Gary Wilson - Pornography Addiction and Perceived Addiction - Reach 10

[@surajjuthi5314]

Wonder if Gary knows that he actually SAVED so many lives, including my own. He gave my son a REAL father, and my wife a REAL husband and not a worthless money making machine.. Such a huge impact is hard to really understand. I will do my best to save future generations from this horrible, life-ruining addiction.

[@omerkaya4194]

👏

[@RawFruitGuy]

Yes the only person that has motivated time again after I failed.. R.I.P.

[@reach1057]

I am so grateful you found his work! Gary was amazing and I am so glad his legacy lives on through you.

[@KnucklesForSkull]

I am absolutely with you my brother. It is absolutely high time we went extremely serious about waging a war against pornography. And the way? Become part of the control group....

[@TrevorHamberger]

He gave me my life back

[@mazklassa9338]

1:27:14 - "if you don't try to quit you won't know if you're addicted". Can't argue with that! ✊

[@tafedits]

truely!! i know people who say that it doesnt harm them but havent try to quit! xD its kinda hilarious!

[@aspirewot8408]

@@tafedits well that means porn cameraman and John sins are addicted then n its harming them lol stfu

[@Luke-ih1oc]

@@aspirewot8408 sex addiction is completely different from porn addiction. But that's not to say that cameramen and the actors themselves don't experience detrimental effects otherwise; it's just completely different from porn addiction which involves watching porn on a screen (and usually masturbation, but this is not required). Read Your Brain on Porn to educate yourself a bit more.

[@aspirewot8408]

@@Luke-ih1oc Lol sh

[@justinhill3133]

@@tafedits That's not hilarious. Think of the wasted life they will have.

[@Dom-xi8je]

I’m on day 15 no pmo. I am going to kick this nasty habit. Been an addict for 26 years and I can’t wait to experience life on the other side.

[@Grateful_7]

How are you today ? I hope you've continued the challenge

[@泰勒-u1h]

I was on day 16 and failed, currently on day 4.

[@umaikeruna]

How did you guys go?

[@泰勒-u1h]

Henry Thoreau I’m on day 25

[@umaikeruna]

@@泰勒-u1hNice work brother. I just thought about the last ten years of my life... Can't believe how bad the impact was, and I had no idea...

[@bend1483]

Gary Wilson is a literal life-saver.

[@Onestrangebrain]

Yes he is

[@HerveyShmervy]

Unfortunately he recently passed away 😔

[@bend1483]

@@HerveyShmervy oh wow. What a shock. :(

[@reach1057]

Amen! His work has transformed so many lives - I am so grateful he touched you too.

[@michaelpsellos2560]

Rest in Peace Gary you were a pioneer and I firmly believe in 20-30 years Porn will be seen like Tobacco today

[@bobbycecere1037]

You are correct - it definitely will. Professionals who are denying it now are going to look like fools

[@Sh0n0]

‘They’ already know how bad porn is, which is why they are pushing it hard. In 20-30 years they’re probably going to want us hooked into VR worlds with haptics feeding us ai generated porn triggering every desire and keeping us docile. I hope the world will change enough that they abolish porn, but the whole system needs to collapse first.

[@gmanoffury]

Seen like tobacco? so everybody realises it's bad, nobody cares, will continue to consume and will just be taxed heavily by european governments so they can continue to profit and not address it/ make attempts to stop it?

[@jaylin4356]

It's already starting! r/LoveAfterPorn is becoming popular

[@medmoh2751]

Did he die ?

[@notyou3924]

The porn industry is a multi-billionaire industry, and they'll do ANYTHING to keep us addicted and watching. Of course being against porn and calling it addicting will be met with a lot of resistance. But in the end truth always prevails.

[@linhthaiduong7273]

@Reee Monro "why is most porn free? " Amen, this is the real question to ask...

