Gary Wilson - Pornography Addiction and Perceived Addiction - Reach 10

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  • Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
  • Gary Wilson explains the science behind the effects of pornography on the brain and body, how addiction is developed, and the misleading idea of "perceived addiction." Gary is an author, the force behind yourbrainonporn.com, and TEDx presenter of “The Great Porn Experiment”. This presentation was hosted by Reach 10 (reach10.org/). With great regret and sadness, we report the Gary passed away in May 2021. He will be greatly missed. He served so many people with his courage to speak up in a way very few people were willing to do.

КОМЕНТАРІ • 751

  • @surajjuthi5314
    @surajjuthi5314 3 роки тому +221

    Wonder if Gary knows that he actually SAVED so many lives, including my own. He gave my son a REAL father, and my wife a REAL husband and not a worthless money making machine.. Such a huge impact is hard to really understand. I will do my best to save future generations from this horrible, life-ruining addiction.

    • @omerkaya4194
      @omerkaya4194 3 роки тому +4

      👏

    • @RawFruitGuy
      @RawFruitGuy 2 роки тому +6

      Yes the only person that has motivated time again after I failed.. R.I.P.

    • @reach1057
      @reach1057  2 роки тому +4

      I am so grateful you found his work! Gary was amazing and I am so glad his legacy lives on through you.

    • @KnucklesForSkull
      @KnucklesForSkull Рік тому +1

      I am absolutely with you my brother. It is absolutely high time we went extremely serious about waging a war against pornography.
      And the way? Become part of the control group....

    • @TrevorHamberger
      @TrevorHamberger Рік тому +1

      He gave me my life back

  • @mazklassa9338
    @mazklassa9338 5 років тому +249

    1:27:14 - "if you don't try to quit you won't know if you're addicted". Can't argue with that! ✊

    • @TAFProductions
      @TAFProductions 5 років тому +5

      truely!! i know people who say that it doesnt harm them but havent try to quit! xD its kinda hilarious!

    • @aspirewot8408
      @aspirewot8408 4 роки тому

      @@TAFProductions well that means porn cameraman and John sins are addicted then n its harming them lol stfu

    • @Luke-ih1oc
      @Luke-ih1oc 3 роки тому +2

      @@aspirewot8408 sex addiction is completely different from porn addiction. But that's not to say that cameramen and the actors themselves don't experience detrimental effects otherwise; it's just completely different from porn addiction which involves watching porn on a screen (and usually masturbation, but this is not required). Read Your Brain on Porn to educate yourself a bit more.

    • @aspirewot8408
      @aspirewot8408 3 роки тому

      @@Luke-ih1oc Lol sh

    • @justinhill3133
      @justinhill3133 3 роки тому +1

      @@TAFProductions That's not hilarious. Think of the wasted life they will have.

  • @notyou3924
    @notyou3924 4 роки тому +294

    The porn industry is a multi-billionaire industry, and they'll do ANYTHING to keep us addicted and watching.
    Of course being against porn and calling it addicting will be met with a lot of resistance. But in the end truth always prevails.

    • @linhthaiduong7273
      @linhthaiduong7273 4 роки тому +10

      @Reee Monro "why is most porn free? " Amen, this is the real question to ask...

    • @aris13pat1
      @aris13pat1 4 роки тому +7

      @Kyle Rook It is a multi billion industry because it makes multi billions. Google "porn industry profits" and you will find out. All people watch it because...well watch the fucking video and you will know. As for who is funding the research is not relevant at all. The agenta of the research though is very clear. It is to misinform and to cloud people's opinions about a taboo topic. When they say that I feel guilty of porn because Iam a religious person this is bullshit. I feel ashamed because I can't stop and failing my standards, not because of morality or religion. Gary Wilson has a strong point there. I don't believe in God and my morality has not stopped me from watching without annoyance in the past

