{"id":26819,"date":"2016-05-23T15:04:49","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T20:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/?p=26819"},"modified":"2023-09-22T13:07:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T18:07:17","slug":"ive-been-experimenting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/ive-been-experimenting\/","title":{"rendered":"I’ve been experimenting and finally realized porn was an issue."},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n“I’ve been to psychologists and psychiatrists for the last 8 years. Have been diagnosed with depression, severe social anxiety, severe memory impairment, and a few others. Have tried Effexor, Ritalin, Xanax, and Paxil. Dropped out of two different colleges. Been fired twice. Used pot to calm my social anxiety. I’ve been approached by quite a few women (I guess due to looks\/status), but they quickly flew away due to my incredible weirdness. I’ve been a hardcore porn addict since about 14.<\/em><\/span>
\nFor the last two years I’ve been experimenting, and finally realized porn was an issue. I stopped it completely two months ago. It has been very difficult, but so far incredibly worth it.<\/span> I’ve since quit my remaining medication.<\/em><\/span>
\nMy anxiety is nonexistent. My memory and focus are sharper than they’ve ever been. I feel like a huge ‘chick magnet,’ and my ED is gone too.<\/strong> I seriously think I had a rebirth \u2013 a second chance at life.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0~ A guy in his late twenties<\/span>
\nThe above quote is from physiology teacher Gary Wilson’s TEDxGlasgow\u00a0talk called The Great Porn Experiment. In this talk (see below), he discusses the science and symptoms of Internet pornography, and how the brain adapts and gets altered to such extreme stimulation.
\nErotic words and pictures have been around a long time. <\/em>
\nSo has the neurochemical rush from novel mates<\/a>. <\/em>
\nYet the novelty of a once-a-month <\/em>Playboy evaporates as soon as you turn the pages. Would anyone call <\/em>Playboy or softcore videos “shocking” or “anxiety-producing?” Would either violate the expectations of a computer-literate boy over the age of 12? <\/em>
\nNeither compares with the “searching and seeking” of a multiple-tab Google porn prowl. <\/em>
\nWhat makes internet porn unique is that you can keep your dopamine jacked up with the click of a mouse or tap on a screen.<\/em> (Source: https:\/\/yourbrainonporn.com\/doing-what-you-evolved-to-do<\/a>)
\nSo, you all know that we believe God has blessed us with sex within marriage (1 Corinthians 7:1-40) and that pornography is a sin (Matthew 5:28, 1 John 2:16).
\nAs Plato said:\u00a0Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.<\/em>
\nSo, let’s get some knowledge.<\/p>\n

But, this time,\u00a0let’s take “religion” out of the conversation. \u00a0What is “science” saying about Internet porn?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let’s start with Gary’s talk:
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