Dr. Trish Leigh Podcast Episode #7: How to Successfully Reboot your Brain from Pornography Consumption. - Dr. Trish Leigh
Jun 28, 2021
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Address Personal History
- Identify your personal history including childhood and family dysfunction that contributed to your pornography habit.
- Resolving past trauma is essential to unlocking and rewiring your brain for recovery.
Dopamine Flood and Habituation
- Pornography floods your brain with dopamine, causing your brain to recalibrate and demand more intense stimuli.
- This creates a rapid habituation cycle where more porn is needed for the same dopamine hit.
Build Strong Defensive Strategies
- Create a strong defensive plan to interrupt your porn cycle by recognizing triggers and pivoting within three seconds.
- Develop a physical pivot toolkit and reward positive behaviors to reinforce change.