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>This company hired 10 people to masturbate using AI companions as part of a monthlong “wellness” study.

>The results revealed that 61% masturbate at least once a week. 75% do it specifically to relieve stress or anxiety. Masturbation ranks third among every way adults unwind - ahead of alcohol, ahead of sex, at double the rate of meditation.

>Across 134 sessions, masturbation relieved stress by 25%.

For the past decade, limiting children's screen time has been one of parenting's most confident positions. The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued guidelines. Schools have banned phones. Parents have negotiated, bargained, and enforced limits. The underlying assumption has been consistent: screens displace the activities that build children's brains, and more time on them means worse cognitive outcomes.

A research team at the Universities of Jyväskylä and Eastern Finland decided to test that assumption longitudinally. They enrolled children at around age 7 and followed them for eight years, measuring their physical activity, sedentary behavior, and screen time at regular intervals. At the end of the follow-up, when participants were around 15 years old, they sat the children down and tested their cognitive performance using a validated battery measuring learning, attention, and working memory.

The children who had accumulated more screen time over those eight years did not score worse. They scored better.

The researchers say the finding does not mean unlimited screen time is harmless. But it does challenge the assumption that screen time and brain development are simply in opposition, and it raises a question that the decade of warning labels, app timers, and parental anxiety largely skipped over: what are children actually doing on those screens?

Took 100mg modafinil today and went to sleep like 30 mins later 😂

And bro, I had a proper solid sleep for like an hour. 🤣

The weird part is, even 10mg melatonin doesn’t make me sleep that easily.

But somehow I took modafinil — something that’s literally supposed to keep you awake — and it knocked me out 💀

And yeah, this was in the afternoon lmao.

I don’t have any sleep issues btw. Just had some modafinil and thought I’d try it.

Still confused how this shit made me sleep better than melatonin 😂

Can anyone recommend a brand or website where I can buy nootropics in or to the EU? There’s very little selection here, and I’m specifically looking for GB-115.

All my joints hurt and I'm getting bouts of tendonitis. Exercise is difficult especially due to the lack of energy. If I could just get some good rest. To be clear, I'm not in acute withdrawal. My main symptoms are the inability to fall asleep, stay asleep, fatigue, overall weakness and soreness.

So I was on 150 mg Wellbutrin for like three months and it wasn’t doing so much for me and I was still having bad anxiety from it. So me and my GP decided to add 10 mg Prozac on top of it. Big mistake. I got the worst panic attack ever yesterday and today. I swear I felt really overstimulated in a bad way. Almost like the feeling of being overcaffeinated. It was horrible. I was so scared something bad was going to happen. I haven’t had any caffeine at all. I removed all caffeine completely.

But today it was horrible. Massively overstimulated when taking them together. But I highly suspect it’s the Prozac because I wasn’t feeling this overly stimulated on Wellbutrin 150 mg all alone. I got side effects like hot flashes, burning sensations, heart palpitations, headaches, increased sweating, muscle stiffness and sleep disturbances. And I just woke up with the feeling of dread. Then I took my pills and immediately got a really bad panic attack and just felt overstimulated and overexcited in a really bad way. I went to the psychiatric ER immediately and they did some tests and then I talked to a nurse and she said that these side effects are probably the startup of Prozac and she told me to contact my GP as soon as possible and tell them about this. She told me if it gets worse and I can’t get in contact with my GP, they told me I can come back again.

I swear I just want to quit this shit. Prozac made me teen times worse. I was so much better off taking Wellbutrin all alone. Prozac made me so much worse I can’t describe it. 300 mg Wellbutrin was the only thing ever helping my depression but of course I couldn’t tolerate it anymore because it overstimulated me in various ways. Nothing else helped me. I’m devastated and I’m highly disappointed. Prozac worked for my anxiety in the past. But now I had a bad reaction to it. I don’t know what to do anymore. No antidepressants work for me I always have bad reactions to them.

Hello there community! I had a simple stack going on and I’m just in the mood to share it. There is an Rx in the stack and I’ll try not to put to much emphasis on it. I’d love to know what you think of what I have going on.

