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Nofap is the practice of intentionally abstaining from masturbation and porn for a longer period of time. In modern society, porn is accessible like never before. There are hundreds of genres, fetishes and other non-natural categories. Each time porn is viewed, a rush of dopamine rewards the brain which will lead to addiction and its effect on the brain is similar to some drugs<ref name="Love" />. This rush of dopamine causes the dopamine receptors to get blocked in the brain, leading to a tolerance<ref name="Doidge" />. This tolerance will have negative health effects mentally and physically depending on how strong the addiction has delevoped<ref name="yourbrainonporn" />. Porn rewires the brain, leading to even more health problems<ref name="Kuhn" />. | Nofap is the practice of intentionally abstaining from masturbation and porn for a longer period of time. In modern society, porn is accessible like never before. There are hundreds of genres, fetishes and other non-natural categories. Each time porn is viewed, a rush of dopamine rewards the brain which will lead to addiction and its effect on the brain is similar to some drugs<ref name="Love" />. This rush of dopamine causes the dopamine receptors to get blocked in the brain, leading to a tolerance<ref name="Doidge" />. This tolerance will have negative health effects mentally and physically depending on how strong the addiction has delevoped<ref name="yourbrainonporn" />. Porn rewires the brain, leading to even more health problems<ref name="Kuhn" />. | ||
| − | == Possible effects | + | == Possible negative effects of porn consumption == |
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| + | * Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (developing ADHD) | ||
| + | * Avoiding social interactions | ||
| + | * Brain fog | ||
| + | * Depression | ||
| + | * Diminished learning capability | ||
| + | * Divorce rate is doubled<ref name="Perry" /> | ||
| + | * Engaging in risky antisocial behaviours | ||
| + | * Higher chance engaging in other addictive behaviours such as drinking, gambling etc. | ||
| + | * Increased risk of suicide | ||
| + | * Insecurity | ||
| + | * Lack of Motivation | ||
| + | * Less self-control | ||
| + | * Loneliness | ||
| + | * Low self-confidence | ||
| + | * Lower Intelligence (IQ)<ref name="Kuhn" /><ref name="Wilke" /> | ||
| + | * Nervousness | ||
| + | * Poor concentration | ||
| + | * Poor self-esteem | ||
| + | * Poorer physical health | ||
| + | * Porn develops fetishes<ref name="Dwulit" /> | ||
| + | * Procrastination | ||
| + | * Real sex less enjoyable | ||
| + | * Relationship problems | ||
| + | * Sexual dysfunction<ref name="Park" /> | ||
| + | * Sleep problems<ref name="Nutt" /> | ||
| + | * Slower learning | ||
| + | * Social Anxiety | ||
| + | * Stress | ||
| + | * Worse quality of life | ||
| + | == Possible effects on Polyphasic Sleep Adaptation == | ||
| − | + | * The tolerance to dopamine absorption that porn addiction has created in affected people, will lead to a general loss of motivation in daily life. When sleep deprived during an adaptation, motivation is needed to not oversleep, therefore a porn addiction can cause more difficulties during an adaptation and reduce the chance to adapt to a schedule. | |
| − | + | * An addiction to porn can lead to depression and therefore also causing sleep difficulties and sleep disorders such as insomnia, making an adaptation to schedules more difficult. | |
| + | * Due to a loss of motivation caused by porn, discipline reduces and therefore can also cause difficulties staying consistant on a schedule. | ||
| + | * Porn cravings can possibly destroy an adaptation because affected people don't have control over their actions and can't resist watching porn in a moment where the person should actually sleep, do a [[dark period]] or other routines and activities that promotes his sleep. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist|refs= | {{reflist|refs= | ||
<ref name="Love">{{cite journal |vauthors=Love T, Laier C, Brand M, Hatch L, Hajela R |date=2015 |title=Neuroscience of Internet Pornography Addiction: A Review and Update |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4600144 |journal=Behavioral Sciences |volume=5 |issue=3 |pages=388–433 |doi=10.3390/bs5030388}}</ref> | <ref name="Love">{{cite journal |vauthors=Love T, Laier C, Brand M, Hatch L, Hajela R |date=2015 |title=Neuroscience of Internet Pornography Addiction: A Review and Update |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4600144 |journal=Behavioral Sciences |volume=5 |issue=3 |pages=388–433 |doi=10.3390/bs5030388}}</ref> | ||
