What happens in your brain when watching porn?

Have you ever wondered what is going through your mind when watching porn? Watching porn, is one of those things that became a part of people’s everyday lives. Sometimes for stress management, sometimes for chilling, maybe just for fun. Some people watch porn, because they’re used to doing so every day. Have you ever stopped for a second to think about what it does to your brain? You must know there is a reason why it’s R18, right? You must know that by watching this content, you can seriously hurt your still developing sexual interest. Because of all the stimuli you see in these movies, make you increase your limit or arousal (Simply speaking, you start watching more hardcore movies). The science behind this is simple. While watching porn, your body produces dopamine, which has an effect on your brain. Dopamine is a hormone produced by your body, which has an effect on your nervous system. It has a role in your body feeling content, reward, motivation and also in developing an addiction. The more porn you watch, the more dopamine your body produces, the more dopamine your body produces the more addicted you become to porn. And you can only increase your dopamine level by watching more hardcore content. You develop immunity to the original and it makes you numb. On the long run dopamine even has a bad effect on forming an opinion or making decisions. This is not just about weird sounding hormones and chemical reactions. Porn makes similar destruction to your body just like alcohol or cocaine. Porn will have negative consequences to your sexual life. The average porn consumer will not be satisfied with their sexual partner, and will need to watch porn for sexual gratification. Above all that, you will start showing less and less affection to your partner, and will become completely unaffected by them. These signs are similar to what you can observe in a cocaine addict’s brain. The very same areas show abnormality. If you start showing symptoms of anxiety or irritability, it means that you have become an addict. This is why you start watching more hardcore content, to make your body develop enough dopamine that will eventually have an effect on your brain.