[@aris13pat1]

@Kyle Rook It is a multi billion industry because it makes multi billions. Google "porn industry profits" and you will find out. All people watch it because...well watch the fucking video and you will know. As for who is funding the research is not relevant at all. The agenta of the research though is very clear. It is to misinform and to cloud people's opinions about a taboo topic. When they say that I feel guilty of porn because Iam a religious person this is bullshit. I feel ashamed because I can't stop and failing my standards, not because of morality or religion. Gary Wilson has a strong point there. I don't believe in God and my morality has not stopped me from watching without annoyance in the past

[@banjomcgee6333]

​@Kyle Rook I can't help feeling like your comment did a better job exposing you as a contrarian rather than a person genuinely interested in expanding the discussion. None of the potential answers to your questions seem to pose any tangible opposition to the facts and ideas stated in the video. Literally, you're just asking basic open-ended questions and hoping that your readers do the intellectual work for you to introduce skepticism. Sorry but I cannot think of a scenario in which the answer to "Why do so many people watch porn" would lead me to doubt actual scientific peer-reviewed studies on the potential harms of porn. I have no idea what you were even attempting to get at with such a question but even still, the logic behind it can be used against what you're trying to imply. For example why do so many people smoke cigarettes? Further in referring to the questions you posed, you say "They are rarely sighted in any of the "reports" on porn." So you want us to assume you yourself have studied all of the reports and have the authority to tell us what is and isn't rare to appear in them? It's far more likely you snatched that talking point from an article and have been spreading it around like the gospel since. Which in and of itself, shows what information you have an inherent bias towards. Of course I am just assuming, so I welcome you to prove me wrong at any point. As OP mentioned, the truth always prevails in the end, so watching you try to squirm out of this will be interesting. And if I am indeed wrong, I will at least have learned something in the process. It's a win/win for me. I am going out on a limb to say you strike me as a person who may be impacted in some way by porn but have put up barriers to your own understanding as a form of denial and aversion to accountability. Either that, or you work to some extent in the porn industry yourself. Nevertheless, I believe you have more leg work to do when it comes to making whatever loose case you were trying to build here. You can't look at hard data and numbers, respond with open-ended questions in a non-neutral manner and expect people with common sense to take you seriously. If creating a "truly open and science based discussion" is your intent, here's a start: Do a better job expressing your doubt in a way that isn't slightly below mediocre. Looking forward to the discussion!

[@martinirving3824]

@@banjomcgee6333 , Very nice reply. You exposed the post. My sense is the poster effectively tried to blame users for being addicted and it's not the fault of industry they make billions of dollars. And call into question the veracity of the research and the science (which is exactly what Wilson is doing with bogus "perceived addiction" nonsense). Irritating to me, while advocating scientific thoroughness, the poster misspelled cited ("sighted"). To me, the issue of high-speed porn is very similar to the extreme bias and shortcomings of nutrition science. A lot of parallels. The food industry, particularly processed food, grosses billions, even trillions per year, world--wide, selling food that is nutritionally poor but highly palatable largely due to added sweeteners. Sugar is addictive. It's been scientifically proven (with the same neuroscience as porn addiction). Industry will deny it and blame people for eating too much or not having enough self control. The real issue of course, is socio-economic. Processed is cheap as well as addictive.

[@flemishtemplar3766]

@Kyle Rook Why did they call it anti-semitic if you don't watch porn and mastrubate?

[@Onestrangebrain]

I am totally secular and never felt any shame about my heavy porn use. I thought it was normal, just something to keep private given cultural norms. Results: compulsive daily use, major impact on my sex life, depression, loss of concentration, sleep problems, irritability. As soon as I learned what porn does to brains, I quit and went through some nasty withdrawals, but now I am off for almost a year, the majority of the symptoms above are GONE. I call this "perceived addiction" bullshit. Thank you Gary!

[@misterauctor7353]

Yeah, and it's sad that many people are denying p0rn addiction being a thing.

[@RawFruitGuy]

Yea it's so crazy how much the mental health community scoffs it off. Sometimes, I feel like there's an agenda to keep young men hooked on porn and heavy internet use.

[@Ijzerdraad]

how are you doing today? please let me know :)

[@reach1057]

Thank you for sharing your experience! So glad you have healed so much.

[@larrycarter3765]

You are not secular.

[@tarikn.g.dabbous3323]

This guy is saving lives, literally.

[@Onestrangebrain]

He saved me.

[@pedrohero7]

He saved me too.

[@moatasemkassab4517]

I have a theory: Nicole Prause is paid by the porn industry to cunningly falsify the existence porn addiction.

[@härjaren]

And relationships

[@reach1057]

Truly. I know so many people who have been blessed by his work. Thank you Gary!