    • @banjomcgee6333
      @banjomcgee6333 4 роки тому +6

      ​@Kyle Rook I can't help feeling like your comment did a better job exposing you as a contrarian rather than a person genuinely interested in expanding the discussion. None of the potential answers to your questions seem to pose any tangible opposition to the facts and ideas stated in the video. Literally, you're just asking basic open-ended questions and hoping that your readers do the intellectual work for you to introduce skepticism.
      Sorry but I cannot think of a scenario in which the answer to "Why do so many people watch porn" would lead me to doubt actual scientific peer-reviewed studies on the potential harms of porn. I have no idea what you were even attempting to get at with such a question but even still, the logic behind it can be used against what you're trying to imply. For example why do so many people smoke cigarettes?
      Further in referring to the questions you posed, you say "They are rarely sighted in any of the "reports" on porn." So you want us to assume you yourself have studied all of the reports and have the authority to tell us what is and isn't rare to appear in them? It's far more likely you snatched that talking point from an article and have been spreading it around like the gospel since. Which in and of itself, shows what information you have an inherent bias towards. Of course I am just assuming, so I welcome you to prove me wrong at any point. As OP mentioned, the truth always prevails in the end, so watching you try to squirm out of this will be interesting. And if I am indeed wrong, I will at least have learned something in the process. It's a win/win for me.
      I am going out on a limb to say you strike me as a person who may be impacted in some way by porn but have put up barriers to your own understanding as a form of denial and aversion to accountability. Either that, or you work to some extent in the porn industry yourself. Nevertheless, I believe you have more leg work to do when it comes to making whatever loose case you were trying to build here. You can't look at hard data and numbers, respond with open-ended questions in a non-neutral manner and expect people with common sense to take you seriously. If creating a "truly open and science based discussion" is your intent, here's a start: Do a better job expressing your doubt in a way that isn't slightly below mediocre.
      Looking forward to the discussion!

    • @martinirving3824
      @martinirving3824 3 роки тому +4

      @@banjomcgee6333 ,
      Very nice reply. You exposed the post. My sense is the poster effectively tried to blame users for being addicted and it's not the fault of industry they make billions of dollars. And call into question the veracity of the research and the science (which is exactly what Wilson is doing with bogus "perceived addiction" nonsense).
      Irritating to me, while advocating scientific thoroughness, the poster misspelled cited ("sighted").
      To me, the issue of high-speed porn is very similar to the extreme bias and shortcomings of nutrition science. A lot of parallels. The food industry, particularly processed food, grosses billions, even trillions per year, world--wide, selling food that is nutritionally poor but highly palatable largely due to added sweeteners. Sugar is addictive. It's been scientifically proven (with the same neuroscience as porn addiction). Industry will deny it and blame people for eating too much or not having enough self control. The real issue of course, is socio-economic. Processed is cheap as well as addictive.

    • @flemishtemplar3766
      @flemishtemplar3766 3 роки тому

      @Kyle Rook Why did they call it anti-semitic if you don't watch porn and mastrubate?

  • @michaelpsellos2560
    @michaelpsellos2560 2 роки тому +87

    Rest in Peace Gary you were a pioneer and I firmly believe in 20-30 years Porn will be seen like Tobacco today

    • @bobbycecere1037
      @bobbycecere1037 2 роки тому +8

      You are correct - it definitely will. Professionals who are denying it now are going to look like fools

    • @Sh0n0
      @Sh0n0 Рік тому

      ‘They’ already know how bad porn is, which is why they are pushing it hard. In 20-30 years they’re probably going to want us hooked into VR worlds with haptics feeding us ai generated porn triggering every desire and keeping us docile. I hope the world will change enough that they abolish porn, but the whole system needs to collapse first.

    • @gmanoffury
      @gmanoffury Рік тому

      Seen like tobacco? so everybody realises it's bad, nobody cares, will continue to consume and will just be taxed heavily by european governments so they can continue to profit and not address it/ make attempts to stop it?

    • @jaylin4356
      @jaylin4356 10 місяців тому

      It's already starting! r/LoveAfterPorn is becoming popular

    • @medmoh2751
      @medmoh2751 6 місяців тому

      Did he die ?

  • @aprylljay
    @aprylljay 5 років тому +118

    I wonder why the comments were disabled on the TedTalk.

