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How porn addiction destroys your brain and
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why you must fix it IMMEDIATELY?
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The internet is no doubt the most popular medium for porn.
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It's everywhere and it's almost impossible to resist
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the temptation to rub one out.
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Especially when you have high speed internet access
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to full high definition content.
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Many can agree that it feels GREAT, exactly the reason why it leads
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to developing the addiction.
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Brain chemistry is essentially a series of neurotransmitters.
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In the context of porn addiction, the 'feel-good' neurotransmitters
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responsible are endorphins – predominantly dopamine.
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Dopamine is good, it plays a key role in the
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brain's reward system.
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On a fundamental level, it is released in order to motivate you
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to perform certain actions that keep you striving towards
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a greater possibility of survival, which includes reproduction.
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Allow me to illustrate:
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See food –> Dopamine released ->
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Motivation to eat
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See attractive woman –> Dopamine released –>
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Motivation to reproduce
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Dopamine is released in two main ways:
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Through your senses (smell of the food,
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vision of hot girl, etc.)
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Through thought associations (thinking about the
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pleasure of food, sex, etc.)
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It should be obvious that by looking at porn (sense)
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and associating the pleasure of ejaculation (thought),
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dopamine will be released.
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This motivates you to open up your favorite porn site
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and wack off until climax.
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Congratulations, you have successfully reproduced
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(as far as the brain's concerned).
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Unfortunately, the male brain hasn't evolved to safely respond
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to the dopamine release when viewing 30 super hot babes
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within an hour of masturbating.
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Even though it doesn't seem like it, it's an overkill, leading to
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damage of dopamine receptors.
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This also happens with excessive drug and alcohol use which also
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releases excessive amounts of dopamine.
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Basically, dopamine needs to be transported to 'receptors'
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in the brain to be effective.
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Damaging the receptors means only a fraction of the dopamine
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released is received for that feel-good motivation.
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So, normal stimuli no longer produces enough dopamine to get you going,
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you need more and more.
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This is essentially the basis of addictions.
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If you have been watching porn and masturbating excessively,
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chances are 'regular porn' doesn't give you the same satisfaction.
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You may find yourself searching for 'fetishes' to give you
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that extra kick of pleasure.
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This is by far the best evidence of dopamine receptor damage.
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Having your minimum pleasure threshold increased not only
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leads to a desensitization of sexual pleasure, but all
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other forms of pleasure as well.
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It is no coincidence that the increasing numbers of internet users
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(who watch porn excessively)
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correlates to increasing cases of depression, social anxiety,
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confidence issues,
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and sexual dysfunctions – all of which can be attributed
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to a lack of healthy dopamine receptors in the brain.
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The solution Yes, there is a solution.
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But you probably won't like it, because your ability to feel
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pleasure and motivation has been compromised.
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It's like going to the gym, not seeing immediate results
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(no dopamine release), and thus generating no motivation.
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Except this time it's worse since much of the dopamine
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that is released won't even be registered by the brain.
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So then how do you go about repairing your dopamine receptors?
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Simple.
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Stop watching porn and masturbating.
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Oh wait!
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We forgot about the addiction part!
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This is where it gets challenging.
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Stopping your “regular” dose of dopamine isn't something
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your brain will be favorable of.
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It's quite essential for everyday function.
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In order to repair your dopamine receptors, you're going to have
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to persist through the mental struggle of 'needing your fix'.
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Your mind will rationalize many reasons as to why you should
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stroke it, but you must persist against the urges if you want
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any chance of repair.
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Improving your diet can speed up the process of repair.
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Throw out all the junk food and replace it with vitamin rich
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foods, preferably vegetables and clean detoxifying foods
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that will restore a natural balance to your body.
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Compliment this with regular cardiovascular exercise and
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you're on your way to a healthy recovery.
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If your porn habits are extreme and you cannot refrain yourself
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no matter how hard you try,
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consider Porn Terminator, a software designed to scan,
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detect and delete all forms of pornographic content that
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you may come across during your internet use.
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You only have one brain.
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It is your most vital asset, so take good care of it.
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The longer you expose your brain to unhealthy habits
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of dopamine abuse, the more difficult it will be to repair.
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Think twice about what you are really doing next time you feel
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the urge to beat off.
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