Dr. Trish Leigh Podcast

Episode #207: Why Fantasizing Feels Normal


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Your brain isn’t broken. You’re living inside a neurological environment built by chronic overstimulation.

What feels “normal” today is engineered. Algorithms train your nervous system to expect reward without effort — and over time, your brain’s effort system goes offline.

When stimulation replaces engagement, motivation drops, focus fractures, emotional regulation weakens, and desire shuts down.

That’s not a discipline problem.
It’s a nervous system state.

In this Supernormal conversation, you’ll understand:
 • Why overstimulation rewires effort, desire, and regulation
 • Why habit change fails when the nervous system is dysregulated
 • Why porn use and dopamine loops flatten real-world reward
 • How miswiring shows up as low motivation, anxiety, ED, or shutdown

Real change doesn’t start with willpower.
It starts with seeing how your brain adapts.

Why Fantasizing Feels Normal 🤔👉 If you want clarity instead of guessing, brain mapping shows what’s actually happening — and how regulation restores capacity, start with a brain map at https://drtrishleigh.com/ 

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