Your Brain on Porn

Submitted by admin on Sun, 01/24/2016 - 18:22
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Start here for a brief overview of concepts & science

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/13/2016 - 13:17
This article is a short synopsis of some key concepts. For the science behind it, please follow all the links and read this page. Some links go to our articles, which in turn link to studies. For a more in-depth understanding and further evidence see The Research Page. For specific content explore Porn FAQs.

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What happens when you drop a male rat into a cage with a receptive female rat? First, you see a frenzy of copulation. Then, progressively, the male tires of that particular female. Even if she wants more, he has had enough. However, replace the original female with a fresh one, and the male immediately revives and gallantly struggles to fertilize her. You can repeat this process with fresh females until he is completely wiped out.

This is called the Coolidge effect—the automatic response to novel mates. Interestingly, men ejaculate more motile sperm and they do it more quickly when they view a novel porn star. This powerful automatic response to erotic novelty is what started you down the road to getting hooked on internet porn.

Studies linking porn use or porn/sex addiction to sexual dysfunctions, lower brain activation to sexual stimuli, and lower sexual satisfaction

Submitted by admin on Sun, 06/12/2016 - 16:11

Reality Check - Regardless of what you may read in some journalistic accounts, multiple studies reveal a link between porn use and sexual performance problems, relationship and sexual dissatisfaction, and reduced brain activation to sexual stimuli.

Let's start with sexual dysfunctions. Studies assessing young male sexuality since 2010 report historic levels of sexual dysfunctions, and startling rates of a new scourge: low libido. Documented in this article.

Brain Studies on Porn Users

Submitted by admin on Thu, 07/31/2014 - 17:55

This page lists all the studies assessing the brain structure and functioning of Internet porn users. To date every study offers support for the porn addiction model. The results of these 27 studies (and upcoming studies) are consistent with 170+ Internet addiction brain studies, many of which also include internet porn use. All support the premise that internet porn use can cause addiction-related brain changes, as do 10 recent neuroscience-based reviews of the literature:

Gary's TEDx talk - "The Great Porn Experiment"

Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/01/2013 - 12:08

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Age 42 - One year, PIED healed, knowing the science really helped

Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/20/2016 - 20:51

I want to say how important all this teaching and science has helped me. Prior to July 8th of 2015, I thought I was taking porn to me with the grave. I had all kinds of problems sexually. I love my fiancé, but I couldn't sustain an erection during sex. I also felt my life was out of control. I couldn't move forward. Every month or so, I'd do a flurry of work for a few days and then crash and burn. It was like that for a year. I wanted to commit suicide. But I'm not that victim anymore.

Age 23 - PIED cured: During the last 3 months, I've been having constant great sex like any normal 23 should.

Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/20/2016 - 10:21

Six months ago I had sex for the first time in my life and it was one of the worst things the ever happened. I'm 23 years old, been constantly (like really constantly) fapping for 10 years. Probably this was the main reason why I never really felt like I’m missing something. I never knew that porn and sex is different.

Steve Harvey Show (PIED)

Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/20/2016 - 07:53

GO TO 28:03 FOR PIED SEGMENT. Never mind the shaky advice from the counselor that there is always a deeper issue causing porn use, it's good to see the issue of PIED going mainstream.

Stay strong everyone, this shit really works: I Find Porn Disgusting Now

Submitted by admin on Wed, 10/19/2016 - 11:18

Just tried watching porn to see if I could get turned on because I am in a flatline... found the video disturbing. Saw through the fakeness of it all... nothing is real about what the actors/actresses are doing. Stay strong everyone, this shit really works!!