  • @Dom-xi8je
    @Dom-xi8je 5 років тому +217

    I’m on day 15 no pmo. I am going to kick this nasty habit. Been an addict for 26 years and I can’t wait to experience life on the other side.

    • @Grateful_7
      @Grateful_7 5 років тому +10

      How are you today ? I hope you've continued the challenge

    • @泰勒-u1h
      @泰勒-u1h 5 років тому +3

      I was on day 16 and failed, currently on day 4.

    • @umaikeruna
      @umaikeruna 4 роки тому +2

      How did you guys go?

    • @泰勒-u1h
      @泰勒-u1h 4 роки тому

      Henry Thoreau I’m on day 25

    • @umaikeruna
      @umaikeruna 4 роки тому +3

      @@泰勒-u1hNice work brother. I just thought about the last ten years of my life... Can't believe how bad the impact was, and I had no idea...

  • @cjussery312
    @cjussery312 5 років тому +199

    I am starting to believe “They” don’t want us to know about Gary’s research

    • @davidromero2704
      @davidromero2704 5 років тому +24

      @@harorider96 not just men. it affects women too. as soon as i found these videos i decided to try it. i regained my humanity is what i call it. i still watch it responsibly. but since giving it up. i feel lime i used to. i am not afraid to stand up for myslef in debates, i have increased confidence. i have more passion and determination. the works

    • @reach1057
      @reach1057  5 років тому +16

      That's so true.

    • @lordnelsonmc.billionberg9166
      @lordnelsonmc.billionberg9166 5 років тому

      Duh.

    • @againstdrivingdrunk614
      @againstdrivingdrunk614 5 років тому

      @@harorider96 wack off in your head in the shower. do that atleast 21 days, then you are good, and in my experience I have no need to go back, and when I do it looks goofy/not arousing. just me and my pervert mind.

    • @croonaw8790
      @croonaw8790 5 років тому

      That's why it was in your recommended yeah?

  • @CameronHarris-w3v
    @CameronHarris-w3v Місяць тому +4

    I don't understand why he chose to address criticism in such a defensive tone, responding as if they were attacking him personally. He was clearly convinced his theory was correct, which completely undermines his objectivity. That doesn't mean he was wrong, just that he was openly biased. I personally agree with most of his conclusions, but there is much more research to be done before anyone should be asserting this or that as proven fact.

    • @misterauctor7353
      @misterauctor7353 Місяць тому

      They did try to steal Wilson's trademark one time.

  • @Onestrangebrain
    @Onestrangebrain 4 роки тому +117

    I am totally secular and never felt any shame about my heavy porn use. I thought it was normal, just something to keep private given cultural norms. Results: compulsive daily use, major impact on my sex life, depression, loss of concentration, sleep problems, irritability. As soon as I learned what porn does to brains, I quit and went through some nasty withdrawals, but now I am off for almost a year, the majority of the symptoms above are GONE. I call this "perceived addiction" bullshit. Thank you Gary!

    • @misterauctor7353
      @misterauctor7353 3 роки тому +13

      Yeah, and it's sad that many people are denying p0rn addiction being a thing.

    • @RawFruitGuy
      @RawFruitGuy 2 роки тому

      Yea it's so crazy how much the mental health community scoffs it off. Sometimes, I feel like there's an agenda to keep young men hooked on porn and heavy internet use.

    • @Ijzerdraad
      @Ijzerdraad 2 роки тому +2

      how are you doing today? please let me know :)

    • @reach1057
      @reach1057  2 роки тому

      Thank you for sharing your experience! So glad you have healed so much.

  • @jimjones3984
    @jimjones3984 3 роки тому +85

    This should be taught in schools. From 8th grade to college.

    • @reach1057
      @reach1057  2 роки тому

      That would be soooo great! For now we can do our part to teach our kids and loved ones what we have learned from Gary.

    • @AchillesSeventySeven
      @AchillesSeventySeven Рік тому +2

      More like 5th grade unfortunately

  • @bend1483
    @bend1483 5 років тому +257

    Gary Wilson is a literal life-saver.

