a god. It is a time of intense personal growth […]
(L) How We Get Addicted (2007)
by MICHAEL D. LEMONICK, “Time,” Thursday, Jul. 05, 2007
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Mean Genes: From Sex to Money to Food Taming Our Primal Instincts
by Terry Burnham and Jay Phelan
This book is about the reward circuitry of the brain and how it evolved under very different circumstances, leaving us vulnerable in today’s environment. The book is easy to understand, informative and extremely entertaining. Phelan is a UCLA biology professor.
Here are two excerpts:
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Spend Time In Nature
A recovering user explains how nature walks helped him:Leisure-time exercise ‘reduces depression risk’
Leisure-time exercise ‘reduces depression risk’
The fact that people get more enjoyment from exercising during their leisure time is key
People who take regular exercise during their free time are less likely to have symptoms of depression and anxiety, a study of 40,000 Norwegians has found.
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Thought for Food: Imagined Consumption Reduces Actual Consumption (2010)
Carey K. Morewedge, Young Eun Huh and Joachim Vosgerau, Science 10 December 2010: Vol. 330 no. 6010 pp. 1530-1533 DOI: 10.1126/science.1195701
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Neural foundations of imagery (2001)
Mental imagery has, until recently, fallen within the purview of philosophy and cognitive psychology. Both enterprises have raised important questions about imagery, but have not made substantial progress in answering them. With the advent of cognitive neuroscience, these questions have become empirically tractable. Neuroimaging studies, combined with other methods (such as studies of brain-damaged patients […]
Soothing Fantasy
Every now and then one of the visitors here recovering from heavy porn use says something like, “Last night, instead of fantasizing about porn scenarios, I visualized holding a woman. It felt good and I fell asleep easily.” It makes sense that if focus on “wanting” revs up dopamine and restlessness, that focus on satiety […]
How junk food diet ‘can give you depression’
by Jenny Hope
Eating junk food can make you depressed, doctors have warned.
Those who regularly eat high-fat foods, processed meals, desserts and sweets are almost 60 per cent more likely to suffer depression than those who choose fruit, vegetables and fish.
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