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<ref name="Doidge">{{cite magazine |last=Doidge |first=Norman |date=2013 |title=Brain scans of porn addicts: what's wrong with this picture? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/26/brain-scans-porn-addicts-sexual-tastes |magazine=The Guardian}}</ref> | <ref name="Doidge">{{cite magazine |last=Doidge |first=Norman |date=2013 |title=Brain scans of porn addicts: what's wrong with this picture? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/26/brain-scans-porn-addicts-sexual-tastes |magazine=The Guardian}}</ref> | ||
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<ref name="yourbrainonporn">{{cite web |url=https://www.yourbrainonporn.com/relevant-research-and-articles-about-the-studies/porn-use-sex-addiction-studies/studies-linking-porn-use-to-poorer-mental-emotional-health-poorer-cognitive-outcomes |title=Studies linking porn use to poorer mental-emotional health & poorer cognitive outcomes |website=yourbrainonporn.com}}</ref> | <ref name="yourbrainonporn">{{cite web |url=https://www.yourbrainonporn.com/relevant-research-and-articles-about-the-studies/porn-use-sex-addiction-studies/studies-linking-porn-use-to-poorer-mental-emotional-health-poorer-cognitive-outcomes |title=Studies linking porn use to poorer mental-emotional health & poorer cognitive outcomes |website=yourbrainonporn.com}}</ref> | ||
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<ref name="Kuhn">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kühn S, Gallinat J |date=2014 |title=Brain structure and functional connectivity associated with pornography consumption: the brain on porn |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24871202 |journal=JAMA Psychiatry |volume=71 |issue=7 |pages=827-834 |doi=10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.93}}</ref> | <ref name="Kuhn">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kühn S, Gallinat J |date=2014 |title=Brain structure and functional connectivity associated with pornography consumption: the brain on porn |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24871202 |journal=JAMA Psychiatry |volume=71 |issue=7 |pages=827-834 |doi=10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.93}}</ref> | ||
| + | <ref name="Dwulit">{{cite journal |vauthors=Dwulit AD, Rzymski P |date=2019 |title=Prevalence, Patterns and Self-Perceived Effects of Pornography Consumption in Polish University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study |url=https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/10/1861/htm |journal=International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |volume=16 |issue=10 |doi=10.3390/ijerph16101861}}</ref> | ||
| + | <ref name="Perry">{{cite journal |vauthors=Perry SL, Schleifer C |date=2018 |title= | ||
| + | Till Porn Do Us Part? A Longitudinal Examination of Pornography Use and Divorce |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28497988 |journal=Journal of sex research |volume=55 |issue=3 |pages=284-296 |doi=10.1080/00224499.2017.1317709}}</ref> | ||
| + | <ref name="Park">{{cite journal |vauthors=Park BY, Wilson G, Berger J, Christman M, Reina B, Bishop F, Klam WP, Doan AP |date=2016 |title=Is Internet Pornography Causing Sexual Dysfunctions? A Review with Clinical Reports |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5039517 |journal=Behavioral Sciences |volume=6 |issue=3 |doi=10.3390/bs6030017}}</ref> | ||
| + | <ref name="Wilke">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wilke M, Sohn JH, Byars AW, Holland SK |date=2003 |title=Bright spots: correlations of gray matter volume with IQ in a normalpediatric population |url=https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.331.6264&rep=rep1&type=pdf |journal= Neuroimage |volume=20 |issue=1 |pages=202-215 |doi=10.1016/s1053-8119(03)00199-x}}</ref> | ||
| + | <ref name="Nutt">{{cite journal |vauthors=Nutt D, Wilson S, Paterson L |date=2008 |title=Sleep disorders as core symptoms of depression |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3181883/ |journal=Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience |volume=10 |issue=3 |pages=329-336 |doi=10.31887/DCNS.2008.10.3/dnutt}}</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:03, 30 December 2020
Nofap is the practice of intentionally abstaining from masturbation and porn for a longer period of time. In modern society, porn is accessible like never before. There are hundreds of genres, fetishes and other non-natural categories. Each time porn is viewed, a rush of dopamine rewards the brain which will lead to addiction and its effect on the brain is similar to some drugs[1]. This rush of dopamine causes the dopamine receptors to get blocked in the brain, leading to a tolerance[2]. This tolerance will have negative health effects mentally and physically depending on how strong the addiction has delevoped[3]. Porn rewires the brain, leading to even more health problems[4].
