Understanding Porn Addiction: A HUGE Mental Health Crisis (no one talks about) w/ Eric Zusack

~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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