Part 6: Numbed Pleasure Response | Your Brain on Porn | Animated Series

A reduced number of receptors, because of overstimulation, means that the dopamine is no longer able to create the same level of excitement or pleasure as before because of the lower intensity of electrical signal being passed on in the neural circuit. This change will eventually numb the brain response to normal stimulation, making you feel less pleasure and hence need stronger and stronger stimulus each time.
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[@brokenpromises3056]

i’ve been trying hard to get rid of it for the last 5 month with some ups and downs. It’s terrifying to realise how hard it is to stop. You never think you’re addicted and then it hits you, kills your social life and your determination. Crazy to think it’s actually your own brain that makes it so that the more you get into it the harder it will be for you to stop. Some things were meant to be just Torturous pain.

[@FME]

You're right, the brain plasticity and the adverse effect to overstimulation really put this addiction problem into perspective

[@digitalhistorian7786]

@@FME How long does it take to re wire and get rid of the cravings?

[@geese.with.knives]

@@digitalhistorian7786 I'm also waiting for an answer to this

[@satyabratapanda5630]

@@geese.with.knives 2 years completely off and 1 yr atleast for preparation

[@satyabratapanda5630]

@@digitalhistorian7786 2 years completely off and 1 yr atleast for preparation

[@Mox_Normandy]

I found this playlist almost 2 years ago and saved it but didn't watch the videos. I saw it almost every day and eventually without every even watching the first video I decided that I should try and stop. I failed and finally started to take it seriously and started learning more about the problem. So far I've been clean for 30 days for the first time in 5 years. Thank you for the work you do

[@carambol1111]

did it helped you? do you feel orgasms more properly? i have the same situation:(

[@combatdylan4733]

God do I wish I found this video series sooner, I've been stuck for 3 years trying to quit the addiction but I never understood the extent of what I was dealing with. My biggest weakness is that I can never fall asleep at a reasonable time so whenever I'm feeling weak, I'll watch this instead of looking at porn. Thank you for the phenomenal work here as I'm sure this is helping hundreds if not thousands of people in my same position!

[@SterlingWood]

Keep it up my friend! Found this series tonight and I’m going to try what you mentioned!

[@jimnarkunas9471]

Very interesting concept explained here by the actual artist of this imagery 😊

[@iliyanstoyanov3509]

Thank you for these series, they've helped me a LOT during my recovery! Sharing knowledge & experience is key, so that's why I'm planning on helping more people overcome their pr0n addiction once and for all and become the masters of their life.

[@believer1317]

These Free Ed channels are helping everyone. Subscribed to all your channels thank you so much FME, FQE etc.

[@jackstauber.]

This video series changed my life.

[@steven530x]

Same here

[@kombai5000]

Same here bro

[@arpanbhoge8501]

😂ghanta. Change

[@innotafanofanyofjlbjlbissd6777]

This one really hit the spot for me .

[@visaviinterviews]

wow! same. it really isn‘t important WHAT addiction you have - your brain works lile that, all the times. really helped me with weed addiction

[@sovereign674]

I alot of comments asking how to fix it.. meaning how to get receptors back when you are addicted, but decided to stop, this series is so helpful and amazing and we ask for more guys, we support the work you, please make more videos about this and tell us how to recover in the most efficient way, we sure will listen to your advice, thank you

[@ishaqdhali8339]

Yes, i want it too

[@hafizhinsan5410]

hello there, the self-help steps to prevent the addiction to come back can be viewed here kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqvcmqamnqd7b8U

[@YazanCh]

recovery is done by ceseation of the act

[@Enbix]

The answer is in this video at 6:32

[@juancarlosvalencia5783]

Clean for a year now. It all started with sleeping right. Sleeping more than I need.

[@THEMUDBUSTERS4]

It was about 7 years ago I realized this was actually an addiction. Really hoping society begins to normalize porn discussion and the many negative effects from overconsumption. I remember those drug videos in school and I’ve never done a drug or drank a sip in my life but somehow addiction still got to me.

[@Andrew-FKF]

A cool podcast (if youre into those on your commute or free time) is "One extraordinary marriage." The husband and wife openly talk about his issue with porn, and how they built back stronger. I have no affiliation besides listening and growing due to them. Sharing a tool I found!

