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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" />.
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== Possible effects on Polyphasic Sleep Adaptation ==
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== Possible negative effects of porn consumption ==
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.
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* Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (developing ADHD)
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* Avoiding social interactions
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* Brain fog
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* Depression
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* Diminished learning capability
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* Divorce rate is doubled<ref name="Perry" />
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* Engaging in risky antisocial behaviours
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* Higher chance engaging in other addictive behaviours such as drinking, gambling etc.
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* Increased risk of suicide
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* Insecurity
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* Lack of Motivation
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* Less self-control
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* Loneliness
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* Low self-confidence
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* Lower Intelligence (IQ)<ref name="Kuhn" /><ref name="Wilke" />
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* Nervousness
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* Poor concentration
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* Poor self-esteem
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* Poorer physical health
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* Porn develops fetishes<ref name="Dwulit" />
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* Procrastination
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* Real sex less enjoyable
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* Relationship problems
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* Sexual dysfunction<ref name="Park" />
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* Sleep problems<ref name="Nutt" />
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* Slower learning
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* Social Anxiety
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* Stress
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* Worse quality of life
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== Possible effects on Polyphasic Sleep Adaptation ==
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* 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.
Note: This page is still under development.
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* 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.
 
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* Due to a loss of motivation caused by porn, discipline reduces and therefore can also cause difficulties staying consistant on a schedule.
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* 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 ==
 
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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="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="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="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>
 
<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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<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>
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<ref name="Perry">{{cite journal |vauthors=Perry SL, Schleifer C |date=2018 |title=
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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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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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