How Porn Depletes Dopamine. (w/Dr. Trish Leigh)
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2 жыл бұрынDid you know that watching porn depletes your dopamine supply? Find out how.
About this Porn Rewire Channel: Hi. I am Dr. Trish Leigh, a Cognitive Neuroscientist. I am on a mission to help people heal their brains from porn use. My videos are designed to help you learn that:
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About this Porn Rewire Channel: Hi. I am Dr. Trish Leigh, a Cognitive Neuroscientist. I am on a mission to help people heal their brains from porn use. My videos are designed to help you learn that:
🎯 Porn Damages Your Brain
🎯 Porn Impairs Your Mental and Physical Health
🎯 Porn Destroys Your Relationships
Subscribe to this channel for brain tips to:
🔹Quit Porn for Good
🔹Heal Your Brain from Porn
🔹Get Motivated in Your Life
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🔹Heal Erectile Dysfunction
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@blainetrahan8883 Жыл бұрын
8 months clean. Thank you for inspiring us.
@blainetrahan8883 Жыл бұрын
@@BenchedViews Be patient and don’t think about it just do it
@chimaegwu5178 Жыл бұрын
Do you still feel the withdrawal symptoms and urges??
@chimaegwu5178 Жыл бұрын
I'll like to connect with you personally on Facebook or WhatsApp.Whats your name on Facebook
@blainetrahan8883 Жыл бұрын
@@chimaegwu5178 no, I was to busy on my purpose. When you are super busy, you are to tired for that stuff. My wife and I own 2 businesses so we are extremely busy
@chimaegwu5178 Жыл бұрын
@@blainetrahan8883 I'm almost seven months now on the recovery journey but I still urges and symptoms too, irrigation,fears of all kinds headaches and all,not like I'm idle,I own a business too.please what do you think I do
@emmanuelpeter6894 Жыл бұрын
130 days. Going strong 💪
@srinath6247 4 ай бұрын
You're always motivating people who struggle from porn addiction and victims who are exploited by the porn industry. You're teaching us to be active rather than living a sedentary lifestyle. You rock, Dr.🤘!
@bobhuisbaas1 Жыл бұрын
Started jogging hitting the gym massages cycling meditation walking in the forest reading books songwriting learn playing guitar drawing art drinking more water eating healthy foods in the kitchen also trying new things 💪
@DrTrishLeigh Жыл бұрын
Wow awesome! I love to hear it
@bobhuisbaas1 Жыл бұрын
@@DrTrishLeigh thanks for your support and your videos it's very hard to overcome this addiction due to the extreme dopamine shots in the reward centre of the brain but i'm working on it everyday i have a new job doing something good for society and i also follow therapy sessions now never stop fighting porn it used to be my dirty little secret my save place nobody knew or came close to because of the fear getting caught i had a wound underneath from past trauma until it nearly destroyed me... life is finally getting better after 15 very dark years...🙏
@ericdrake904 Жыл бұрын
Going well. I notice a definite improvement with dopamine. Feel enthusiasm after a hard day's work. No rush to the screen 😂 no PMO
@Phoenix_cataclysm_in_2040 10 ай бұрын
And no "superpowers". 🤔
@ericdrake904 10 ай бұрын
@@Phoenix_cataclysm_in_2040 no.not yet.. maybe one day.😁
@Phoenix_cataclysm_in_2040 10 ай бұрын
@@ericdrake904 I guess feeling like a decent human being who can relate to others and enjoy normal life without staring at nude chicks on screen can be called superpowers as majority up to their ears in that stuff. And people and especially girls notice inner calm and not being a creep. They like it, they feel safe - something that all normal girls want. So here you have it, a superpower already. 🤔
@jaypolarbear 2 ай бұрын
this video is so good at explaining this dopamine depletion. it makes perfect sense. thank you dr.
