A teenager who rarely found pornographic films to watch in 2000, for example, is now able to access millions of pornography with the push of a button and in less than a minute.
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Review of The Ideas Of The Book
How Does The Human Brain Work?
It is very important to know how our brains work. By understanding this we can understand why people are addicted to watching, or why they are addicted to anything in general.
The human brain contains the so-called “reward system”, which helps us continue to live and survive.
Function Of The Reward System
The most important point of operation of the reward system is the release of dopamine, a hormone that is naturally secreted in the brain after every act associated with happiness, arousal or euphoria.
For example, dopamine is secreted when eating chocolate, and the reason is that sugar activates the brain's secretion of this dopamine.
This translates to the reward system after obtaining a certain amount of dopamine seeking to repeat this act to receive the same amount of dopamine.
Dopamine
is a natural hormone, and it is secreted every day in the brain, as the amount secreted by the brain varies from person to person according to the health status of each person.
But consuming things such as drugs, alcohol, and pornography increases the secretion of this dopamine, which makes the person feel ecstatic.
How does A person feel Addiction?
Because the reward system is based on repetition, the person finds himself addicted to any act that secretes a large amount of dopamine.
Returning to the subject of pornography, the latter are of various types and forms, where a person finds himself in the middle of hundreds and even thousands of classifications of pornographic films.
These new things he discovers for the first time, as it makes him secrete a large amount of the hormone dopamine in addition to another substance called ΔFosB.
The process of secretion of these two substances is called the (Binge Mechanism), and this process affects the human brain negatively.
Among The Most Important of These Negatives
1. Loss Of Sense Of Pleasure
The reason is that the brain is used to secreting a large amount of dopamine while a person watches, which means that the small
amount that the brain secretes while doing normal daily things no longer feels pleasure.
2. Excessive Sensitivity To Images And Videos
Due to the large number of erotic videos and movies that have been watched, the person feels sensitive to any exciting and attractive image or video and has the desire to watch pornography again.
3. Negative Effect On The Cortex Of The Forehead Lobe
It is the front half of the brain and is responsible for willpower, where the person feels a lack of will to control or manage his life.
So you find him unable to make any change in his life or do the activities he wants to do.
4. Erectile Dysfunction
It is one of the most common problems caused by addiction to pornography, as this problem affects a person's married and emotional life.
In addition, studies have shown that men who watch pornography look at women with a more violent view compared to those who do not watch pornographic movies.
These and many other negatives affect a person's life, as they have the same effect as drug addiction.
Is It Possible To Get Rid of Addiction To Pornography?
The idea of the book is to help addicts get rid of watching once and for all, and the author says that the human brain has what is called neuroplasticity, as this plasticity helps us change through sleep and reorganization.
You Can Get Rid of Addiction By Following These Five Steps
1. Exterminate any pornographic content from all your electronic devices. Delete every pornographic movie or video you have previously uploaded, And exterminate its existence from your life.
2. Download a program to block sites on all the devices you use, and the author advises the program "K9 Web Protection" in this regard.
3. Mix more with people: Introverts may find it difficult in this step, but the important point here is to keep your mind away from your desire to watch.
Mixing with people will distract your mind from thinking about it, especially since watching often takes place when the person is alone.
4. Exercise regularly: Quitting watching will lead to a gap in the brain's reward system, meaning that your need for the dopamine you used to get will increase over time.
This can lead to bad withdrawal symptoms, especially in your early days, and this is probably the main reason why some fail to get rid of their addiction to watching.
Therefore, exercise will fill the dopamine gap and compensate you for the reward you were getting before.
5. Get support: Sign up for forums or groups on social media that discuss getting rid of addiction.
The author mentioned the "NoFap" forum on Reddit, as many former addicts published their success story and their struggle to get rid of it.
They all stated that they became more active than before, and some of those who were suffering from depression were able to get rid of depression, and more positive effects.
Summary Of The Book
This article was just a summary. We recommend reading this book because of its ideas and its richness in modern scientific studies on everything related to pornography and its impact on the brain as well as on a person's life, whether professional, emotional, or marital.
We recommend reading the book in case you are addicted to pornography and are brave enough to wage war against this addiction.
Written By: Mohamed Mouafak
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