MORNING/DAY:

1 cup of mud/wtr (55mg Caffeine, low-to-moderate dose adaptogen mushrooms, matcha).

Methylphenidate

Nootropics Depot variable dose of Caffeine and NALT solution (N-Acetyl-L-Tyrosine) as needed. Typically I take around ~300mg of Caffeine from the solution, this also brings me to about ~345mg of NALT.

Qunol Magnesium Complex (Magnesium Glycinate + Magnesium Glycerophosphate) 250mg.

Life Extension Multivitamin Twice A Day — this contains, at-least for the price, some solid ingredients. It’s quite supportive of general health. The natural isomers of Vitamin E, the active B vitamins, the patented forms of Selenium — quite a good product that I feel comfortable with and the ingredient list is in the spoiler. EDIT: Can’t get spoilers to work, here’s the link.

Natures Made L Theanine Chewable — 200-1000mg’s. Usually combined with the previously mentioned compounds.

NIGHT:

Qunol Magnesium Complex (Magnesium Glycinate + Magnesium Glycerophosphate) 250mg or 500mg.

EXPLANATION:

Everything kind of plays off one another. The Caffeine + NALT solution provides energy and it has excellent synergy with the Methylphenidate. The L Theanine takes the edge off of both Caffeine and the other stimulant. The Magnesium is nice and refreshing during the day — I like to think it keeps my heart (at-least the electrical activity) in good shape. The mud/wtr is probably the weakest of the bunch, it provides some adaptogen mushrooms and a tad bit of Caffeine and matcha. It’s more of a taste thing/morning ritual for me. The Life Extension Multivitamin is good for general, supportive health. Some compounds in it are under-dosed — but not all. For instance, the 5mg trans-lutein is nice. Se-methyl-L-selenocysteine is cool. It’s a very generalized supplement and ticks the basics off.

CONCLUSION:

Money is a limiting factor so I can’t really craft my dream stack. This is the stack that is being run for a minimum of 30 days. There is another compounding factor but it’s inappropriate for this sub (occasional, cycled use of an NMDA receptor antagonist). There are other things that I’d love to explore when I am financially capable, such as PureWay-C (patented Vitamin C), Setria L Glutathione (patented, reduced Glutathione), Ghost Greens (a powder containing vegetables and fruits), and some other things, but I’m doing the best I can given my circumstances. If you have any suggestions, please send them my way. I’d love to hear more about Magnesium Glycerophosphate. All and any input is welcome, whether we discuss the pharmacology behind these agents, maybe you have an experience with one of these compounds, or anything else — please don’t hesitate to chime in :). Have an excellent day and thank you for reading. ❤️

New to this nootropic thing, I am a thirdworlder so I had to spend a decent chunk of money from tariffs, currency exchange, delivery etc so I want to get this right, I am also super conversative on the safety risks etc.

I saw many recommending using it laying down in bed and hanging your head so that the liquid won't drop in your lungs, but Gemini said it possibly dangerous for X reasons, I applied using the method of slightly tilting my head forward and on the opposite side of my hand applying the spray but it leaked a bit and I had difficulty angling the bottle correctly.

There is also the option to use it under my tongue, is the absorption different? less efficient in any way?.

I would like a kind soul to enlighten me and thank you to this community.

Does anyone know of anything I can do or take for getting really bad restless legs at night before heading to sleep?
About an hour before my bedtime, by legs and body will start feeling extremely restless, and I’ll start having these violent jerks that make it difficult and uncomfortable to fall asleep.

heyo,

i was curious what is the difference between these. I tried researching it on here and most posts are 11 years old. So i figured i would ask again for perhaps better answers.

anyone who used different kinds and compared? intranasal vs subq injections differ per or are all the same?

so far i read that each one is more potent than the other and that adalank/adamax are the strongest. But some people felt nothing with adalank/max nor na /na amidate.

thanks.

I wanted to know if any nootropics, peptides, supplements or anything will increase it and make it more vivid. I also want to know if anything can affect your dreams and make them very vivid. If you have any first hand experience with anything, I would like to know your experience.