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  • 5/25/2025
Are Men Hard-Wired to watch porn
By
KASHIF MAG
Transcript
00:00Hey, it's Dr. Trish Lee. Today's question is, are men hardwired to watch porn?
00:06Well, the answer is yes, some men are, but no, all men are not. So let me explain it to you.
00:15Science shows that if a young man in his teenage years or even earlier for some men
00:21start to watch pornography, their brains become hardwired to need to watch it,
00:28watch more of it, watch more graphic and involved pornography across their lifetime.
00:35So the answer for people who start watching porn when they're young is yes, they're hardwired if
00:41they've continued to do so. And the longer that that's been happening, the more ingrained and
00:47hardwired the brain is to need porn. Well, for what? Originally, it starts that they need the
00:54porn for pleasure, but it shifts that they need it to avoid pain. And that is all based on science.
01:02And so what happens is the reward center in the brain is changed because of that hardwiring over
01:07time with frequency of consumption over longer and longer periods of time. And then especially as
01:14there are shifts that make them want more and want more graphic or escalation of the types,
01:22then it's becoming even hardwired and even more. Okay. So not all men's brains are hardwired for porn,
01:30but some are, and they are hardwired. Okay. Remember, control your brain or it'll control you.

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