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Relationship Advice Blogger and Neuroscientist Gary Wilson explains the
Biology of Internet Porn Addiction. I originally found his site while researching the topic of “coitus reservatus” an ancient tantric technique, found in both Eastern and Western traditions, which is the art of sex and orgasm without ejaculation. I had been reading some books related to Magick, Alchemy, and Eastern Mysticism that referred to this practice. Some writers had used some pretty psuedo- scientific lingo, saying things like “semen is composed of cerebro-spinal fluid” implying that ejaculating too much literally drains your brain. I knew that couldn’t be right. So how many nuts should I bust or not bust to stay healthy? In my google searches I came to Gary and his wife’s site, which also linked to the Porn Addiction site. I found this series of videos fascinating. I think it explains a lot about addiction in general and the more primitive parts of the human brain. It jibes with a lot of things I had researched earlier about dopamine and ADHD. I hope you will find it as fascinating as I did. I think it might have application to the mechanism of video game addiction as well.
Here are:
part two,
part three,
part four,
part five, and
part six.
Also previously posted
the author's TEDtalk here.
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