[@cjussery312]

I am starting to believe “They” don’t want us to know about Gary’s research

[@davidromero2704]

@@harorider96 not just men. it affects women too. as soon as i found these videos i decided to try it. i regained my humanity is what i call it. i still watch it responsibly. but since giving it up. i feel lime i used to. i am not afraid to stand up for myslef in debates, i have increased confidence. i have more passion and determination. the works

[@reach1057]

That's so true.

[@19374hklmaq]

Duh.

[@againstdrivingdrunk614]

@@harorider96 wack off in your head in the shower. do that atleast 21 days, then you are good, and in my experience I have no need to go back, and when I do it looks goofy/not arousing. just me and my pervert mind.

[@croonaw8790]

That's why it was in your recommended yeah?

[@jimjones3984]

This should be taught in schools. From 8th grade to college.

[@reach1057]

That would be soooo great! For now we can do our part to teach our kids and loved ones what we have learned from Gary.

[@AchillesSeventySeven]

More like 5th grade unfortunately

[@saber8560]

~Time Stamps~ 10:16 The Four 'C's or Addiction 20:08 Major Brain Changes 22:04 Dopamine Explained 28:43 First brain change

[@TheContrariann]

Thanks buddy

[@reach1057]

Thanks for taking the time to add these!

[@SurajSharmaFourKnob]

To be a hero is every kids dream, but I bet Gary didn’t know he’d be a hero of all the fappers! Thanks for saving so many from this horrible addiction.

[@steelhk]

Gary Wilson you saved my life I wouldn't be here if I didn't stop watching adult videos. I want you to know I see you as a role model man. I have told my brothers and friends about you and I'll tell my future sons about you and your work. Thanks brother please release more information on this topic if your research continues

[@lorenzoperez2152]

Thank God for Gary Wilson I’m a porn addict I being struggling for years this will help me a lot

[@waronamogobye436]

How's it going champ?

[@moatasemkassab4517]

We need an update bud :)?!

[@sabasauri6617]

Rest in peace king, thanks for saving so many young lives, including mine. Hope we will meet in heaven one day.

[@abelyanezrios5340]

I wish i would have shacked hands whit this HERO!

[@abelyanezrios5340]

He is Still saving lives all around the World, i'm from México and and this Hero saved my life! 🦸

[@southwestxnorthwest]

Gary has an excellent delivery method and ability to convey his research to any demographic

[@reach1057]

Agreed! Bless him for sharing his gift with the world.

[@kpec3]

Thank you Gary, RIP. You totally helped me change my life for the better, and saved a lot of other people. You were pivotal in helping me, reading ybop during my first reboot.

[@stephenngugi3647]

I did try to quit.... That's when I knew I was an addict... Actually it became worse at some point... May God help us on this.

[@firestone8590]

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[@reach1057]

You're on the right path - so many people don't believe they are addicted or that addiction is possible, because they've never tried to quit. Best wishes to you in your journey of recovery - it's possible!

[@aprylljay]

I wonder why the comments were disabled on the TedTalk.

[@Jowurel]

OY VEY

[@slippytrippy8122]

Yuuuuuuup me too

[@flemishtemplar3766]

@@Jowurel 😄

[@chicken768]

Angry coomers

[@bellechocolate6064]

“Hate speech” or “Misinformation”

[@Onestrangebrain]

This is so incredibly scary! I've been quit for three days. Awaiting three weeks with terror!

[@bibortonsabbir8984]

Best of luck.. I think you can do it

[@timmythistle6615]

I'm literally on day three now without porn and masturbation. I have an actual headache which I think is a withdrawl symptom. Porn is definitely terrible for all of us.

[@mazklassa9338]

@ravenise006 please please let that be true. I'm suffering like hell.

[@dwikafebrianto3016]

@@timmythistle6615 I never succeed quitting this PMO thing man. It is so hard like I can't quit eating food you know.

[@hello-mh7jj]

Dwika Febrianto do exercise instead of pmo as it also releases dopamine

[@bend1483]

1:30:14 is a super interesting point. I’ve seen people on the forums who say “well I only use once a week or once every couple of weeks..” yet they still have addiction related brain changes, and this would explain why!

[@Kevin-gq2kj]

Ben Dover

[@simondko93]

Ben Dover

[@bend1483]

Oh wow. It’s 1997 and I’m at primary school all over again. 😂

[@NihouNi]

Gary Wilson's research and talks are invaluable for the work that I do with offenders. So glad he is doing this work.

