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Dopamine and porn

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Does addiction cause low dopamine levels for example a porn or masturbation addiction can cause low dopamine ?

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I masturbate to porn one or twice a day, for an hour maybe, is it bad for me, i have no way of sexual satisfaction otherwise. will it destroy my dopamine receptors and keep me single, is it like using cocaine?

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Does hardcore porn everyday cause down regulation of dopamine receptors and cause depression or cause anxiety? because doctors on youtube say yes, it does?

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Can excessive porn viewing with masturbation desensitize brain, and affect dopamine receptors?

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Is using hardcore porn for about one hour everyday bad for my mental health, i have never had a relationship and use it to de-stress? what about dopamine and delayed gratification? am i selling myself short by using porn to masturbate?

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Does it cause schizophrenia watching porn and using roaccutane at the same time because of the dopamin release of porn and association of it with iso.

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What is dopamine?

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Is there a way to unblock dopamine?

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How do i manage a dopamine gtt?

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Does smoking increase dopamine?

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