#033 - Porn Addiction: Dopamine, Disgust, and Erectile Dysfunction (Gary Wilson)

Gary Wilson, author of "Your Brain on Porn" joins us to discuss the neuroscience of porn addiction.

We explore the role of dopamine in driving porn use, why emotions such as shock and disgust make pornography not less, but more appealing, and the links between porn usage and erectile dysfunction.

We also discuss links between porn addiction and mental health issues such as depression and social anxiety, how chronic masturbation could be responsible for feelings of fatigue and brain fog, why increasing number of men are claiming to have no interest in sex with real women, how you can tell if you're addicted to porn, and if so, what you can do to get yourself out of it.

*** BOOKS MENTIONED ***

Your Brain on Porn: http://amzn.to/2kScWvE

The Brain That Changes Itself: http://amzn.to/2gcRgoO

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