[@akashk3468]

You were a great inspiration sir . 🙏 Rest in peace

[@weeni001]

I have struggled for a very long time. This information is so important. Thank you!

[@reach1057]

You're welcome and best wishes to you!

[@Ijzerdraad]

how are you doing today? please let me know :)

[@klassicjammer7322]

What a great video. This reinforces my need to completely stop masturbating to ANYTHING on my phone whether it’s porn or just pictures of women on dating sites, and the need to complete quit and not just do it intermittently. The hard part is that I’m not willingly doing it intermittently, it’s the urges that are caused by my brain trying to open new pathways (which is great!) but causes me to be more sensitive to stimulus or stressors. Amazing video. Amazing that intermittent use can actually cause marginally worse symptoms than consistent use. Just reinforces the need to turn away from this for good.

[@shivamsingh-lb1mg]

R.I.P Legend.

[@kingkennedy7569]

Rest In Peace Gary Wilson u helped us a lot

[@JWStreeter]

Gary Wilson needs to start appearing on more mainstream sources. Maybe Sam Harris' podcast? One can dream..

[@aprylljay]

So many people are opposed to this message. Addicts in denial, and people making money

[@sirus312]

if you are 28-38 watch this ASAP you were prime time when high speed porn started coming out...and the worst age *young* it seems older people recover quicker. the younger kids now are screwed.

[@rtp7431]

Yeah and now they have free 4k full videos on one the sites. You don't have to even pay

[@flemishtemplar3766]

@@rtp7431 and VR porn

[@shipwrecker37]

I'm 25, and I'm like.... what? Why was there no attempt at stopping or lessening the use of it? I feel similarly about video game usage but of course I feel like porn addiction is much worse. I think too much big money is set on keeping us addicted.

[@HerveyShmervy]

Younger kids aren't screwed per say, it's just taking them about 6 months longer at minimum. There are only a few (~10%) cases of long term addicts needing over a year to recover

[@kartikthefriend]

Gary Wilson will live on forever. Thank you so much for saving so many lives. Including mine.

[@Lord-V15]

RIP Gary. Thank you for your work.

[@himanshuchauhan1106]

Gary wilson is a legend and i support gary Wilson till my last breath

[@typicalzen6149]

Thank you so much for spreading this information, you are saving more and more men with each view!

[@subhanshaikh7876]

The work of gary wilson is really appreciating

[@reach1057]

Amen! He did such needed work. Bless him.

[@indianyaksha]

It's been 12 years I started watching porn and trying to quit since last few months. Leaving Cigarettes are easy but Porn is tough and I came to know I am addict.

[@Ijzerdraad]

how are you doing today? please let me know :)

[@ambition2367]

22:06 - 35:16 He does an amazing job of explaining how & why a man is no longer sexually aroused by his woman. This man is truly blessed in explaining complex things in a simple manner. I appreciate your work & I will learn & share this information. Thank you!

[@worldwithoutwar8622]

In the book Deeply Touched Inside, the issue of Porn, Fantasy and making love with a real person are clearly discussed. The book suggests that making love with a real person is ultimately a much richer, sexier experience than the fantasy experience inspired by porn. And one problem with porn is that some young men expect real women to behave like the women in the porn movies

[@KoDaring]

this addiction is very real

[@Ijzerdraad]

how are you doing today? please let me know :)

[@mediahits9683]

Dr. Wilson your projects will continue to gain popularity. Also I would say you have a good speaking voice, and lots of good guests on "Your Brain on Porn".

[@ahmedhafiz7466]

The first half hour is very important to me. It helps me to understand addiction much better.. Although I admire the full presentation.. RIP Cary..

[@Brararaf101]

Gary for president

[@samuelgarciagaming9870]

Am 17 I know this is old but thank you for the advice took a lot of notes and put it into action thank you for sharing this knowledge wish I seen this earlier 💌

[@amongthethorns8788]

That was so excellent. Thankyou!

[@turannuraliyev6631]

what I don't get is, how is it helping to argue that "you don't have addiction, it is just shame"? What is then the solution to the problem? Be more shameless? If someone can't fit porn into his self image, but still cannot stop looking porn, then he has a problem to solve. I just cannot believe that the academia suggests "just don't be ashamed of it".