@sunnyonthebeach 3 ай бұрын
Everything you said is 💯 true 😭
@mikesecret2731 Жыл бұрын
Day 7, one week 🥳! I know that it’s not much but it’s worth celebrating for me. I feel like a lot of my addictive tendencies were built on top of my porn habit. I’ve tackled most of those, but I think once I adjust to my new normal dopamine levels I’ll have a much easier time quiting my last vice. coke beaten ✅ nicotine beaten ✅ porn beaten (for now)✅ MJ ❌
@cupboardofcheese1529 Жыл бұрын
Hows it going?
@Phoenix_cataclysm_in_2040 10 ай бұрын
Didn't realise being addicted to Michael Jackson songs is a problem for someone - yet here you have it. 🤔
@elijahschnake3863 9 ай бұрын
@@Phoenix_cataclysm_in_2040blame it on the Boogie
@JoeDaddy11 4 ай бұрын
Definitely glad I found this information it is invaluable. I needed to learn this for myself, and so I can teach my son when he is older.
@NeedSomeNuance Жыл бұрын
Hi Dr. Trish! Thanks so much for your work. Please keep it up as your videos have been the best for me
@hdjdbfbfdybrjtig4214 Жыл бұрын
I’m 15, I can’t feel sad anymore bc of lack of dopamine, I can’t feel happy and I haven’t felt exited or mad. Prn has taken my emotions from me, I never knew people experienced no happiness or emotion, wow this is a relif that’s so much.
@G20T Жыл бұрын
I’m surprised at the age of 15 you realized you were addicted look bro get the headband and get the 90 day program or save some money to buy the program your young you got a whole life ahead of you stay heathly go to the gym at your school life some weights, bro you have a whole life ahead of you bro your at a clean slate hang in there kid
@Brother_Nazarite Жыл бұрын
As a man in his 30's, who's struggled for over 20 years (it wasn't even until I was in my late 20's that I put 2 and 2 together.), you're lucky to have caught it so fast. It will only get harder, if you let it continue any longer. You don't want to deal with 20+ years of addiction. That is a hard dragon to slay. Good luck to you, young man. And when you're free, don't go back. Only one wrong look can take you right back to the start. Wishing you the best.
@K.Marx48 Жыл бұрын
@@Brother_Nazarite Me too lol I'm in my late 20s and I was a grown ass 25 yo dude when I started realized something was wrong. I'm such a dumbass. When you are so deep down in this shit you don't even notice girls interest in you, you're just completely blind to it, this nasty stuff will turn you into a zombie unable to find pleasure and interest in anything, not even in porn at one point.
@jemarhall808 Жыл бұрын
Love you Dr.Trish Thank you so much
@user-ku7gp9ss9n 6 ай бұрын
Very good information thank! That’s make sense
@tienmou68 Жыл бұрын
Great video - as always! Love your insights, Doc. Thank you.
@marceloamaral1468 Жыл бұрын
Contless huges in your feets dear Drª.!Thanks for everething !
@alanefzi6289 Жыл бұрын
This video is very enlightening ❤
@redflava7871 Жыл бұрын
Dear doctor, Firstly thank you very very much for these video. I am 37 now. I started porn when I was in college. I am not married. My addiction to porn was due to backstabbing love trauma. With lot of difficulty I picked myself up and started walking again. A girl came into my life one day and it seemed like everything was gonna be fine. She was in difficulty. I helped her in tough situations in her life financially and mentally , jeopardising my own career. After she came back to normal ,share started picking fights with me and one day backstabbed and left, leaving me mentally and financially broke. After this the intensity of the porn increased it has lot of anger, hate and anguish in my heart. I understand how porn is damaging my mind. I understand everything you said. But my future looks very bleak with respect to healthy life and happiness. I probably won’t marry ever. I won’t watch porn , for myself (thanks to you), I won’t masturbate (you said it is porn related). So what options do I have ? How does a human being live normally ? Is it possible to live like this ?
