~11% of men are porn addicts (+3% of women). You know a LOT of porn addicts.
Today's episode discusses:
- Why is porn addiction not discussed openly?
- Why is it so shameful to talk about?
- Why is the problem only getting worse?
- How do we create better systems for recovery?
On the show, we have Eric Zusack (Powerful Eric) a porn addiction coach. He spent 20 years in therapy for his own porn addiction. He finally recovered by breaking out of the disease model of addiction and instead taking ownership of his own power.
We discuss the many ways porn is harming society and getting worse and what to do about it.
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Porn addictions
02:31 How to recognize and addiction
05:47 Eric's Personal Struggle with porn
08:31 Eric's Journey to beat his Porn addiction
11:04 Identity Reconstruction
15:43 The Dangers of Porn Desensitization
20:19 Addiction's Impact on Mental Health
22:17 Reframing the Disease Model
24:40 The Rise of AI-Generated Porn
29:13 Schizophrenia and murder
31:35 Finding a Healthy Habit
35:15 Overcoming Moral Conflicts
38:06 Masturbation vs. Pornography
41:44 Eric's Advice and Resources
43:42 Earliest Memories and Acts of Kindness
45:08 Wrap up
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