Possible negative effects of porn consumption
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (developing ADHD)
- Avoiding social interactions
- Brain fog
- Depression
- Diminished learning capability
- Divorce rate is doubled[5]
- Engaging in risky antisocial behaviours
- Higher chance engaging in other addictive behaviours such as drinking, gambling etc.
- Increased risk of suicide
- Insecurity
- Lack of Motivation
- Less self-control
- Loneliness
- Low self-confidence
- Lower Intelligence (IQ)[4][6]
- Nervousness
- Poor concentration
- Poor self-esteem
- Poorer physical health
- Porn develops fetishes[7]
- Procrastination
- Real sex less enjoyable
- Relationship problems
- Sexual dysfunction[8]
- Sleep problems[9]
- Slower learning
- Social Anxiety
- Stress
- Worse quality of life
Possible effects on Polyphasic Sleep Adaptation
- The tolerance to dopamine absorption that porn addiction has created in affected people, will lead to a general loss of motivation in daily life. When sleep deprived during an adaptation, motivation is needed to not oversleep, therefore a porn addiction can cause more difficulties during an adaptation and reduce the chance to adapt to a schedule.
- An addiction to porn can lead to depression and therefore also causing sleep difficulties and sleep disorders such as insomnia, making an adaptation to schedules more difficult.
- Due to a loss of motivation caused by porn, discipline reduces and therefore can also cause difficulties staying consistant on a schedule.
- Porn cravings can possibly destroy an adaptation because affected people don't have control over their actions and can't resist watching porn in a moment where the person should actually sleep, do a dark period or other routines and activities that promotes his sleep.
References
- ↑ Love T, Laier C, Brand M, Hatch L, Hajela R (2015). "Neuroscience of Internet Pornography Addiction: A Review and Update". Behavioral Sciences. 5 (3): 388–433. doi:10.3390/bs5030388.
- ↑ Doidge, Norman (2013). "Brain scans of porn addicts: what's wrong with this picture?". The Guardian.
- ↑ "Studies linking porn use to poorer mental-emotional health & poorer cognitive outcomes". yourbrainonporn.com.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kühn S, Gallinat J (2014). "Brain structure and functional connectivity associated with pornography consumption: the brain on porn". JAMA Psychiatry. 71 (7): 827–834. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.93.
- ↑ Perry SL, Schleifer C (2018). "Till Porn Do Us Part? A Longitudinal Examination of Pornography Use and Divorce". Journal of sex research. 55 (3): 284–296. doi:10.1080/00224499.2017.1317709.
- ↑ Wilke M, Sohn JH, Byars AW, Holland SK (2003). "Bright spots: correlations of gray matter volume with IQ in a normalpediatric population". Neuroimage. 20 (1): 202–215. doi:10.1016/s1053-8119(03)00199-x.
- ↑ Dwulit AD, Rzymski P (2019). "Prevalence, Patterns and Self-Perceived Effects of Pornography Consumption in Polish University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16 (10). doi:10.3390/ijerph16101861.
- ↑ Park BY, Wilson G, Berger J, Christman M, Reina B, Bishop F, Klam WP, Doan AP (2016). "Is Internet Pornography Causing Sexual Dysfunctions? A Review with Clinical Reports". Behavioral Sciences. 6 (3). doi:10.3390/bs6030017.
- ↑ Nutt D, Wilson S, Paterson L (2008). "Sleep disorders as core symptoms of depression". Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience. 10 (3): 329–336. doi:10.31887/DCNS.2008.10.3/dnutt.
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