How Sexual Content In Media Impacts Your Mental And Physical Health

[@DrTrishLeigh]

What are your thoughts on the impact of sexual media on mental health and relationships? Have you tried reducing exposure? Let’s discuss!

[@JohnnyReno71]

I’m on day 331 and it’s the hardest thing to quit. Worse than alcohol, drugs, smoking and gambling. Every where you go there’s something that can trigger you. I’ve done the program, been to therapy ( for a while) and watched and continue to watch these type of help videos. Have to think about the consequences and always remember what’s the most important thing in my life. Wife and Family…

[@abdullahibrahim6053]

I'm on day 4. Wish me good luck

[@JohnnyReno71]

@@abdullahibrahim6053 it’s not easy at first but gets easier with time. I occasionally get thoughts or think about it. Have to just think of the positive and progress and the ramifications and if it really need it. I’m never going back

[@jonathanbennettuk]

@@abdullahibrahim6053 You can do it. God can help you.

[@davidellis5141]

Thank You Dr.Trish for not letting us off the hook & keeping us focused. Appreciate You 👍

[@uwillbe]

Sometimes it doesn’t have to be Instagram or any other social media site. Yesterday I was watching a news channel, and one of the host of the shows was wearing a skirt, slightly hiked up…. Needless to say I was affected.

[@ajdynamo6866]

Yes. It's everywhere. Even outside in your actual life there are scantily clad women no matter the weather.

[@richiepez]

bro got affected😭😭😭😭

[@risenfromthepyre]

Give me a break. That's called a mammalian response and how we continue to exist as a species. The Shakers went extinct because they became so 'pure" that they didnt have sex. Thats going to the other extreme of sexual repression.

[@datboi6066]

You have no idea how much you're helping me in this journey. Thank you

[@RobertWilcox-y5l]

When I went on KZbin to watch this video in the upper left corner of my screen is an add for a video that says, "Young Women Seeking Older Men" with a provocative photo to draw the attention to the ad. A bit ironic, right? It is impossible to be online and not see this stuff. Sad.

[@zeemat199]

Dr. Leigh, I've been searching for almost 7 months to get an answer... How is it possible for someone with a fetish (that was with him since childhood) not to be triggered? Like: you go out, it's everywhere. Same as any place on the internet. Still this happens with some people that are close to you in terms of relationships, and you cannot ignore or leave the place... Even though after 4-5 months of completely being free and bringing the brain back online, it still works as a trigger that can lead back to the first place. I still don't understand why the information on this field is too little that literally no one talks about fetishes in terms of a cure! Would be amazing if you get to this topic a little bit more, and talk about it please. I do appreciate your time and effort, thanks!

[@clarkbruce_exmuslim]

Bro you almost told my story right there. I've had the exact same issue with non-porn fetishes for the last 1,5 years, as well as previously in my life. I couldn't go anywhere, and I couldn't isolate, so I just went along with it like nothing. I had to. I've just recently cut down on or cut our certain TY-channels and IG-accounts, but it's barely the beginning. It also doesn't help that I'm an ex-Muslim. Not only have I lost pretty much all of my friends and missed out on so much in life (I left Sep 2022), but I also never learned to discipline myself properly as I got caught up in halal/haram. At no intention of my own, women became like toxic spiders to avoid, and that's only one reason I eventually had to leave. That's when I lost all self-control, since I'd already lost so much of it. It's like my body doesn't wanna give Islam an inch, but yet I kinda have to just to not go the other way. Trish, I strongly suggest you look up "purity culture", cause that's what happened to me and so many others. It's a totally different ballgame quitting MB/porn if that's your background.