[@cnking27]

For people encountering this for the first time, another huge thing that's not included in these videos is that many of us who've dealt with these addictions also have had our brains affected by trauma before the addiction ever happened. Trauma triggers drive fight, flight, or freeze responses in our brains that do the same thing to receptors that the addiction does, and they also train our brains, through the reward circuitry, that the trauma response is how we remain safe. With addictions, many of us are replacing trauma responses or accompanying them with addictive behaviors. The book Unf*ck Your Brain is a really good introduction to this, for people who are interested. I recommend it because for a lot of us, simply stopping the addictive behavior is never going to work because we aren't going to the root causes.

[@anthonyhewitt9397]

This is something I've been looking for you are saving people man.

[@honestman0009]

Finally the real explanation. Thank you guys and just keep it up.

[@mvrdara]

Thank you for this, you are changing lives!

[@suzzz8599]

Kudos to u guys !!!!!amazing animation keep going 😇😇😇😇😇😇

[@alejandrobarquero1347]

Remarkable, thanks for helping us understand addiction.

[@jahnavirai9443]

Wow..... like wow 🥰😍 never understood role of synapses so well..... really want to see some new animation regarding depression as well I guess there's lot more biology than we can think of

[@bhaskartiwari7902]

Amazing series

[@krackytech2344]

great content they should show this on schools

[@kaporal8497]

It’s been maybe three years since I really started being concerned and took in consideration what’s called ^no-fap^ . I’m trying but not enough , it is complicated and I sort of balance in between to lives , one who I’d like to persue and another whom I seek to evade . Good luck to anyone else going through something similar ✌🏻

[@mrripper8382]

Great explanation and video

[@jrupp2823]

this is the second episode in a row with spongebob related artwork okay carry on

[@amandowocha4331]

I´ve learned in this Series more than in 5 school years of Biology :D

[@cihadd4604]

😂😂😂👍👍

[@satyakidesarkar6777]

Thanks for making this video.. I am currently changing my porn usage and i want to get rid of it as soon as possible. This video series is very helpful to me as it gives me the scientific insights I need.

[@FME]

Many others have done this and they report a significant improvement to their life. You're on the right track.

[@mightyelf2660]

Watch Hamza

[@zevsnajder6639]

thank you guys

[@confounded_feline]

I'm not a porn addict, quite the opposite. I'd have chosen cheesecake over masturbation in the previous scenario but I'm not addicted to food either. I'm in fit shape. I used to be voracious with porn and sought out sexual encounters late teens through mid 20s. 30 now, and this series presented itself to me in my feed. I appreciate how widely applicable this is because I have a substance addiction albeit mild compared to many. But reading around, all roads led to dopamine. My main bane is the instant gratification and impulsivity around it. Internet, KZbin, reading manga or any other consumptive no output activity you can imagine. As a software engineer, I can barely retain focus with the urge to seek anything more expedient and dopaminergic than stressing trying to solve a tough problem when we've the vast Internet and every distraction at our fingertips. Working from home makes this worse. These videos are on point and so widely relatable to how our culture is hung up by the effects of this change. Getting to the route of those dopamine habits myself, for example, could save my job. Thanks for the great work.

[@sdg4932]

Thank you so much!

[@Kevin51611]

Very enlightening.

[@thabsor]

Thank you verry much

[@americanpride5540]

I want to cry, so many of my problems make so much more sense now, I always knew I had a problem but didn't want to admit it but after this, I realize I've nearly ruined my life by giving myself over to my addiction. No more It ends today. Today marks my 3rd day clean, and God willing I will stay clean. I am addicted to porn, and I need to change.

[@acatisfinetoo3018]

Good look on your journey mate. I've been there many times...once went for 5 months and felt the benefits of being free. I am currently back on day 14 and trying to quit forever to be a better person and to achieve my goals.

[@americanpride5540]

@@acatisfinetoo3018 I feel you man what's important is that when we fall we get back up.

[@lilcho9071]

How has your journey been

[@americanpride5540]

@@lilcho9071 There have been ups, and there have been downs, but the Important thing is that I am not giving up.

