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Revision as of 10:28, 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 negative effects of porn consumption

  • Social Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Lack of Motivation
  • Stress
  • Poor self-esteem
  • Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (developing ADHD)
  • Relationship problems
  • Engaging in risky antisocial behaviours
  • Poorer physical health
  • Worse quality of life
  • Loneliness
  • Insecurity
  • Less self-control
  • Higher chance engaging in other addictive behaviours such as drinking, gambling etc.
  • Nervousness
  • Low self-confidence
  • Slower learning
  • Procrastination
  • Diminished learning capability
  • Poor concentration
  • Brain fog
  • Suicide
  • porn develops fetishes<5>
  • real sex less enjoyable
  • divorce rate is doubled<6>
  • Sexual dysfunction<7>

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.


References

  1. 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.
  2. Doidge, Norman (2013). "Brain scans of porn addicts: what's wrong with this picture?". The Guardian.
  3. "Studies linking porn use to poorer mental-emotional health & poorer cognitive outcomes". yourbrainonporn.com.
  4. 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.

5. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/10/1861/htm

6. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28497988/

7. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5039517/