@arjen4717 7 ай бұрын
Excellent explanation 👍
@mrScififan2 Жыл бұрын
Yay! Dr.Trish! More actionable wisdom!
@Viralnews-kj2ti 11 ай бұрын
Love ya, best channel!
@paulnorton3607 Жыл бұрын
Everything she is saying is so true it's scary that as a woman she is aware of what is happening in a man's brain. She has never experienced the way a man feels or his desires but she knows everything that is causing us problems, and why?
@orandachildren1051 Жыл бұрын
Went to college n that.
@baxcel Жыл бұрын
thank you so much this video was right on time because I'm having all kinds of urges fighting non-stops, thank you so much.
@ottomanpapyrus9365 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful person
@ayahprince9634 Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much Dr Trish for exposing the devil that has been eating up my joy and happiness. The Truth shall set you free...i am free indeed. Thank you Jesus.
@flybeep1661 Жыл бұрын
THese are the kind of comment that will have other people run away from this in a big hurry. Religious extremism....yes that's what you are. "exposing devil", "truth set you free..." scary talk, extremists. And then going on to attribute to "jesus" and not the doctor who helped. Idiocy.
@skeetamus1984 Жыл бұрын
I'm not gonna lie, the struggle is real. when sleep deprived it's not as bad anymore whereas before it was really difficult not to watch porn. but now even in my dreams, it's like they're trying to convince me to watch. i may not be addicted like before, but old habits die hard. though i might slip up, at least i have this which subscribed too to help me with this porn struggle. thank you, truly. it won't be easy but i believe i can overcome this.
@10382282 Жыл бұрын
How? 🥹🥹🥹
@Bradcopo Жыл бұрын
You are the best doctor.
@DrTrishLeigh Жыл бұрын
Thank you for those kind words my friend
@alexandrutrandafir789 Жыл бұрын
Hi doctor from Romania. I am that guy who was on the roof when we talked. I am Mocanu. I managed to stay put more than 90 days. It did change my life. I didn't collapse. Thank you so much. I keep you in my prayers. I cannot say more about my identity. I never want to return back to my old habits. I don't know what to do to repay you. Thank you. I also renounced the internet. Now I write from a friend to let you know about what I did. Thank you. I cry with joy.
@mind-cy5xe Жыл бұрын
Very well info... Love and blessings from India to u and ur beautiful family...
@hisodesu1 Жыл бұрын
Good points. Good one yet. So true. It’s a man’s kryptonite.
@salto1994 3 ай бұрын
1 month clean
@ToddBedusek Жыл бұрын
Trust me not just a young person issue ,turning 51 in may,could care less ,went to bar last yr.talked about terry crews manhood .What does muse do?
@iaingraham4911 Жыл бұрын
Excellent it's all making sense now thanks 👍😊🤗😁
@FoZeusMaximus Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much.
@davidortega2102 Жыл бұрын
Good video as always
@fredferd2649 Жыл бұрын
Bad video as always
@acadevtv Жыл бұрын
This is very helpful
@ToddBedusek Жыл бұрын
For some reason my brain wont heal its 2023 still in a dreaed flatline,im tired no motavation forb anything ,good o'ld death grip ,tried mutiple supplemnts,tried tms therpy etc.dark chocalte,im on disabily bc of this crap,lower back pain,frequent urination
@robbiegibson4112 11 ай бұрын
Every time I make a comment my phone takes a photo of it? I don't understand why ? It flashes like it's taking a photo.
@taiwohassan7113 3 ай бұрын
I have been having too much sexual thoughts lately doctor which is making me lose focus in a way though but I’m in control !!!