[@Vedioviswritingservice]

I am surprised youtube doesn't scrub this video.

[@tronarts7945]

Dang I wish I would of found out about this when I was younger! I could of done something about it :(

[@umaikeruna]

I feel so betrayed by my society. My parents had no idea an open sewerage pipe fed directly into our lounge room.

[@banjomcgee6333]

Always better late than never! You know now, so just move forward and do the best you can from here. Fortunately the brain is plastic, meaning you can reverse most if not all of the "damage" done up to this point. It's not too late!

[@wowso4]

You still can it's never too late. Best of luck to you.

[@joemcmullen236]

this is saving me and my relationship

[@Ijzerdraad]

how are you doing today? please let me know :)

[@moozycla6]

_Oh, my favorite porn video!_ 1:59:35 LMAO! Gary's such an amazing guy!

[@saber8560]

he may be secular, but he's doing Gods work out here

[@saikumartadi8494]

Good work guys please upload more of such videos :) I am ur first subscriber

[@recmanyeah8272]

This is important

[@TomeRodrigo]

RIP

[@psy-lion]

Wait... if the age of 10-25 is considered as the most important part of human mind development... why can you buy alcohol, cigarettes, view porn already at the age of 18 instead of 25? 18-25 are the years when most of the people actually fall into addictions.

[@X33Ultras0und]

I'm sorry to say, but it's to keep you trapped. They glorify 18 - 20 as an amazing thing where you can do what you want as an adult, but really it's just their way of not having responsibility for your corruption as "you made these choices as a grown man/woman" even though from ages 1 - 17 they hide it and say "only 18+ can view this" or "only 18+ can buy this" making these things the first thing you do when 18 - hooking you early. As you becoming successful and happy and fulfilled doesn't help them, so they don't teach or tell you about it. They just tell you about drugs, porn, sex, alcohol, etc. Realize that they only want your labor and don't really care about your health or well being.

[@flemishtemplar3766]

@Clorox Tree Dammit... and i waited till my 18th birthday to smoke a joint.

[@flemishtemplar3766]

@Clorox Tree Oh yeah, pardon me, i've misread due to lack of sleep.

[@GabrielDouglasR]

A moment of silence for our hero 😔

[@confuse-e-asitis]

"If you solve a problem you also kill the profession of those who fake that they are trying to solve the problem " quote by orochimp.

[@DarkManBeatzUrFace]

Thanks gary for giving us the dangers of porn people domt understand how bad porn is and how rampant it is in society most of the world consumes porn and they normalised it and its everywhere in society i think this should be teached in schools to show the dangers of porn consumption and how its addiction

[@michaelenns8872]

Porn addiction is so bad. I was addicted to nikotin. Stop smoking was easy compared to stop watching pornographic material.

[@fabbiotec]

MY GOD. My boyfriend smokes and I am a self-allegedly porn addict, and for him it has been easier to quit than me. 7 days with no porn, but after 5 days I was super horny and I could not help masturbating. How are you doing so far?

[@michaelenns8872]

@@fabbiotec Okay. I have done better but I have done worse when it comes to that nevertheless I am very optimistic. I am definitely on the right track. I pretty much recovered at one point but felt back at again. Just try, fail, try, fail, try, fail until you make it.

[@fabbiotec]

@@michaelenns8872 We have to make it!!!!!!!!!!!! I have withdrawal symptoms, very bad anxiety symptoms!! For sure porn is worse than Nicotine! Is crazy that scientists are still fighting if this is real diagonosis or not. Good luck! I think masturbating using the mind is better to come to porn!, so i will keep doing that when my hornyness is too strong.

[@Andersdahl2211]

I think I was 12 or 13 when I started and I'm now 25 and the longest time I have been away from porn is two months. I'm I fucked? He talkes about I have a "big hole" in my brain.

[@martinirving3824]

Interesting that intermittent porn use (done when trying to quit) actually amplifies addiction in the reward center. That doesn't happen with food, as far as I know. Yes, in the questions, Wilson states that (high-speed) internet porn is a "unique" stimulus compared to other addictions.

[@xshadowscreamx]

Guys in the audience looking at each other nervously.

[@MySonu17]

RIP Gary

[@daveyork0]

I don't have the other addictions but I'd like not to be a porn voyeur: my testimony and a prayer for us.

