

BEHAVIOR:ĭopamine, to clarify, is the brain chemical that makes you happy. If a child has viewed porn within this time, decisions that they make from there on out will be thought of as an 'OK' decision when the decision might be horrible.

When the child does begin entering puberty, the frontal lobe cannot make wise decisions (due to the flood of dopamine, other brain chemicals are cut back and produced less). If the child has viewed pornography within this time, the child knows only that "reward" of dopamine, therefore breaking porn addiction habits become more difficult. Scientists describe this as the "use it or lose it" concept. This means, you have one more shot to learn whatever you want in this time before you lose that ability. When a child reaches the start of puberty the brain goes through " pruning." At this time, whatever neuron connections that were not made prior to that point (like learning a second language) are destroyed for a new wave of neuron connections to be made. Why viewing porn at any age can become addictive, children who begin viewing porn at the start of puberty are more greatly affected. This can result in an increased appetite for porn." That rush of brain chemicals happening over and over again rewires the brain’s reward pathway ultimately changing the make up of the viewer’s brain. Just like other addictive substances, porn floods the brain with dopamine. " Neurons that fire together, wire together.

Here is why pornography is harmful to the addict and the loved ones of the addict: BRAIN:īy viewing pornography, your brain rewires itself to fulfill the "pleasure" porn brings about.