    • @Onestrangebrain
      @Onestrangebrain 4 роки тому +9

      Yes he is

    • @HerveyShmervy
      @HerveyShmervy 3 роки тому +7

      Unfortunately he recently passed away 😔

    • @bend1483
      @bend1483 3 роки тому +2

      @@HerveyShmervy oh wow. What a shock. :(

    • @reach1057
      @reach1057  2 роки тому +2

      Amen! His work has transformed so many lives - I am so grateful he touched you too.

  • @Oliver-tp3hl
    @Oliver-tp3hl 6 років тому +147

    Gary is doing some awesome work getting the word out about how harmful pornography is and working hard to debunk false studies. Thanks Gary!

    • @emailkolar4517
      @emailkolar4517 3 роки тому +5

      I'm so tired, so torn out, mentally obliterated, I've been battling with my porn addiction for too long, several years now, just makes me suicidal.

    • @Oliver-tp3hl
      @Oliver-tp3hl 3 роки тому +1

      @@emailkolar4517 Have you considered therapy? There is probably something beneath the porn that's causing you to feel this way and you use porn to cope.

    • @emailkolar4517
      @emailkolar4517 3 роки тому +4

      @@Oliver-tp3hl Idk man, I told my mom about my porn addiction and she offered "JUST QUIT!" as advice in an angry way, I don't really go into this stuff as my family is conservative, every time I open up about my porn addiction I get met with shame and anger, even though I'm quitting my porn addiction I still feel depressed, psychologically distressed, and traumatized, I'm going to have to stay like this till I grow up, I blocked porn on my laptop and phone completely everywhere with a pin, hopefully I can quit it now, thanks for the reply mate

    • @Oliver-tp3hl
      @Oliver-tp3hl 3 роки тому +1

      @@emailkolar4517 Quitting porn isn't going to make you happy. Porn can be like a drug for some of us. We use it to cope with the root problem we are dealing with. When you quit porn you need to then find a way to deal with why you feel so depressed. Trust me I'm right there with you. I deal with mental health issues and trauma as well. It takes a very long time to heal, but it is worth it. You just gotta hold on and get the right help. It's sad that your parents won't help you. I hope you can get help soon though. Therapy can be very helpful. And finding the right therapist is important. I've been through many different therapists.

    • @emailkolar4517
      @emailkolar4517 3 роки тому +1

      @@Oliver-tp3hl Therapy is a crucial part to help you analyze, scrutinize and dictate the root cause from which the predicaments have all stemmed from, now I'm not necessarily talking about psychoanalytic therapy, it doesn't have to be this, any type of psychological help from a mental health expert for me would be immensely helpful for me, I don't think mental health is something taken care of in my country (I live near the Middle East), my friend told me that someone was suicidal and called the suicide hotline, I remember he told me he was sent to the hospital for a while, and they sent him to the police afterwards to be imprisoned because obviously suicide is haram and taboo in my country, plus I'm somewhat gay and turned atheist and I may get kicked out of the house if a family member discovered that (albeit I think that's improbable) but I'm going to keep it confidential until I grow up and immigrate to a western country, these things affect my NoFap reboot and I'm starting to try and solve them at the moment, porn really worsened my life by 60% in my own estimation. Without porn, at least there would be ease in the process of getting through hardships. I hope I escape this hellhole.

  • @SurajSharmaFourKnob
    @SurajSharmaFourKnob 4 роки тому +30

    To be a hero is every kids dream, but I bet Gary didn’t know he’d be a hero of all the fappers! Thanks for saving so many from this horrible addiction.

  • @tarikn.g.dabbous3323
    @tarikn.g.dabbous3323 5 років тому +102

    This guy is saving lives, literally.

    • @Onestrangebrain
      @Onestrangebrain 4 роки тому +5

      He saved me.

    • @pedrohero7
      @pedrohero7 3 роки тому +3

      He saved me too.