[@joebrat6809]

I have tried to quit porn for about 4 months now, I managed to stay off adult websites completely since about one month ago but i still CHEATED as i was chatting to adult entertainers online etc, as I got an addiction to T girl porn despite identifying as straight and only ever having had sex and romantic attraction to cis women, virtual stimulation is NOT the same as face to face one, as you haven't got an actual person in front of you, it's just an image and you can feel attracted to such imagery, but it has left me confused AF. It was only after I stopped CHEATING and COMPLETELY stayed off it for about 10 days now that I FINALLY start to notice change. It's like going on a diet, you cannot start cheating (and complain why you're not losing weight) you gotta be disciplined.

[@FarrisMatheny]

❌ no November , thanks doctor. PTL ❤

[@liverpoolhw]

From a biblical standpoint most people are not aware of the spiritual dangers of pornography invited into our addiction. are spirit beings they can and do inflience this world....some people would scoff at this idea in 2024 but its real....they can inflluence human thinking imo pronogeaphy is a portal a gateway to a world that we as humans have no comprehnsion of....

[@likecaleb_anime_crypto]

Thank you for the content.

[@riwood7915]

Thank you for your videos Dr. Trish. How long does it take for the brain to heal? Or does it vary based on the level/intensity of the habit(s)?

[@Isaiah2517]

Please talk with Dr K. He’s got some compelling perspectives on porn use in young people.

[@alejandrobarquero1347]

I have been waiting that collaboration

[@BasemAlnwihy]

Thank you very very much

[@drxrajatkumar8563]

I am watching porn since 14-24 almost 10 year, definitely its very bad for human life i experienced a lots more lack of motivation, confidence, concentrations, low self esteem and decrease productivity and energy level in body. I am very hardworker during this i am also addicted with study that is good thing for me. So, plz quit watching porn and masturbation if want to achieve a massive goal and good life for yourself and also for your family. I a learning more educate himself more. So, i decided to stop watching porn. I stopped watch porn since 1 month. NO other addiction. Smoking, Fast food l, Drugs and girls.

[@waseemjafx6713]

i really love you Dr.Trish ,you are amazing woman... I'm big fan of you • I'm one of NoFap Community Members - great talk Dr •❤

[@phiz3323]

You can thank god Trish I know your a neurologist, but you almost slipped and said it its ok he is real..

[@StudyMedicalSciencewithIftisam]

Dr. Trish, could you please release an academic course on the entire pornography addiction and its prevention issue? (Edit: You could design one and release it in Alison courses or Udemy using your own videos).

[@davidhume6275]

Thank you for these videos.

[@danielnixon3294]

I get that i was watching this betty paige thing on amazon i didnt think it was going to be nudity about an hour in it started and triggered me went into abit of a binge.

[@braulindisla-elburrodelaba5361]

Thanks dr

[@NicolasLeguizamon-lz7iy]

Go to nature as often and as far as you can

[@AVPVP]

Life was better back in the 70s. No social media, no internet, no doom scrolling, it was harder to get porn back than, people actually went out and do things and meet others. Etc

[@sqgke]

This is a depressing mindset, the world has always been messed up or difficult

[@MrCees64]

In the Netherlands we have a nude sauna culture, the most beautiful women walking around naked… I suppose this is also ‘prohibited’… 😢

[@kenofken9458]

This whole anti-sex cult is kinda crazy. I wouldn't let them dictate anything to do with your life.

[@jonthedawn]

Thanks doc!! 🤙🙏

[@Rickky2016]

I want to quit porn, always start my journey and it always lasts only about a week or 10 days at most 😢

[@Kikklarios]

Welcome to the club....

[@alexandretp5665]

I love your channel!

[@robercoli6136]

Dr. Trish, what about women at.the gym? For me, thengym is essential to my mental health, even more than physical. You women in spandex and sports bras all over, it's impossible to not see them, how does one deal?

[@palimo3653]

I’m no expert but unless we live in a cave it’s impossible to avoid everything that will desensitize you. The key is to move on quickly with fantasizing.

[@bryantcofty2709]

I find it ununfortunate that a more affordable program isn't available. I don't have the level of addiction that justifies paying $1k for a 90 day program. I guess I'll just have to create my own program based on the videos on this and other channels.