[@EstNineteen90]

How u getting on today?

[@hustler2001]

Brilliancy synonymous to your videos

[@Soupraaaaaa]

Literally answered everything I been thinking all day.this explains also why dating has changed. Before social media and technology being like it is dating a woman you can hit it off and who knows marry. But now watching this it makes sense why after a few months or even weeks of being in a new relationship you’re bored and want a new partner. Because your receptors are overstimulated which causes a depression type feeling which makes you not motivated and weak. That only creates a bad mind set in time.

[@heastner]

It never ends.

[@johnvick8861]

beautiful explanation

[@ruantos1]

thank you!

[@nikhilsrivastava1931]

gr8...thanks

[@bizbilanoson]

Uzbekcha subtitrlar uchun raxmat !

[@shadbakht]

Thank you

[@mikeytudrick2625]

Bruh that VR ultra at the end lol, I know whoever animated that was just laughing their ass off.

[@Pystronic1]

Great video, but i have to give some feedback on the sound design. Those 'squishy sounds' could be mistaken for 'something else' and therefore act as a trigger. You may want to consider this before your next video since it is otherwise a great series. Also nice spongebob references there.

[@MonkeBunk]

I’m glad I found this at the being of the addiction

[@sick8898]

semoga segera update episode berikutnya... terimakasih banyak

[@kex6799]

I am looking forward to new episodes

[@sreerajnr689]

I am waiting for upcoming episodes!!! Why is it taking so long??

[@Charlotte8591]

I finally understand why dieting is so hard and why it feels like all healthy food is so enormously boring to me... It's because: to my brain it IS boring.

[@samule6390]

This video has just changed how I think

[@worldisone1975]

Just wow

[@giliardferreira4607]

i love the neurons facial expression when it gets zapped

[@gud3742]

I want to call your brain to the fact that nothing is to good for YOU, no matter how great the thing may be, no matter how undeserving you may seem to be. You are entitled to the best there is, for it is your direct inheritance. So don't be afraid to ask, demand and take. The good things of the world are not the portion of any favored sons. They belong to all, but they come only to those who are wise enough to recognize that the good things are theirs by right, and who are sufficiently courageous to reach out for them.

[@sieger_sneaker3397]

Great! But how can we bring the receptors back?!🤥🤥🤥

[@Andrew-FKF]

find a "WHY." find something that has been damaged by your addiction. Cry about it. think about all the hurt you caused someone due to it. and make that your why. It will give you the drive to start cutting out the bad. Simple terms, stop watching it and over time the habit will change. With addiction, its just that much harder because its that much more powerful. A cool podcast (if youre into those on your commute or free time) is "One extraordinary marriage." The husband and wife openly talk about his issue with porn, and how they built back stronger. I have no affiliation besides listening and growing due to them. Sharing a tool I found!

[@pokefriend13]

In the next episode tell us how to restore the D2 receptors please

[@jonijokunen3542]

Stop feeding your addiction, that's how

[@citrus4419]

nofap baby

[@amrwalid4307]

It gets back after you stop overfeeding it. It can take some time but once you stop it gets back.

[@sniffytuna]

Fasting from dawn And eat at sunset. Lower your gaze.

[@dreadscot1337]

Wonder if you could use genetic engineering to either forcefully add a bunch of receptors or get rid of them entirely.

[@randomthings5617]

Damn this guys voice gave me an addiction😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏😏

[@franciscodiaz3028]

Like all addictions, you cant beat it, you have to accept that you lost to it. There are support groups and 12 step programs for this.

[@yamiirvin1569]

💀 bro what are you saying

[@a.rpatka1939]

Good animation and explanation ~medical student👨‍⚕

[@user-sq6vq2mt7u]

this is exactly me..'numb'. numb to dangerous, numb to joy, numb to all

[@bradtheclaustrophobicxenomorph]

It’s to late for me but it’s cool to see why

[@thomasdavis8722]

just stumbled on this series while I was on my phone about to watch porn.. watched the whole playlist, this series has definitely given me an entirely new perspective on what exactly I have been doing to myself. I have been dealing with this for over 10 years. Which at this point is nearly half my life. I've been doing it so long I don't remember what it was like before it. After watching this series, I realize how its infected other areas of my life. So thank you free med! I think this is just the push I needed to stop. Gonna go look for a forum now and start there.

