If you want to know how porn is addictive then you are in the right spot. I am Dr. Trish Leigh, I will tell you how.
In this video, I will talk about the effects of pornography on the brain. Many people don’t know that Compulsive Hypersexuality Disorder has been added to the International Classification of Diseases, the eleventh edition. (ICD-11). Watching porn is the number one way this disorder manifests itself. Therefore, continue reading to learn more about how porn is addictive.
What is the number one way hypersexuality is acted out?
The number one way that hypersexuality is acted out by a person is through pornography consumption. We know that from science. So, basically, when you constantly and frequently consume pornography it feeds hypersexuality. Therefore, creating the need to go back for more.
From a neuroscience perspective, we know that it goes back to brain activity and brain performance patterns. Pornography addiction begins when you first start to consume porn. It’s normally at a young age.
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How is Pornography Addictive?
A part of the brain is hijacked by this supernormal stimulus when you’re young. That creates a flood of neurochemicals into the brain. Normally someone is shown pornography and it releases this massive neurochemical relief. Therefore, immediately the brain will try to calibrate itself. To even out those levels to get the brain and body back to homeostasis. However, the next time this young person goes back to watch pornography again. This rush of neurochemicals causes the brain to actually need more. The brain needs more to get the same reaction as before. That’s how quickly pornography can hijack the brain.
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