Why Is Pornography So Addictive ?

25% of the total search requests to any search engine is porn, though some people believe that it is a lot higher than those numbers. It is also the 4th most common reason given by people for going to the internet. Some stats even show that pornography is affecting the life of every individual on the face of the planet either directly or indirectly.

Pornography is in many ways like a drug to the brain and with continuous exposure people find themselves addicted to it and their tolerance increases much like any other drug. Just like a drug it leads to the loss of control over oneself and compulsiveness to engage in the activity more despite of the negative consequences. Long term exposure may lead to permanent changes in the neural network. Dopamine (DA) is produced when ever we feel happy or accomplish something. This Dopamine sort of re-wires your brain to perform the same action again and again thus leading to addiction. So, what is produced as a New-Normal becomes more and more evident and our brain/body craves for this Dopamine to regain that new Homeostasis (the new equilibrium). This Dopamine is produced during sexual excitement and now you know the reason for addiction. Along with Dopamine some other hormones like Serotonin, Norepinephrine

and the more you will be forced to watch again forming a 'Trap Cycle', coming out of which is very difficult. More over, the more you watch the more your tolerance increases and it becomes more difficult to get turned on by Reality. This may also lead to finding your mate less attractive.


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