Anne Truong MDMen's Sexual Health Doctor

What really happens to your brain when you watch PORN #shorts #addiction #youtubeshorts #viral #fyp

9 Dec 2023 · 0 min

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A short dialogue explaining that porn addiction affects the brain similarly to other addictions: repeated viewing changes brain structure and decision-making, leading to 'strange' behaviors (e.g., neglecting family) because the activity 'hijacks' control. The clip outlines that multiple brain regions contribute to different aspects of addiction.

What goes.
On in a person's brain or a person's body when they watch porn.
Now, like other addictions, porn addiction is something that affects the brain. So when that behavior continues, it actually starts to change the brain. And so when it changes the brain, that's when you start to see those behaviors that are strange. Why would somebody want to miss out on spending time with their family to watch porn? Like, this is a strange behavior. This is not something that you would expect. That's because their decision making capacities of their brain has changed. It's been hijacked by this activity. So now this is in control. So there are various aspects of the brain that controls different parts of the addiction.