We are a sex addicted culture, and I mean that literally. The brain of a person that is addicted to sex has similarities to a drug addict. Like all addictions, it is caused by a flood of dopamine which activates the reward center of the brain. Unfortunately with sex (including masturbation and porn), so much dopamine gets released that the dopamine receptors get numbed or even worse--destroyed. It has been shown that over-sexual stimulation causes an over-stimulation of the reward center (which has a numbing/destructive effect similar to a drug addict). Symptoms of this are...
-ADHD
-Brain fog
-Anxiety
-Mood swings
-Depression
-Addictions
-Low self-esteem
-Lowered intelligence
-Poor memory
Essentially the brain craves dopamine, but can't get it. Not because there isn't enough in supply (there may be too much) but because it's ability to utilize it gets severely compromised. In reality, people aren't addicted to sex per se, but addicted to the feeling sex provides--the rush. The feelings of sexual arousal, orgasm, etc. are caused by very real chemicals that can (and often do) lead to an addiction and damage to the brain. Addictions are always bad because all addictions are caused by an over-stimulation of the reward center, which causes a numbing/destruction of dopamine receptors. Our brains are built for certain levels of stimulation, but in the area of sex, if one engages in it on a regular basis, there can be problems.
There's a way to test if you are addicted to sex. Abstain from sex for a week or two. Most people have this addiction satisfied by being sexually promiscuous and using porn to masturbate every day (or nearly so).
All of this is very real, and not talked about at all. This is the kind of thing they NEVER talk about in health class. They have no problem describing how to put on a condom or masturbate. The reality is that sex can damage the brain if done in excess, and sex can be very addictive. I believe it's time for real sexual education to be given; our children are suffering because of this pseudo-education that claims that sex--no matter how often engaged--is healthy. At the moment they are subject to the ramblings of a sex addict (which most sex ed. teachers probably are), but from someone who is truly educated on the subject. It's like if we had a person that is addicted to marijuana teaching kids about the health benefits of it.
If anyone that is reading this is addicted to sex, feel free to leave a comment. If you want to debate me on this subject (it's really silly, considering the evidence backing my side), feel free to do so. At the end of the day, sex addiction is very destructive and very widespread in the United States (among most places in the world). Pornography is probably the biggest culprit for getting people hooked-on-sex in modern times. In fact, pornography itself--just by looking at it--causes over-stimulation of the reward center. Chances are, if something feels REALLY GOOD, it is probably overstimulating the reward center and leaves a person at risk for addiction (which causes an overflow of dopamine that numbs the receptors).
http://virginpride.blogspot.com/
-ADHD
-Brain fog
-Anxiety
-Mood swings
-Depression
-Addictions
-Low self-esteem
-Lowered intelligence
-Poor memory
Essentially the brain craves dopamine, but can't get it. Not because there isn't enough in supply (there may be too much) but because it's ability to utilize it gets severely compromised. In reality, people aren't addicted to sex per se, but addicted to the feeling sex provides--the rush. The feelings of sexual arousal, orgasm, etc. are caused by very real chemicals that can (and often do) lead to an addiction and damage to the brain. Addictions are always bad because all addictions are caused by an over-stimulation of the reward center, which causes a numbing/destruction of dopamine receptors. Our brains are built for certain levels of stimulation, but in the area of sex, if one engages in it on a regular basis, there can be problems.
There's a way to test if you are addicted to sex. Abstain from sex for a week or two. Most people have this addiction satisfied by being sexually promiscuous and using porn to masturbate every day (or nearly so).
All of this is very real, and not talked about at all. This is the kind of thing they NEVER talk about in health class. They have no problem describing how to put on a condom or masturbate. The reality is that sex can damage the brain if done in excess, and sex can be very addictive. I believe it's time for real sexual education to be given; our children are suffering because of this pseudo-education that claims that sex--no matter how often engaged--is healthy. At the moment they are subject to the ramblings of a sex addict (which most sex ed. teachers probably are), but from someone who is truly educated on the subject. It's like if we had a person that is addicted to marijuana teaching kids about the health benefits of it.
If anyone that is reading this is addicted to sex, feel free to leave a comment. If you want to debate me on this subject (it's really silly, considering the evidence backing my side), feel free to do so. At the end of the day, sex addiction is very destructive and very widespread in the United States (among most places in the world). Pornography is probably the biggest culprit for getting people hooked-on-sex in modern times. In fact, pornography itself--just by looking at it--causes over-stimulation of the reward center. Chances are, if something feels REALLY GOOD, it is probably overstimulating the reward center and leaves a person at risk for addiction (which causes an overflow of dopamine that numbs the receptors).
http://virginpride.blogspot.com/
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