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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>.

Possible effects on Polyphasic Sleep Adaptation

The tolerance to dopamine that porn addiction has created in 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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References

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

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

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/