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CHapter 2: Your Brain’s Sexual Cocktail
women during arousal, but in addition, perceptions, feelings, lengthy memories, and cognitive
choices play a larger role.
During sex or masturbation, people get the sexual version of tunnel vision as more of these
initial chemicals are combined with the slow release of oxytocin and vasopressin. Worries
and concerns often fall away and the mind focuses on sexual release. The contractions of
orgasm are connected to the brain’s release of endogenous opiates. As well, these opiates and
dopamine shut off the portions of the brain responsible for anxiety, adding to the euphoria
the removal of fear. Then the brain receives serotonin, adding feelings of wellbeing and
satisfaction. 6
Of course, your skull is more than a chemical bathtub. All of those hormones and
neurotransmitters are actually interacting with the physical brain and its neural connections.
The next chapter will explore how the brain forms its compulsiveness and addiction toward
pornography.
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