[@ajdynamo6866]

Most don't and I have yet to see anyone in the comments that have actually purchased and reviewed it. I'm just here for the info.

[@tatihveudmia]

How can I really abstain from porn and avoid relapse

[@brianbradford4023]

Even just shoes! 😭

[@naqeeb-e-inqelab4086]

great stuff this is my situation which she told @ 10:00

[@Redeemed95]

My situation too

[@naqeeb-e-inqelab4086]

​@@Redeemed95 So probably shes right about everything! Its not fantasy, its evil cycle that leads to more depression. We have sucked into this evil cycle. What are your strategies to combat it?

[@johnpine9945]

First comment Thankyou

[@BlessingsonBlessings400]

Advice for teens whose lives have been destroyed pornography for 5 years of their life?

[@omaranddalya1]

I read that visual sexual stimulation that increases the activity of the hypothalamus is through pornographic films. My question is: Does visual sexual stimulation between couples, which involves seeing my sexual partner’s body naked and other things, increase the activity of the hypothalamus?

[@RoccoRubino0218]

Dr. Leigh, your work, plus work with my therapist, have delivered me from porn and masterbation. I thank you 😊❤

[@taiwohassan7113]

I had a relapse a while ago dr due to high sexual tension and urge and I did it on purpose!!

[@anonymousyoutuber9480]

It feels fucking great to go back.

[@nomobties]

I have been viewing a number of your videos. Good content. In terms of “explicit matter”, do explicit works of art qualify? This could mean works like the roof of the Sistine chapel. Sculptures like Michelangelo’s David? What about visiting the beach? You did not say one should avoid the beach. But in terms of “explicit matter” should women revert back to wearing the fashions of 1920s and 1930s? Can such art and fashion be a triggering mechanism? Is it best that David (sculpture) and Adam and Eve (painting) have fig leafs? Is it better for women to wear the 20s and 30s swimwear so as not to create a triggering response?

[@vl4394]

lol'd

[@cameronm7318]

I'd say if it is a trigger for you, it's explicit. It can be different for different people. And it requires honesty, like what Dr Leigh said, listen to your conscience, are you going there for genuine interest or for the explicit matter? And tune in and see if it's really you or the 'hijacker' bringing you back into the old pathways.

[@abdirahmanabdul2788]

Thanks as alway Dr Leigh for your amazing video, going one month zero porn now.

[@Sonu-wy9po]

How can you cure erectile dysfunction caused by edging???

[@mohamadrezaie3276]

but what if i walk down street and see a beautiful young lady؟ Shouldnt i look at him

[@AKASHROY-i9f]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@viteshsharma8321]

You're doing service to the world Doctor 💊🙏🏻🙏 ❤much love.

[@S0a0m0i0r]

Those days everything's become like even when you talk about any topics even when you're serious just putting same little sarcasm with someone he or she's think about that it's little hard what we should do enhanced inside construction of marriage or being in couple with serious intentions of engagement keeps do I needed and we needed someone guidelines like that there's another Doctor he is at same level as you with bear have a lovely day ❤❤🎉🎉❤🎉

[@RichCooper775]

Explicit Matters impacts your brain

[@liverpoolhw]

Pornography is evil.....it is selfish it ruined my 1st marriage, .... i no loneger wanted my wife

[@diegocharlin5502]

❤

[@josephjones4207]

Can you have pictures of your partner

[@DrTrishLeigh]

Honestly, it’s still objectifying your partner, so it’s better to enjoy experiences with your partner, not pleasured by yourself to an image. ❤️‍🩹

[@1AK2]

Thank you dr Trish 😍🍼💦👩‍⚕️

[@ja9pwnw119]

Just wat i neded fb ig and tiktok all have this

[@Mustbejatin]

Hey, I came from your how mast. destroy your brain i usually do that on alternative day but im experiencing low focus like i can't remember certain things but fully able to remember other things is it because of corn or some other issues?