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| − | Nofap is the | + | 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 == | ||
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| + | <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="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="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="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> | |
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Revision as of 03:05, 27 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 effects on Polyphasic Sleep Adaptation
The tolerance to dopamine 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.
Note: This page is still under development.
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.
- ↑ 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.
