Defeat Lust & Pornography Gary Wilson
Defeat Lust & Pornography 0 minute read

Why Guys Get Addicted to Internet Porn: The Neuroscience Behind Obsessive Behavior

Last Updated: July 29, 2021

Avatar for Luke Gilkerson
Luke Gilkerson

Luke Gilkerson has a BA in Philosophy and Religious Studies and an MA in Religion. He is the author of Your Brain on Porn and The Talk: 7 Lessons to Introduce Your Child to Biblical Sexuality. Luke and his wife Trisha blog at IntoxicatedOnLife.com

Physiology teacher Gary Wilson has some keen insights about why men become addicted to Internet porn and some of its effects. The following 16-minute video gives viewers a brief tutorial of the neuroscience behind porn addiction.

(The presentation is generally clean, but there are some images that viewers might find offensive. Viewer discretion is advised.)

For more information about Gary Wilson, visit his website.

Share
Share
Tweet
Pin

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Related in Defeat Lust & Pornography

Editor's Picks

Man embracing his friend who is sharing his story at the group therapy session

Defeat Lust & Pornography

Do You Want To Get Well? The Path to Surrender

Redemption Road Mentoring provides recovery services to those who are struggling with…

4 minute read

Read Post

Editor's Picks

A young woman looking at her reflection.

Defeat Lust & Pornography

How Identity Shapes the Journey to a Porn-Free Life

When someone embarks on a journey to quit consuming pornography, they generally…

4 minute read

Read Post

Editor's Picks

Pensive man lost in thought.

Defeat Lust & Pornography

What are you willing to do to overcome porn?

I’ve been working at Covenant Eyes for almost 20 years, and during…

5 minute read

Read Post

Editor's Picks

A young woman outdoors.

Defeat Lust & Pornography

From Pain to Freedom: Breaking the Cycle of Trauma and Addiction

“Cry, you baby!” she shouted, towering over me and slapping my tiny…

7 minute read

Read Post

Editor's Picks

praying hands

Defeat Lust & Pornography

How Gratitude Helps Overcome Porn

“Let’s go around the table and say something we’re thankful for” is…

9 minute read

Read Post

Editor's Picks

circle of people holding hands around Bibles and praying

Defeat Lust & Pornography

Heath Lambert on the Power of Thanksgiving Over Porn

“Porn is only consumed by thankless people.” Dr. Heath Lambert isn’t coddling…

4 minute read

Read Post

Related in Defeat Lust & Pornography

Man embracing his friend who is sharing his story at the group therapy session

Defeat Lust & Pornography

Do You Want To Get Well? The Path to Surrender

Redemption Road Mentoring provides recovery services to those who are struggling with…

Redemption Road Mentoring provides recovery services to those who are struggling with sexual/pornography addiction and spouses dealing with betrayal trauma. As the first step in the mentoring process, both struggler and survivor are challenged with…

4 minute read

0 comments

A young woman looking at her reflection.

Defeat Lust & Pornography

How Identity Shapes the Journey to a Porn-Free Life

When someone embarks on a journey to quit consuming pornography, they generally…

When someone embarks on a journey to quit consuming pornography, they generally come from one of two places. Some people make a conscious, motivated decision to stop watching porn because they’re committed to a healthier…

4 minute read

0 comments

Pensive man lost in thought.

Defeat Lust & Pornography

What are you willing to do to overcome porn?

I’ve been working at Covenant Eyes for almost 20 years, and during…

I’ve been working at Covenant Eyes for almost 20 years, and during that time I’ve talked with thousands of people on their journey away from porn. There have been teens striving to use technology with…

5 minute read

0 comments

A young woman outdoors.

Defeat Lust & Pornography

From Pain to Freedom: Breaking the Cycle of Trauma and Addiction

“Cry, you baby!” she shouted, towering over me and slapping my tiny…

“Cry, you baby!” she shouted, towering over me and slapping my tiny ten-year-old face. Two neighbor girls had locked me in a room and violently sexually assaulted me on a cold autumn afternoon. The memories…

7 minute read

0 comments

praying hands

Defeat Lust & Pornography

How Gratitude Helps Overcome Porn

“Let’s go around the table and say something we’re thankful for” is…

“Let’s go around the table and say something we’re thankful for” is a clichéd Thanksgiving tradition. But this simple exercise may be more important than you realize—especially if you’re fighting the temptation to look at…

9 minute read

2 Comments

circle of people holding hands around Bibles and praying

Defeat Lust & Pornography

Heath Lambert on the Power of Thanksgiving Over Porn

“Porn is only consumed by thankless people.” Dr. Heath Lambert isn’t coddling…

“Porn is only consumed by thankless people.” Dr. Heath Lambert isn’t coddling readers in his book Finally Free: Fighting for Purity with the Power of Grace. While the quote from his book might sound like…

4 minute read

17 Comments