pornography and arousal addiction?
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The “Four C's” addiction assesment.Inability to Control use.
Compulsion to use.
Continued use despite adverse Consequences
Craving- Psychological or Physical.
● “Most boys seek pornography by age 10.”1
● “Of all online activities, online porn has the most potential to become addictive.”2
● Users of today find internet porn far more compelling than porn of the past. But why?
● Unending novelty!
What are Arousal addictions?
● The reward system of our brain is powered by dopamine, which is made to drive us to natural rewards, such as food, sex and bonding.
● As a consequence, extreme versions of these natural rewards register as uniquely valuable, meaning we get extra dopamine for high calorie food and “novel hot babes.”3
Problem? Yes.● Like wolves eating up to 20lbs per kill or
deer mating like crazy each season. We have a natural 'binge mechanism' which tells them and us to “get it while the getting is good.”
● But, what if mating season never stopped?
● 1) Your brain will think it has hit the evolutionary jackpot.
● 2) It triggers a molecular switch, Delta-FosB, which accumulates in the brains reward circuits.
This means:1) Excess Chronic Consumption,
2) Binge Mechanism,
3) Craving for more,
4) Continued Consumption,
5) Structural Brain Changes.
What is needed● Proper Sexual Education is vital for our
youth as well as a Sexual Re-education of their parents.
● The topics of sex, and more specifically porn cannot be glossed over, belittled or ignored in our homes, schools and communities.
Conclusion:● American Society of Addiction Medicine
(ASAM), as of August 2011 defines 'Addiction' as being “one disease.”
● Meaning ALL addictions amplify and highjack the same neurological switches.
● Sexual behavior addictions (I.E. Porn addiction) are as real as drug addictions. And should be treated as such.
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