How To Undo Your Porn Damaged Brain

Summary

This video script outlines a 7-day plan to help men overcome porn addiction by reprogramming their brains. It suggests reducing triggers, using cognitive dissonance, CBD supplementation for stress regulation, rebalancing dopamine with real-world interactions, strengthening the prefrontal cortex, identifying cognitive distortions, and utilizing natural serotonin inhibitors. Each day focuses on a specific strategy to build towards a lasting change in behavior and mindset.

Takeaways

• 🔒 Start by reducing triggers that lead to porn, such as sexualized content on social media, to reprogram your brain for the week.
• 🧠 Use cognitive dissonance to create a negative association with watching porn by linking it to your personal goals and the negative effects it has on achieving them.
• 🌿 Supplement with CBD to help regulate stress levels and improve sleep, which can assist in managing the urge to watch porn.
• 💧 Utilize CBD oil during peak cravings to mitigate stress and reduce the desire to watch porn as a coping mechanism.
• 🎁 Reward yourself with CBD when resisting the urge to watch porn, creating a positive feedback loop that reinforces the new behavior.
• 🤝 Rebalance your dopamine system by engaging with real women using the 'spray and prey' method to increase enjoyment from real interactions over porn.
• 🧠 Strengthen your prefrontal cortex, responsible for decision-making, by practicing the reward delay method to resist immediate gratification.
• 🧐 Identify and challenge cognitive distortions that contribute to porn addiction, such as 'all or nothing' thinking, to reshape your neural pathways.
• 🍵 Use natural serotonin inhibitors like omega-3 fatty acids, turmeric, and green tea to increase serotonin levels, improve mood, and reduce addictive urges.
• 📅 Follow a 7-Day process to systematically reprogram your brain to eliminate porn addiction, with each day focusing on a specific strategy.
• 🎯 Set short-term and long-term goals, and recognize how pornography can hinder progress towards these goals to increase cognitive dissonance and motivate change.

Q & A

What percentage of men reportedly watch porn according to the study mentioned in the script?

According to the study mentioned, 98% of men watch porn.

What is the first step suggested for reducing the triggers that lead to pornographic thoughts?

The first step is to reduce social media triggers, which includes resetting social media app settings, changing gender preferences to 'prefer not to say', and reporting or disliking sexualized content.

What is cognitive dissonance and how is it used in the second day's process to help eliminate porn addiction?

Cognitive dissonance is the mental discomfort experienced when one's actions conflict with their beliefs. It is used by creating a list of goals and noting how pornography hinders achieving these goals, thus associating porn with negative outcomes and increasing the desire to avoid it.

What is the role of CBD in the process of overcoming porn addiction as described in the script?

CBD is suggested as a supplement to help regulate stress levels and improve sleep, which can assist in managing the urge to watch porn, especially during the hardest days of withdrawal.

What are the benefits of using CBD oil during high cravings as mentioned in the script?

CBD oil is said to reduce stress levels when taken during high cravings, helping to mitigate the stress that typically leads to seeking out porn as a coping mechanism.

Why is the 'spray and prey' method recommended for rebalancing dopamine systems on Thursday?

The 'spray and prey' method, adapted from business practices, is recommended to increase exposure and enjoyment when interacting with real women, which can help reduce the enjoyment of porn by rebalancing dopamine receptors.

What is the 'reward delay' method and how does it strengthen the prefrontal cortex?

The 'reward delay' method involves delaying gratification in everyday activities, which can help reduce dopamine responses and strengthen the prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain responsible for decision-making.

How can identifying cognitive distortions help in reducing interest in pornography?

Identifying and challenging cognitive distortions, such as 'all or nothing' thinking, can reshape neural pathways and reduce the irrational beliefs that contribute to addictive behaviors like porn addiction.

What natural serotonin inhibitors are suggested in the script to help fight the urge of watching porn?

The script suggests omega-3 fatty acids, turmeric, and green tea as natural serotonin inhibitors that can help increase serotonin levels, improve mood, and reduce addictive urges.

What is the overarching goal of the 7-Day process described in the script?

The overarching goal of the 7-Day process is to reprogram the brain to eliminate porn addiction by reducing triggers, utilizing cognitive dissonance, supplementing with CBD, rebalancing dopamine systems, strengthening the prefrontal cortex, identifying cognitive distortions, and using natural serotonin inhibitors.