Porn addiction is quite a phenomenon isn’t it? At age 10, catching glimpses of pornography photographs every once in a while seemed to be quite a treat. Skimming through late night broadcasts of erotica on premium movie channels seemed just as taboo as Internet porn now has become today.
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Said a forum member:
It’s a very natural instinct to want to be with as many women as possible in sexual way. The problem is that porn inflames and twists this function of our brain in a very ugly way. It gets out of conscious control and it’s turns into a frenzy.
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Comments: Simple article. Dopamine influences all decision-making, whether moral, ethical, gut level, you name it. 
Changes in dopamine receptors or dopamine levels will affect your perception and behavior. Serious addictions mess with the dopamine system.
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Comments: There is a very important concept in this study: Testosterone increases libido by stimulating dopamine. Libido always comes down to dopamine. Many porn users who have sexual dysfunction or libido problems think somethings has happened to their testosterone levels. No indeed; they have changed their brains and dopamine functioning. They have dopamine dysregulation, not […]
Comments: Continued evidence that dopamine regulates male sexual behavior 
Dominguez JM, Hull EM. Physiol Behav. 2005 Oct 15;86(3):356-68. Epub 2005 Aug 30. Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Program, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1270, USA.
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By Steven Stocker, NIDA NOTES Contributing Writer
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COMMENT: Stress can increase vulnerability to addiction. 
Chronic Stress, Drug Use, and Vulnerability to Addiction
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