@shawnh2651 Жыл бұрын
Best clip
@MamaMielke Жыл бұрын
Hey doc! I had a question maybe you could answer in part of a video: So, many people know about the Coolidge effect which is where you need novelty to keep dopamine and arousal high. How does this translate to real life? Does this mean my brain will be unsatisfied with just one partner forever? Or, is this desensitization a symptom that goes away gradually when one quits porn. Thank you
@NeedSomeNuance Жыл бұрын
I thought the same thing. Ultimately I think the desires don’t actually escalate for me, but I still have other reasons that I want to quit
@Thechroniclespodcast 11 ай бұрын
Let’s talk about this. Not hide in the shadows
@srinath6247 4 ай бұрын
Are endorphins and dopamine interchangeable terms? And what's the role of oxytocin?
@techstudio6293 Жыл бұрын
2 months so far
@brandonpinto5290 Жыл бұрын
Here's a congratulatory comment to boost your natural dopamine production!👍2 months deserves a celebration .🎉
@jesseshaver2262 Жыл бұрын
You should do a collab/podcast with Andrew Huberman!!
@muchasgracias8580 Жыл бұрын
3 days clean. Thank you doc
@PappaMustafa Жыл бұрын
thank you
@timetravel6913 Жыл бұрын
There is only so much excersie I can do. My happiness seem link to it . If I feel pain like pulled muscle or joint problems or can't move or excersie as well for what ever reason I get so depress. See escorts too for touching and hugs and also same theory as excersie for me, movement to feel good. And music again even better if I can move to it . And finally eating healthy I love that too, it just feels better, body feels balance not dehydration like when you eat unhealthy . I also take dog to park. I do most of it what you say yet I still have a screen problem . Social isolation and social anxiety
@chimaegwu5178 Жыл бұрын
Hello Dr,I've been on the recovery journey for almost 7months now but I still feel the withdrawal symptoms and urges too,I leave in Nigeria and it's hard to connect with you on your website, please I'll like to speak with you on Zoom and do the necessary thing to get help, thanks Dr
@K.Marx48 Жыл бұрын
I have a question: should i stop using videogames too?
@craftedwithart Ай бұрын
Yes
@amarshrivastava2753 4 ай бұрын
❤100%
@stevenmay3042 Жыл бұрын
Doctor Trish Leigh could you answer my question? Over the length of 10 years with a quessitment of 7-8000 times of masterbation at age 32.. will the dopamine ever go to a fraction of what you should have?
@charlesgray107 28 күн бұрын
Yes. But in time. How do you think drug users go back to normal after a long period of dopamine surge. Hopefully you've healed up!
@charlesgray107 28 күн бұрын
Porn since I was 12 now 34 years old. Did 40 days this year free of pron and semen retention. Had a little relapse for a couple of weeks but knew it wasn't for me. So now 14 days semen and PMO free. Only have lustful thoughts but it's so much easier now.
@vidmantaskvidmantask7134 Жыл бұрын
Also i recommend to sometimes lay down in bed and close your eyes ank keep saying my eyes relax my eyes relax my eyes relax and get into relaxation state, rest eyes and enjoy this state. Or take a bath or shower. Also watch into the window with a cat. Listen to rain. Draw your dreams that you had during sleep. Watch animation to get you into good mood. Go for a walk. Do cold shower it gets you good mood. Avoid tender blankets because it can do harm by making you too excited. Go for a walk if you can. Watch birds. Photograph the neighborhood you are living in: clouds, trees, streets. Do a video. Show it to others. You can do sunlight meditation. You need to relax and imagine that there is golden light around you. Imagine falling into this light. Feel relaxed. At first nothing special will happen, but if you continue this, you will start to feel like that golden light, your mood will become better. People who had meditation in life understand what it is. It works well when you do 16 hour fasting. Because you start getting energy from your positive imagination with golden light and not screen. Its different feeling. And you might feel light feelings. Meditation helps.
@matthewmcgill9761 Жыл бұрын
You’re so amazing
@hardikkhatri8722 Жыл бұрын
This reminds me of first edition of easypeasy way by first hack author.
