Hypnosis To Quit Porn
Has pornography become a problem?
Perhaps you have found that you are wasting valuable time each night on viewing, or searching for, porn. Perhaps your real-world relationships have suffered as a result. Or perhaps you have found yourself feeling more and more isolated or neglecting your dreams and ambitions.
Compulsive users of pornography often experience depression, anxiety, and stress. And long-term use can lead to serious problems including erectile dysfunction.
So, what’s behind the compulsion?
When we are aroused by a stimulus and think that we’re about to experience some kind of pleasure, we get a spike of dopamine. (The stimulus could be a sugary cake or a naked, attractive person.) Although we often think of dopamine as the brain’s pleasure chemical, it has nothing whatsoever to do with satisfaction. Instead, it is associated with anticipation. Dopamine tells the brain to “keep going” towards whatever is stimulating the arousal.
Everything from the sight of good food to the sight of someone we love can stimulate dopamine production, of course. But porn is considered a “supernormal stimulus.” This means that it is a supercharged form of a stimulus that human beings naturally seek (in this case, sex), making it extremely compelling.
Dopamine also spikes for novelty. And porn sites supply a virtually limitless supply of sexual novelty, making it easy to waste hours at a time, clicking on link after link.
However, over stimulation makes the brain reduce dopamine. Images that were initially arousing soon lose their effect. To compensate, the habitual porn user might look for more and more extreme forms of pornography (including, sometimes, those that he would naturally find repellent).
The brain is plastic. And frequent pornography use has been associated with reduced gray matter and “lower functional connectivity” between the brain’s right and left hemispheres.
Nevertheless, precisely because the brain is adaptable, you don’t have to be locked into negative habits such as consuming pornography.
It’s Time TO Take Back Control
If you are suffering from depression or erectile dysfunction, get checked out by your doctor or qualified medical professional.
My approach to helping you to quit porn consumption is an integrative one.
First, we’ll spend time confidentially discussing your porn consumption in relation to your overall lifestyle, set-backs, and aims in life. When you’re quitting anything, it’s important to have something positive to focus on—an aim to work towards and something to look forward to.
We’ll figure out what simple, positive changes you can make in your daily life. And we’ll come up with a plan of action.
And, just as many major boxers have used hypnosis to help them train for a fight, we’ll use hypnosis to help you get back to your A-game: resisting porn and focusing on what’s going to bring you actual satisfaction in your life.