[@Gokhankara777]

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[@MOMAT_]

finally

[@syahrilanggie7539]

Terima kasih FreeMedEducation🤍.

[@seongtaekbpang7545]

Is there a video that shows practical solution for these porn addiction?? This only show the warnings. Not what to do for whom are an addict. Please make a video about how to get out of the addiction

[@Adiiiiiib]

@FreeMedEducation I have question for you. Once the dopamine receptors (Synapse) are gone will they come back or no ? & if it does how much time it will take it ?

[@badmaw7626]

Gone forever, but thank To brain plasticity other take the relay after a time, the delay is different for every one, a man had is prefrontal cortex destroyed and stoped bieng "human" for a few years then came-back, crazy what the brain can adapt to

[@be1342]

Dondurma is even better when they tease 😂 buddy great video but im an american and your accent painful for me to understand hahahaaa

[@Karthi050]

Yes bro, 100persent real

[@Facade953]

What if a brain surgeon removed Nucleus Accumbens and Ventral Tegemental Area in order to cure addictions such as sex addiction?

[@TheErik249]

This is ALL TRUE. Its an addiction. Before the internet... It was VHS videos and strip clubs. Before that, it was magazines and the strip clubs. Before that, it was only the strip clubs, or going to an adult theatre. It all boils down to being a "chronic masturbator". Yes, you can meet someone new, and have relations quite often. But if you're a "chronic"... You eventually end up right back where you started. He just isn't that IN to me... She says. Yeah babe... you're right. Cuz you just don't know what is REALLY happening in my brain. Its a life long battle. You guys know EXACTLY what I mean. Women can be addicted to those power tools. The two of you can end up spending your lives together sleeping in seperate bedrooms. If you manage to stay together throughout this "battle"... YOU WIN!!!

[@Andrew-FKF]

A cool podcast (if youre into those on your commute or free time) is "One extraordinary marriage." The husband and wife openly talk about his issue with porn, and how they built back stronger. I have no affiliation besides listening and growing due to them. Sharing a tool I found!

[@acatisfinetoo3018]

The trouble with porn in today's society is it's accessibility...I mean nearly everyone can get access to the internet and TV today. And like you said before that people actually had to go looking for it as in strip club or going to the VHS store...There should be better education on this so the young can be warned of it's dangers. It should be taught alongside drug use as the effects are just as bad and it does warp your perception. I am trying to quite and i am currently on day 14 and want to quit forever.

[@kirkstanfield3773]

Do you have any interjection for those who are very single by coincidence? Just wandering.

[@Colors.TF1]

12 hours a day 😮

[@FloridaBikeVlogger]

we're fucked lol

[@K.Marx48]

Exactly

[@tecertzatert3890]

If you want to stop I advice to use the Easy Peasy method

[@Thechroniclespodcast]

Wow

[@oktavianpanca3483]

how to heal/recovery damaged receptors (addiction)?

[@sanjaysinhbarad2431]

Treatment or step to follow ?

[@MOMAT_]

can the receptors come back with time or that's it? if no people with severe addiction are "GG"

[@michaelsoftelbows]

Yep. It can. But it takes time. A lot of time staying away.

[@Rajyadav-et3xw]

This is then irreversible i think

[@scuzyprod.1611]

Everybody seems to fail to understand that addiction isn't only about pure cold science; most of it is about spirituality (I don't mean religion) and emotions. Most "experts" say that "you will get stronger urges the longer you abstain", and that is simply not true. For me, I could go days without ever thinking about porn, and one day, I get a strong urge, maybe powered by some emotion I am not aware. The longer streak I had was when I had somebody by wy side who I could talk to. Addictions are all about isolation. Sure, it might have to do with circuitry on the surface, but emotions are the most influential.

[@Enigma96969]

So dopamine increases the power of the pleasure message

[@Naja_f_]

Thank you! I will new my good life soon next year 2023 new life anymore porn I need be improve without addiction.