@Nubako463 Жыл бұрын
7 days clean
@realzfor Жыл бұрын
The first week was willpower. The last 7 weeks have been the flatline.
@edwarddunphy3099 Жыл бұрын
From you're experience on average how long does it take to re wire you're brain?
@differentvoices6241 Жыл бұрын
6 months
@Ryan-kw7gj Жыл бұрын
10 months. No porn, no masturbating. I haven’t exactly had a rejuvenated interest in my hobbies. Sometimes I wish I never learned how to play the guitar.
@petey611 Жыл бұрын
I'm confused, Why would you wish that?
@Wealthy_Mystic Жыл бұрын
Exercise make me depressed though, most of my relapses happened after exercise
@tariqleighton-lawrence7470 Жыл бұрын
Is it possible to restore getting normal dopamine after a porn addiction?
@cheng5078 Жыл бұрын
will playing video game affect my reboot？
@user-nx1tt4db7b 15 күн бұрын
Śaw this little bit late thanks anyway.
@kanadian9418 Жыл бұрын
I just have a question. now I am trying hard to quit porn. I get that quitting porn helps our brain restructure in the right way, but I am curious what if my body just physically wants sexual activity? Then can I just masturbate without watching porn? isn't it gotta affect my brain bad? so complicating.
@therichbuddha3277 Жыл бұрын
It's not complicated. Keep researching, Dr. Trish addresses this. This is your journey. Are you on PMO, No Fap, SR, TM??
@emmanuelpeter6894 Жыл бұрын
PLEASE!!! Dr Trish can you touch on weed as an addiction just like you do with Porn. Alot of us need a comprehensive breakdown just like this.
@exelmans8855 Жыл бұрын
Stop it and that’s it.
@Cristianjulianchigbolu Жыл бұрын
Yes!
@emmanuelpeter6894 Жыл бұрын
@@exelmans8855 If stopping addictions was that easy you wouldn't be here fam
@Bayo106 Жыл бұрын
@@emmanuelpeter6894 addiction is more about the pain that you have in your life. remove the pain
@exelmans8855 Жыл бұрын
@@emmanuelpeter6894 Im only here for the dopamine advice. If you are watching P, an industry who rapes girls and women, I consider you as a luciferian, the lowest kind of animal, stay away from me.
@winny-razzy Жыл бұрын
Doc....why do I get more anxious on long time of staying away from p**n.?
@Janadu Жыл бұрын
Withdrawal
@Janadu Жыл бұрын
Withdrawal
@Cristianjulianchigbolu Жыл бұрын
Do you think smoking marijuana increases the likelihood of relapsing? Thanks 🌞
@petey611 Жыл бұрын
Yes, it can.
@fredferd2649 Жыл бұрын
Maybe it needs to be depleted.
@ashog1426 Жыл бұрын
Its not all crimsons and clover but when I dont uhmmm I notice my mood is a lot more stable not that im always happy but not such high ups n downs a little more medium mood more often if that makes sense.. lol
@josephpriester4524 Жыл бұрын
Like
@Brownnproud91 Жыл бұрын
Can you talk about how masterbation only adds to the damage and how it also depletes dopamine and acetylcholine levels and HOW TO RECOVER from it
@chimaegwu5178 Жыл бұрын
It's same thing, you can't masturbate without porn or some image on your head
@mikefun7482 Жыл бұрын
Would love an accountability partner
@icephoenix1024 Жыл бұрын
Porn is not normal. Still, about 60-70 % of the sum total content on the internet its said to be some kind of porn or nudes. Crazy.
@Ocean_Man_ Жыл бұрын
Yeah but constantly thinking that masturbation is ruining your life can actually trigger a placebo effect that can actually make it dangerous. Also trying to suppress sexual thoughts too much can actually do the opposite since you experience anxiety every time you try to suppress it making it a compulsion much like what is seen in people with OCD. And if you can't quit the habit just find something or someone in your life that you love and stop overfixating on the sexual thoughts. If you really can't get rid of them you should consult a proffesional maybe its linked to a mental health condition.
