NoFap
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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[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
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (developing ADHD)
- Avoiding social interactions
- Brain fog
- Depression
- Diminished learning capability
- Divorce rate is doubled[5]
- Engaging in risky antisocial behaviours
- Higher chance engaging in other addictive behaviours such as drinking, gambling etc.
- Increased risk of suicide
- Insecurity
- Lack of Motivation
- Less self-control
- Loneliness
- Low self-confidence
- Lower Intelligence (IQ)[4][6]
- Nervousness
- Poor concentration
- Poor self-esteem
- Poorer physical health
- Porn develops fetishes[7]
- Procrastination
- Real sex less enjoyable
- Relationship problems
- Sexual dysfunction[8]
- Sleep problems[9]
- Slower learning
- Social Anxiety
- Stress
- Worse quality of life
Possible effects on Polyphasic Sleep Adaptation
- 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.
- 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.
- Due to a loss of motivation caused by porn, discipline reduces and therefore can also cause difficulties staying consistant on a schedule.
- 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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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.
- ↑ Perry SL, Schleifer C (2018). "Till Porn Do Us Part? A Longitudinal Examination of Pornography Use and Divorce". Journal of sex research. 55 (3): 284–296. doi:10.1080/00224499.2017.1317709.
- ↑ Wilke M, Sohn JH, Byars AW, Holland SK (2003). "Bright spots: correlations of gray matter volume with IQ in a normalpediatric population". Neuroimage. 20 (1): 202–215. doi:10.1016/s1053-8119(03)00199-x.
- ↑ Dwulit AD, Rzymski P (2019). "Prevalence, Patterns and Self-Perceived Effects of Pornography Consumption in Polish University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16 (10). doi:10.3390/ijerph16101861.
- ↑ Park BY, Wilson G, Berger J, Christman M, Reina B, Bishop F, Klam WP, Doan AP (2016). "Is Internet Pornography Causing Sexual Dysfunctions? A Review with Clinical Reports". Behavioral Sciences. 6 (3). doi:10.3390/bs6030017.
- ↑ Nutt D, Wilson S, Paterson L (2008). "Sleep disorders as core symptoms of depression". Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience. 10 (3): 329–336. doi:10.31887/DCNS.2008.10.3/dnutt.
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