Porn Effects on Dopamine Levels

PORN & dopamine DOPAMINE 101 DOPAMINE: THE BODY'S NATURAL CHEMICAL REWARD FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR · Eating something you enjoy or being stimulated sexually can cause dopamine levels to increase. This basic mechanism of controlled dopamine release and reuptake has been carefully shaped and calibrated by evolution to reward normal activities critical for our survival. DOPAMINE RESPONSE on THE BRAIN AS OBSERVED IN ANIMALS 200 FEEDING 150 EMPTY STOMACH 100 50 60 120 180 TIME (MIN) 200 150 100 FEMALE PRESENT 50 1 5 SAMPLE NUMBER AMPH ETAM INE NICOT INE 1100 1000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 250 200 150 100 2 3 3 5 HOURS HOURS COCAINE Μο PH NH 400 250 300 200 200 150 100 100 2 3 2 HOURS HOURS PORN DOPAMINE RELEASE LEVEL COMPARISON COCAINE AMPHETAMINE 300 PORN 250 SEX 200 NICOTINE MORPHINE 150 FOOD 100 50 т 3 4 5 1. HOURS 2 CONCLUSION? PORN can cause a DO PAMINE SPIKE which lasts MUCH, MUCH LONGER than HEALTHY, NORMAL SEX... PORN HEALTHY, NORMAL SEX SO EVENTUALLY YOU CRAVE THIS > XXX O00 instead of this. Source: http://newlifehabits.com/2010/07/05/what-i-learned-at-passages-of-malibu-and-candeocan-com-a bout-porn-addiction/ % DOPAMINE OUTPUT % DOPAMINE OUTPUT % DOPAMINE OUTPUT SEX FOOD % DOPAMINE OUTPUT % DOPAMINE OUTPUT % DOPAMINE OUTPUT % DOPAMINE OUTPUT