@bryantcofty2709 11 ай бұрын
I know that you want everyone to do the work that they love but that's a fantasy for 99% of people. Most people don't even know what that would be. Most people just want a good paying job that they don't hate. In addition, someone had to do all the menial tasks and that's 99% of jobs. You may be unintentionally sabotaging people by making them feel that if they can't make a living "doing what they love" them they're a failure.
@unclegator Жыл бұрын
I don’t like porn. My wife calls me a prude. I’m not a prude it does nothing for me that is all. I like romance movie that take the high rd.
@Janadu Жыл бұрын
Women become addicted to porn too. Just sayin'. And it's not healthy for them either.
@ToddBedusek Жыл бұрын
Ed meds all over adult sights
@richardsmith8325 Жыл бұрын
Porn is the addiction to being less than ourselves
@Nubako463 Жыл бұрын
I come back when I am on day 17
@ezzzbattery7525 Жыл бұрын
Am 30 years.. I promise to stop it... but I just did it
@vidmantaskvidmantask7134 Жыл бұрын
Advice: avoid garlic and onion. Those two can make you too excited.
@BlackAM Жыл бұрын
3rd month no porn 👍🏽
@theguynextdoor4978 Жыл бұрын
So what you're basically saying is: Replace problematic dopamine, with healthy dopamine to keep the urges in check?
@dannymorales2139 Жыл бұрын
🙏🏾🙌🏾💔 🥺
@Nubako463 Жыл бұрын
12 days clean
@ishansharma5352 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful women going to this industry
@Janadu Жыл бұрын
With the help of make up, plastic surgery, augmentations, botox, etc. Beauty is only skin deep. Look for beauty within and not the phony surface crap.
@ishansharma5352 Жыл бұрын
@@Janadu some are very beautiful without much make up....also they good at heart ....sunny leone
@fredferd2649 Жыл бұрын
would you prefer ugly ones?
@aveong2054 Жыл бұрын
Is it okay to have sex even tho you have porn induced erectile dysfunction?
@d8vidtruthseeker Жыл бұрын
Buy Lilys chocolate bars. Sweetened with stevia
@Marcel-hl5yz Жыл бұрын
S
@Mklpfn Жыл бұрын
from the creators of "why you should select the most virgin partner in the world" and "less is more and when your partner knows less about the world outside, the more attractive you would become to her " the perfect excuses for jealous people with toxic relationships
@lisaMay1966 Жыл бұрын
I think this is why everything is boaring to him..all he does is complain about everything then run to his phone
@lisaMay1966 Жыл бұрын
He denies it or gaslights me with something totally off topic
@fredferd2649 Жыл бұрын
boaring?
@ELChapo7.62 Жыл бұрын
Super Beautiful lady, i think you might be the reason i relapse 😍😍🥰🥰🥰
@hellprincess7640 Жыл бұрын
Does reading romance novels/ erotica have the same effect on the brain as porn? I feel like it might be ruining my relationship because I expect mind blowing passionate sex with a man who has a perfect body, which I know is unrealistic.
@therichbuddha3277 Жыл бұрын
Is it though?
@ottomanpapyrus9365 Жыл бұрын
Yeah thats unrealistic
@tomdixon1213 Жыл бұрын
Lets get porn out of our libraries. A college girl can’t be safe in a library anymore because the American Library Association considers it free speech and won’t filter it.
@fredferd2649 Жыл бұрын
Free speech!
@buddyandgeorge 4 ай бұрын
Nobody cares. This video is only an attempt at trying to control people. I've been over this in responses I have left to other videos. There is no such thing as natural. Would not natural have existed previous to my ever watching porn? I'm not a snowboarder, I was a skier. I've tried snowboarding, it was ok, but being a man whom is apparently not capable, it doesn't matter what I say.
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