[@dwikafebrianto3016]

I think Gary is the best when teaching this Porn Addiction material. Is there any guild that unite people like Gary Wilson, Noah Church, and Gabe Deem?

[@reach1057]

The National Center on Sexual Exploitation is the leading organization in the country.

[@Aslakki100]

Thank you! ❤ RIP Gary Wilson. 🙏

[@bobbycecere1037]

We the general public had to fight the tobacco industry and it's experts to prove that tobacco is addictive. Then we had to fight the pharmaceutical industry and their experts to prove opiates are addictive. Now we have to fight the porn industry and it's experts to prove porn is addictive. Are you noticing a theme??

[@TheShabooka]

wow Gary just wow, any one has this presentation?

[@TheShabooka]

RIP gary wilson , that guy is a legend, he really did influence me with this presentation, i will live to spread and teach this ; he did a fantastic job honestly

[@mohamedamiin9184]

GREAT WORK.thanks for uploading this

[@psyupdateindo]

Thanks a lot for this explanation

[@Ijzerdraad]

how are you doing today? please let me know :)

[@deeLX11]

*If you perceived you're addicted... You are.*

[@toddbrdusek7571]

I quit this shit summer 2013 and I'm still recovering!

[@mclarenf45]

2013 ?

[@mrmabb123]

@@mclarenf45 Too much porn messed his perception of reality. So he thinks he is still in 2013.

[@aneural]

You good still?

[@alien-hs1zn]

This is some scary sh*t porn literally changes the brain why is this stuff not illegal I'll never never go back to porn took me to a real dark place made question my morals and values guys you have to let it go to grow guys you have to

[@chrisd3969]

Thinking about starting a group chat with like minded people that are having trouble beating this addiction like me and feel they need the extra help of some brothers. Anyone Interested?

[@banjomcgee6333]

I'm not sure if you're still about this but let's do it man! How do I join??

[@DJNADJIBBeatz]

RIP Garry wilson.

[@Ace-od8en]

Youre a saint Gary

[@X33Ultras0und]

Mankind made it that nearly everything that is very cheap or free is toxic for our brains. Somethings like broccoli can't be made expensive, but things that can be made expensive will be made expensive. And porn is either free, or cheap (cheap because the amount you unlock for I think 5 to 20 a month, I don't actually know I never bought it but when I was very close to once upon a time. Being too poor to buy it when I wanted actually saved me.) I've been watching porn for 3 years and will not be making it 4 years. I realized I was addicted when I once could get off to completely censored anime porn all the way to uncovered sneezing, to femdom where the girls piss on/in you THEN to scat porn involving real actors.

[@nightmaster6381]

Been watching porn for 20+ years and never got into any of that shit. Sorry dude , you can blame addiction all you want if you want to talk about not being able to stop masterbating, but your computer didnt force you to watch cartoons or scat porn. You're taste is sick. Period.

[@dankgames6463]

NightMaster drugs don't force you either but it's still gonna make you crave it. Just like ANYTHING. If porn isn't addictive you wouldn't be 20 years deep in it fucking loser.

[@nightmaster6381]

@@dankgames6463 You dont get it - there is a difference between porn and skat,anime, animals, ect, which the OP mentioned. Porn is addictive yes. But you have to choose what kind you look at. If you choose to look at sick shit you are sick even if you dont do that shit in real life you still support the people who are making it by watching it. I may be 20 years deep, but I've never been interested in that sick shit. Does everyone that smokes weed become heroin addicts too? No, you have to make the choice to go from weed to heroin, do it, then you'll get addicted. You dont start addicted to heroin, you end up addicted from starting it. People dont have to be addicted to porn to be interested in sick shit. Some people just like watching sick shit from the start. To me, that's fucked up on it's own if you're so interested in that shit that you go looking for it. And that's my point - porn addiction is a real thing on it's own separate from interest in sick shit.

