The Porn Circuit | Covenant Eyes Internet Accountability and Filtering
The Porn Circuit | Covenant Eyes Internet Accountability and Filtering
The Porn Circuit | Covenant Eyes Internet Accountability and Filtering
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CHapter 2: Your Brain’s Sexual Cocktail<br />
It also plays a big role in sexual bonding to one’s mate <strong>and</strong> triggers the contractions during<br />
male orgasm. In his seminars, for example, Dr. Todd Bowman of Lifeline Counseling Center<br />
encourages married couples to enjoy face-to-face sex that provides as much skin contact as<br />
possible for the greatest release of the bonding chemical. 5<br />
Because oxytocin is also released in climax, it can have a negative impact for the porn user.<br />
Instead of bonding to a real mate, the porn viewer’s brain bonds to the image, video, or<br />
situation, especially when the activity is reinforced through repetition.<br />
Vasopressin<br />
Working in concert with oxytocin, vasopressin also encourages the feelings of bonding<br />
<strong>and</strong> is slowly released during sexual activity <strong>and</strong> at climax. As with oxytocin, the release of<br />
vasopressin during porn viewing <strong>and</strong> masturbation works to cement a person’s attachment to<br />
this behavior.<br />
Endogenous Opiates<br />
People were designed to have an amazing sexual experience. <strong>The</strong> body produces natural or<br />
endogenous opiates, which during climax provide pain relief <strong>and</strong> a sense of transcendence <strong>and</strong><br />
euphoria. Think opium, naturally produced by the body.<br />
Serotonin<br />
Serotonin is released after climax <strong>and</strong><br />
brings feelings of calm, wellbeing, <strong>and</strong><br />
satisfaction. High serotonin levels also<br />
decrease sexual motivation. <strong>The</strong>se factors<br />
help explain why men are often accused of<br />
being ready for a nap after sex.<br />
A chemical recap<br />
Certainly, more is at play than this basic<br />
neurochemical list, but it provides a<br />
starting point to underst<strong>and</strong> how people<br />
perceive sexual cues, allowing those cues to<br />
gain our attention, which allows us to act.<br />
When a man sees his mate or pornography <strong>and</strong> is sexually stimulated, including imagination,<br />
his arousal is increased <strong>and</strong> his thoughts are focused through dopamine, testosterone, <strong>and</strong><br />
norepinephrine. If sex or self-sex is pursued, these chemicals further focus his brain’s attention<br />
<strong>and</strong> narrow his thoughts on the sexual experience. <strong>The</strong>se <strong>and</strong> other chemicals are also active in<br />
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Serotonin<br />
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HN<br />
NH 2
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