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Nofap is the practise 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 an addiction and its effect on the brain is similar as 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>.

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 on Polyphasic Sleep Adaptation ==

== Possible effects on Polyphasic Sleep Adaptation ==

== References ==

== References ==

1: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4600144/

<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>

2: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/26/brain-scans-porn-addicts-sexual-tastes

<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>

3: 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/

<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>

4: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/1874574

<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>