    • @emailkolar4517
      @emailkolar4517 3 роки тому +1

      I have a theory: Nicole Prause is paid by the porn industry to cunningly falsify the existence porn addiction.

    • @OlviMasta77
      @OlviMasta77 3 роки тому +3

      And relationships

    • @reach1057
      @reach1057  2 роки тому

      Truly. I know so many people who have been blessed by his work. Thank you Gary!

  • @JWStreeter
    @JWStreeter 5 років тому +56

    Gary Wilson needs to start appearing on more mainstream sources. Maybe Sam Harris' podcast? One can dream..

    • @aprylljay
      @aprylljay 5 років тому +12

      So many people are opposed to this message. Addicts in denial, and people making money

  • @KoDaring
    @KoDaring 4 роки тому +32

    this addiction is very real

    • @Ijzerdraad
      @Ijzerdraad 2 роки тому

      how are you doing today? please let me know :)

  • @sirus312
    @sirus312 5 років тому +41

    if you are 28-38 watch this ASAP you were prime time when high speed porn started coming out...and the worst age *young* it seems older people recover quicker. the younger kids now are screwed.

    • @rtp7431
      @rtp7431 4 роки тому

      Yeah and now they have free 4k full videos on one the sites. You don't have to even pay

    • @flemishtemplar3766
      @flemishtemplar3766 3 роки тому

      @@rtp7431 and VR porn

    • @shipwrecker37
      @shipwrecker37 3 роки тому +6

      I'm 25, and I'm like.... what? Why was there no attempt at stopping or lessening the use of it? I feel similarly about video game usage but of course I feel like porn addiction is much worse. I think too much big money is set on keeping us addicted.

    • @HerveyShmervy
      @HerveyShmervy 3 роки тому +1

      Younger kids aren't screwed per say, it's just taking them about 6 months longer at minimum. There are only a few (~10%) cases of long term addicts needing over a year to recover

  • @stephenngugi3647
    @stephenngugi3647 4 роки тому +48

    I did try to quit.... That's when I knew I was an addict... Actually it became worse at some point...
    May God help us on this.

    • @firestone8590
      @firestone8590 4 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/c41CzC6Mhjc/v-deo.html

    • @reach1057
      @reach1057  4 роки тому +16

      You're on the right path - so many people don't believe they are addicted or that addiction is possible, because they've never tried to quit. Best wishes to you in your journey of recovery - it's possible!

  • @lorenzoperez2152
    @lorenzoperez2152 4 роки тому +41

    Thank God for Gary Wilson I’m a porn addict I being struggling for years this will help me a lot

  • @shivamsingh-lb1mg
    @shivamsingh-lb1mg 3 роки тому +20

    R.I.P Legend.

  • @Onestrangebrain
    @Onestrangebrain 5 років тому +46

    This is so incredibly scary! I've been quit for three days. Awaiting three weeks with terror!

    • @bibortonsabbir8984
      @bibortonsabbir8984 5 років тому +8

      Best of luck.. I think you can do it

    • @timmythistle6615
      @timmythistle6615 5 років тому +20

      I'm literally on day three now without porn and masturbation. I have an actual headache which I think is a withdrawl symptom. Porn is definitely terrible for all of us.

    • @mazklassa9338
      @mazklassa9338 5 років тому

      @ravenise006 please please let that be true. I'm suffering like hell.

    • @dwikafebrianto3016
      @dwikafebrianto3016 5 років тому

      @@timmythistle6615 I never succeed quitting this PMO thing man. It is so hard like I can't quit eating food you know.

    • @hello-mh7jj
      @hello-mh7jj 5 років тому +5

      Dwika Febrianto do exercise instead of pmo as it also releases dopamine

  • @southwestxnorthwest
    @southwestxnorthwest 6 років тому +64

    Gary has an excellent delivery method and ability to convey his research to any demographic

    • @reach1057
      @reach1057  2 роки тому

      Agreed! Bless him for sharing his gift with the world.

  • @moozycla6
    @moozycla6 6 років тому +63

    _Oh, my favorite porn video!_ 1:59:35 LMAO! Gary's such an amazing guy!