[@michaelsoftelbows]

Well dang. That's late. Very late

[@sarthakbadadwal581]

where is the next video ?

[@theperson4yearsago565]

Waow.

[@jatinkumar1894]

Sir but how to reconnect the receptor once are been affected make a video on it.

[@dyren7437]

Stop feeding your addiction. It will take a couple of weeks before you are back to normal levels.

[@naveen7491]

those neurons will also watching these😂

[@taytay1336]

So this is gonna be a bit TMI but every once in a while i use sexual cuddle thereapy as a thing to do because i enjoy it but recently i notice a strange pattern that when i haven't done it in a while and i do i feel pleasing while i lay there but the minute i stop and get up it triggers a full panic attack with dizziness and chest tightness like a hypertension/hyperventilating sensation and i wounder could i be overstimulating the nervous system and mabey theres like a rebound or reflex situation going on that like increases stress hormone after i stop something pleasurable ??

[@kombai5000]

I have no willpower to quit but I am try to quit so I hope soon it will cure

[@Andrew-FKF]

if you are married A cool podcast (if youre into those on your commute or free time) is "One extraordinary marriage." The husband and wife openly talk about his issue with porn, and how they built back stronger. I have no affiliation besides listening and growing due to them. Sharing a tool I found!

[@Karthi050]

Please bro help me 🤲 how to regain receptors and regain pleasure 🥺

[@tromick]

Addiction feels so good.

[@m0rdecai_13]

What was up with the audio in this one?

[@paule.2687]

So how long it takes for the receptors to be restored back to normal once you've quitted porn?

[@nohaelkomi6817]

I really want to know as well

[@cryogue1005]

I believe they say it takes around 90 days for dopamine levels to completely stabilize. ASAP science has a good video on this aswell I recommend checking them out.

[@udzalthegreatest]

The thing is im not addicted nor enjoyed about it, I just do it for fun. Is that a sign of addiction to?

[@drdoom1239]

Yes

[@udzalthegreatest]

@@drdoom1239 okay thanks for telling me

[@ishanghosh6604]

I didn't think I was addicted either. But when I tried to quit it was very difficult. Try to quit it temporarily if you find that you feel the urge to return or you compensate by wasting time playing games or watching memes, vines, shorts, reels, tiktoks, then you are addicted. Try to divert your attention towards something constructive, try some hobbies. Hope it helps.

[@drdoom1239]

Yeah Theirs thousands to do and one of them u should'it

[@texaspatriot9159]

I'm done with porn then !! Hopefully it will help with my severe anxiety

[@Troy-ol5fk]

Can those receptors regenerate?

[@Schtaggy]

so is it ok to continue masturbating but to not watch porn? because i've done that for a while, or should i stop both of these entirely?

[@seaoftra]

Ok ok, I am quitting. Fuck my dopamine system has been fucked for decades. I was on nofap for 6 months one time, but was still doing mindless browsing. I guess I need to cut all pleasures from life

[@fitsumgarredew9624]

So what they’re saying is that if you found a way to prohibit the decrease of receptors, you could use drugs and engage in other pleasure-activities without any consequences whatsoever?

[@romankotsiubchyk1138]

No, decrease of receptors is just one of the many consequences

[@fitsumgarredew9624]

@@romankotsiubchyk1138 what’s the other so called consequences?

[@DaveSimkus]

I appreciate what you're trying to do but this video is hard to follow. There are too many things going on at once, too many random sounds. I think it could be clearer.

[@Saintkamoo]

How does one weaken their P addiction circuit

[@paulcheatlepiano5949]

6:43 Where do I sign up? :D

[@theperson4yearsago565]

Dude.

[@Baziah]

Guys how to fix it It says at the end of the video We need to go through complete withdrawal We can do this!

[@Andrew-FKF]

if married, make that your why! A cool podcast (if youre into those on your commute or free time) is "One extraordinary marriage." The husband and wife openly talk about his issue with porn, and how they built back stronger. I have no affiliation besides listening and growing due to them. Sharing a tool I found!

[@abelmendoza1290]

Ok 🙏 but how to fix it????? Get excited easier again???