[@X33Ultras0und]

@@nightmaster6381 You'd be surprised about the number of people that actually go through the same thing. It's more that your brain went looking for something more shocking, rather than that it actually likes it, this is why many people hide their fetishes as its not that they love it enough to express it (even to people they are close to) but rather something that they are okay with experiencing/seeing. I haven't been watching porn for even 5 years yet. And it's not that I have a craving to see it, but rather it's not a turn off (only in anime as the concept of germs, disease, and "after the video is finished" don't exist) And actually, you couldn't know this without me saying, but as of recently, as I have been significantly reducing the amount of porn I watch, what I see is not so heavy anymore. I guess I was lucky to catch myself before I was too deep in shit. (see what I did there?) as just like today's child porn watchers, it didn't start with it, but became it out of self-made fantasy & curiosity. It doesn't excuse them, but helps understand that it's "regular/okay" porn that potentially makes the mind eventually wander into the bad areas. Maybe you' re just good enough to not fall into this trap. But I still think that you aren't comfortable telling others your fetishes as when you think of it and say it without being in that masterbating mindset, it feels a bit weird and like "Whoa, I really like this?" even on the "normal" ones. Maybe a step towards ending porn addiction of all types, is to at least comment on something public what some of your fetishes are during a time when you aren't horny or masterbating.) they are different as some do it out of boredom.

[@dankgames6463]

NightMaster ah yea see I get what you mean. I try not to judge cuz you never know how its possible to happen until it happens to you. Rough child upbringings an porn at a young age does weird things to brains. I never got into weird stuff but I do struggle with exhibitionism an imo that ones JUST as bad as scat/ anime if not WAY WORSE. That's why I bashed you for bashing the other guy. People deserve a welcoming conversation when telling their truths. Not the rape/pedo ass mfs tho. Brains are weird. I think this topic is to complex to use broad generalization anyway. I'm just a kid I don't kno nun

[@mom4christ191]

If anyone wants another good resource, look up Dr. Trish Leigh.

[@mohamedrabie4663]

He has done Gods work there! rest in piece legend

[@grumpyschnauzer]

I agree… I don’t believe in the DSM… one of the reasons it makes doing my work with people difficult. I don’t want to give everyone a diagnosis in order for insurance to pay! People need help! Be wary of buzz words such as narcissist… ploys to boost industry. Porn addiction exists. I also see that you can have an addiction to anything (watching the news, sports, coffee, etc) if you are experiencing symptoms and cannot go without.

[@gioelelore3704]

Can anyone tell me if porn addiction effects are reversible? Does everyone have benefits after months/years they stop or maybe those who have been fapping for too long will be depressed, anxious etc... forever?

[@gioelelore3704]

Great! Thanks a lot for the answer and the advice ;-)

[@dawnbroker5156]

After eighteen months, I got better.

[@luisacosta4385]

that long??! I'll prob be the same

[@shahid8545]

The process of quitting like any addiction can be hellish at times. This however is the hardest thing to leave in a mans life. The process to recovery is long and trying. Simply put, you are not gonna take a 20 to 30yr habit of polluting your psychology and fix it after a couple months. It may take months to years and you will never be able to go back to it but in return, you will be given more then you can ever imagine. Our greatest rewards in life are on the other side of fear and struggle. Live long and live well fellas. Take care of your souls.

[@Onestrangebrain]

We must get through it. Only then can we call ourselves men.

[@mavidenyesile9237]

I beg you add turkish subtitles plss...

[@minasparedao7609]

Excelente conteúdo

[@eminsarac9041]

RIP GARY WILSON

[@Jw0808]

Some parts lack sound for 1-2 secs. Weird

[@Christisrisen37]

Please pray for me to be free of this sin.

[@Lozwave]

this man, this man. RIP. Porn or rather internet porn, PMA P0rn M4sterbation 0rgasm is a terrible addiction and you know it, you. its likely you are like everyone else and struggle to stop yourself. It makes you mentally anxious, it's another drug. It's very hard to stop, but once you quit, after a period of struggle.. you become new, you become free and happier and able to muster the courage to go achieve goals. It's miraculous how much quitting porn has changed my mental health. Im not religious btw. im just trying to share my opinion, feel free to disagree but even if there is a small percentage of people that benefit from PMO or internet tube Pron, it doesn't outweigh the negative effects against the majority of society and our children. It is a quiet taboo yet so normalised at the same time, its really messed up the more you think about it, its a huge experiment gone wrong

[@joeslacker1020]

Are video game addiction and porn addiction linked?

[@misterauctor7353]

No.