  • @michaelenns8872
    @michaelenns8872 3 роки тому +13

    Porn addiction is so bad. I was addicted to nikotin. Stop smoking was easy compared to stop watching pornographic material.

    • @fabbiotec
      @fabbiotec 3 роки тому +1

      MY GOD. My boyfriend smokes and I am a self-allegedly porn addict, and for him it has been easier to quit than me.
      7 days with no porn, but after 5 days I was super horny and I could not help masturbating.
      How are you doing so far?

    • @michaelenns8872
      @michaelenns8872 3 роки тому

      @@fabbiotec Okay. I have done better but I have done worse when it comes to that nevertheless I am very optimistic. I am definitely on the right track. I pretty much recovered at one point but felt back at again. Just try, fail, try, fail, try, fail until you make it.

    • @fabbiotec
      @fabbiotec 3 роки тому

      @@michaelenns8872 We have to make it!!!!!!!!!!!!
      I have withdrawal symptoms, very bad anxiety symptoms!!
      For sure porn is worse than Nicotine!
      Is crazy that scientists are still fighting if this is real diagonosis or not.
      Good luck!
      I think masturbating using the mind is better to come to porn!, so i will keep doing that when my hornyness is too strong.

  • @saber8560
    @saber8560 3 роки тому +48

    ~Time Stamps~
    10:16 The Four 'C's or Addiction
    20:08 Major Brain Changes
    22:04 Dopamine Explained
    28:43 First brain change

  • @sabasauri6617
    @sabasauri6617 2 роки тому +15

    Rest in peace king, thanks for saving so many young lives, including mine. Hope we will meet in heaven one day.

    • @abelyanezrios5340
      @abelyanezrios5340 2 роки тому

      I wish i would have shacked hands whit this HERO!

    • @abelyanezrios5340
      @abelyanezrios5340 2 роки тому +1

      He is Still saving lives all around the World, i'm from México and and this Hero saved my life! 🦸

  • @steelhk
    @steelhk Рік тому +6

    Gary Wilson you saved my life I wouldn't be here if I didn't stop watching adult videos. I want you to know I see you as a role model man. I have told my brothers and friends about you and I'll tell my future sons about you and your work. Thanks brother please release more information on this topic if your research continues

  • @tronarts7945
    @tronarts7945 5 років тому +22

    Dang I wish I would of found out about this when I was younger! I could of done something about it :(

    • @umaikeruna
      @umaikeruna 4 роки тому +5

      I feel so betrayed by my society. My parents had no idea an open sewerage pipe fed directly into our lounge room.

    • @banjomcgee6333
      @banjomcgee6333 4 роки тому +6

      Always better late than never! You know now, so just move forward and do the best you can from here. Fortunately the brain is plastic, meaning you can reverse most if not all of the "damage" done up to this point. It's not too late!

    • @wowso4
      @wowso4 3 роки тому

      You still can it's never too late. Best of luck to you.

  • @SpecificDietPlans
    @SpecificDietPlans 4 роки тому +25

    Every wannabe NOFAP youtuber comes here to take notes.

  • @bobbycecere1037
    @bobbycecere1037 2 роки тому +5

    We the general public had to fight the tobacco industry and it's experts to prove that tobacco is addictive.
    Then we had to fight the pharmaceutical industry and their experts to prove opiates are addictive.
    Now we have to fight the porn industry and it's experts to prove porn is addictive.
    Are you noticing a theme??

  • @indianyaksha
    @indianyaksha 4 роки тому +14

    It's been 12 years I started watching porn and trying to quit since last few months. Leaving Cigarettes are easy but Porn is tough and I came to know I am addict.

    • @Ijzerdraad
      @Ijzerdraad 2 роки тому

      how are you doing today? please let me know :)

  • @kpec3
    @kpec3 4 роки тому +16

    Your brain on porn educated me about my problem with pmo, and greatly helped my recovery, I thank you so much Gary!

    • @reach1057
      @reach1057  4 роки тому +3

      Great to hear, best wishes to you!

