Dr K (Bad Habit Addiction Doctor): The Truth About Dopamine, Addiction, Pornography & Masturbation

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Jul 7, 2025

Alok Kanojia, known as Dr. K, is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist and founder of Healthy Gamer, specializing in helping young adults with mental health challenges. He reveals the alarming effects of modern pornography on emotional wellbeing and loneliness. Discussing dopamine burnout, he explains how social media alters our brain's reward system and affects relationships. Dr. K dives into the mating crisis impacting younger generations, addressing feelings of isolation and loss among men, while offering advice on reconnecting with purpose and overcoming addiction.

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Control Yourself First

You can only control your own internal state, not the external environment.
Mastering your internal world makes external challenges easier to manage.

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Diagnose Before Treating Addiction

Diagnose the root cause before treating pornography addiction.
Understand why addiction happens to target effective solutions.

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Porn Calms Emotional Brain

Porn suppresses negative emotions by calming the emotional brain center.
This effect makes pornography a powerful but problematic coping mechanism.

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World-Renowned Addiction Expert Dr. K reveals the SHOCKING truth about masturbation, pornography, dopamine burnout, incels, and why 60% of men under 30 are single. Dr K from Healthy Gamer!

Dr. Alok Kanojia (aka Dr. K) is a world-leading addiction expert, Harvard-trained psychiatrist, and founder of Healthy Gamer, the platform helping young adults break free from porn addiction, dopamine burnout, and emotional numbness. He hosts unfiltered mental health conversations on Twitch and is the author of the book, ‘How to Raise a Healthy Gamer’.

He explains:

The deadly trap that fuels loneliness
How to rebuild your brain and reclaim your energy from dopamine burnout
How social media is hijacking your brain’s reward system
Why so many young men feel lost and emotionally numb
How to reconnect with purpose when life feels empty

Topics:

00:00 Intro

02:30 Who Is Dr. K?

03:31 Understanding You Can Only Control Yourself

04:45 The Risk of Wanting to Change Our External Environment

05:42 Internal Work Will Manifest Outward

07:28 How to Stop Having a Bad Day

09:49 How to Get Rid of Desire and Temptation

13:06 Addiction to Pleasure

14:30 Why Ignoring Red Flags Favours Evolution

15:54 Post-Nut Clarity

19:24 The Societal Impact of Porn

22:44 The Mating Crisis: What's Happening Between Men and Women?

27:54 Are Men Disappearing From Society?

35:50 Can Society Take Responsibility for Current Issues?

40:04 Do People Have a Right to Reproduce?

44:04 Helping Patients With Commitment Issues

46:20 Treating Addiction

49:33 Alternate Nostril Breathing Practice

51:59 Why People Are Addicted to Porn and How to Overcome It

52:50 How Willpower Works in the Brain

56:11 Partner Has a Problem With You Watching Porn

57:03 Why Addiction Is on the Rise in Society

58:01 Ads

59:08 Why Do People With Past Addictions Seem to Be Spiritual?

01:00:12 Addiction Example

01:01:43 Intersection of Addiction and Spirituality

01:02:54 Laws of Existence: Why Were You Born in Your Family?

01:05:02 Do You Believe in a God?

01:06:52 Meditation, Ego Death, and Otherworldly Experiences

01:10:59 Why Don’t You Talk About Your Own Spiritual Experiences?

01:15:55 Should People With Depression Use Psychedelics?

01:18:46 What Happens After Death?

01:19:40 How to Cultivate Your "Why"

01:23:34 What You Think You Want vs What You Actually Want

01:30:13 Why Do We Not Like Being With Ourselves in Silence?

01:32:07 Tips for Your Self-Development Journey

01:35:46 Avoidance of Emotions

01:37:53 Ads

01:39:54 Why Resistance Doesn’t Heal Addiction

01:44:04 AI Girlfriends

01:46:06 ChatGPT Feeds Into Your Cognitive Biases

01:51:22 Will AI Hinder Our Ability to Form Relationships?

01:54:06 What Is the Most Powerful Love in Your Life?

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