[@hiddenuchiha5959]

it is just me or do i feel like just merely clicking on the word pornography is accentuating the same bad habit in a sense? i mean i guess it's a redirection of the networks as there's no particular finish... idk what do you guys think? :)

[@Dark_Angel555]

yes ... you get to a point where even hearing the word porn - automatically gets you aroused and the blood is flowing through your penis - that's how it is for me after 43 days of no PMO

[@xshadowscreamx]

Dark Angel if you get aroused just thinking about the word porn than your Brain might be reseted back to being a healthy 14 yr old.

[@martinirving3824]

Gary Wilson basically uses Occam's razor to show that "perceived porn addiction" is actually porn addiction. Hilarious. Interesting that the bogus perceived porn addiction researchers, even if graduate students, get media headlines. Love to know the dynamics behind that.

[@misterauctor7353]

Hey!

[@alesterdaneaugustocassiano1194]

Alguém poderia por legendas neste vídeo, para nós brasileiros!

[@ToddBedusek]

51st bday is coming up in two months still in a hordeious flatline

[@Sh0n0]

Stop hording the flatlines then

[@VincentNoot]

I filled out some questionnaire/survey thing online one time that was about porn addiction. Everything in the survey, from the questions to the limitation of the possible multiple choice answers, was formulated and worded in a way to push towards a conclusion that would excuse porn. There are so many biased tests out there.

[@themessiah1324]

My father always told me not to look at pictures of naked women Now I understand

[@CameronHarris-w3v]

I don't understand why he chose to address criticism in such a defensive tone, responding as if they were attacking him personally. He was clearly convinced his theory was correct, which completely undermines his objectivity. That doesn't mean he was wrong, just that he was openly biased. I personally agree with most of his conclusions, but there is much more research to be done before anyone should be asserting this or that as proven fact.

[@misterauctor7353]

They did try to steal Wilson's trademark one time.

[@Deaabaldeabdeab]

22:00 reward 1:42:00 repoot maybe take 3 years flatline 1:52:00

[@Vpopov81]

Gary doea great work

[@NitishKumar-jm7ec]

I bet the DSM head was scoring some nasty goals under the bedsheet in his phone

[@alberto6949]

do you guys think that fantasizing could lead to the same symptoms?

[@eminemilly]

I heard you should just fantasize about girls you know, reimagine sex you've had and dont make the fantasies extreme keep it realistic. But you should start without fantasizing at all if you have been addicted a long time and need a hard reset. Addiction to maaturbating isn't good either though and do It with lube and softer sensations so it mimics sex and doesn't cause death grip desensitivity. I'm only 2 weeks in and a woman but it basically still applies lol.

[@janszkylaszlo]

​@@eminemilly I doubt that "death grip desensitivity" really exists, at least I rarely used lube for two decades. It protects against chafing though, so it is better to use it.

[@eminemilly]

@@janszkylaszlo well my boyfriend is circumcised and rubs his til it's raw sometimes, so it could cause skin thickening like anywhere else on your skin. and girls get the same thing where it gets less sensitive, especially if they use a vibe. But it can also be mental or you become accustom to, or favour a certain level or type of stimulation

[@janszkylaszlo]

​@@eminemilly I think the skin thickening and reduced sensitivity has more to do with his circumcised status and I guess because of that he needs lubrication too. If they always use vibe or some sort of extra stimulus they will be accustomed to it and it will be harder to have orgasm without it. I never had such a problem though, maybe I am special. :P

[@eminemilly]

@@janszkylaszlo I agree circumscribed men are way more likely to be affected by some sort of death grip or skin thickening, and a lot of guys are circumcised. I don't know, I've only heard anecdotally from men and women about the desensitization. I never really use a vibe so I'm not sure personally. The brain is involved a lot here too and seems to be rewired from too much porn, so maybe too much of certain other masturbation techniques too.

[@xcx3572]

Rip star!

[@pedrohero7]

To summarize: don't watch porn anymore

[@misterauctor7353]

P0rn is garbage.

[@grobble7321]

Cause you, got the rhythm in your eyes

[@sofiarodriguez7503]

When I was a child internet was still on its pioneer years, at least in the latin american country I come from. I was born in 2000. I remember being playing online games with my cousin and my brother and a window popping up. I don‘t remember what was on it, but later that day we commented it to our parents laughing and yelling „haha it was crazy, a girl was eating a giant poop!“, we were surprised, and at the same time laughing about the ridiculous content. Now I know it was probably an Ad of a porn site, figuring oral sex.