  • @saber8560
    @saber8560 3 роки тому +11

    he may be secular, but he's doing Gods work out here

  • @bend1483
    @bend1483 5 років тому +25

    1:30:14 is a super interesting point. I’ve seen people on the forums who say “well I only use once a week or once every couple of weeks..” yet they still have addiction related brain changes, and this would explain why!

    • @Kevin-gq2kj
      @Kevin-gq2kj 4 роки тому

      Ben Dover

    • @simondko93
      @simondko93 4 роки тому

      Ben Dover

    • @bend1483
      @bend1483 3 роки тому +2

      Oh wow. It’s 1997 and I’m at primary school all over again. 😂

  • @TomeRodrigo
    @TomeRodrigo 3 роки тому +11

    RIP

  • @turannuraliyev6631
    @turannuraliyev6631 3 роки тому +8

    what I don't get is, how is it helping to argue that "you don't have addiction, it is just shame"? What is then the solution to the problem? Be more shameless? If someone can't fit porn into his self image, but still cannot stop looking porn, then he has a problem to solve. I just cannot believe that the academia suggests "just don't be ashamed of it".

  • @kpec3
    @kpec3 2 роки тому +10

    Thank you Gary, RIP. You totally helped me change my life for the better, and saved a lot of other people. You were pivotal in helping me, reading ybop during my first reboot.

  • @alien-hs1zn
    @alien-hs1zn 4 роки тому +4

    This is some scary sh*t porn literally changes the brain why is this stuff not illegal I'll never never go back to porn took me to a real dark place made question my morals and values guys you have to let it go to grow guys you have to

  • @akashk3468
    @akashk3468 3 роки тому +13

    You were a great inspiration sir . 🙏
    Rest in peace

  • @NihouNi
    @NihouNi 5 років тому +29

    Gary Wilson's research and talks are invaluable for the work that I do with offenders. So glad he is doing this work.

  • @psy-lion
    @psy-lion 4 роки тому +10

    Wait... if the age of 10-25 is considered as the most important part of human mind development... why can you buy alcohol, cigarettes, view porn already at the age of 18 instead of 25?
    18-25 are the years when most of the people actually fall into addictions.

    • @X33Ultras0und
      @X33Ultras0und 4 роки тому +8

      I'm sorry to say, but it's to keep you trapped. They glorify 18 - 20 as an amazing thing where you can do what you want as an adult, but really it's just their way of not having responsibility for your corruption as "you made these choices as a grown man/woman" even though from ages 1 - 17 they hide it and say "only 18+ can view this" or "only 18+ can buy this" making these things the first thing you do when 18 - hooking you early. As you becoming successful and happy and fulfilled doesn't help them, so they don't teach or tell you about it. They just tell you about drugs, porn, sex, alcohol, etc. Realize that they only want your labor and don't really care about your health or well being.

    • @flemishtemplar3766
      @flemishtemplar3766 3 роки тому

      @Clorox Tree Dammit... and i waited till my 18th birthday to smoke a joint.

    • @flemishtemplar3766
      @flemishtemplar3766 3 роки тому

      @Clorox Tree Oh yeah, pardon me, i've misread due to lack of sleep.

  • @Brsrafal
    @Brsrafal 6 років тому +23

    Gary for president

  • @himanshuchauhan1106
    @himanshuchauhan1106 5 місяців тому +2

    Gary wilson is a legend and i support gary Wilson till my last breath

  • @pedrohero7
    @pedrohero7 3 роки тому +6

    To summarize: don't watch porn anymore

  • @weeni001
    @weeni001 4 роки тому +11

    I have struggled for a very long time. This information is so important. Thank you!

    • @reach1057
      @reach1057  4 роки тому +2

      You're welcome and best wishes to you!

    • @Ijzerdraad
      @Ijzerdraad 2 роки тому

      how are you doing today? please let me know :)

  • @samuelgarciagaming9870
    @samuelgarciagaming9870 2 роки тому +5

    Am 17 I know this is old but thank you for the advice took a lot of notes and put it into action thank you for sharing this knowledge wish I seen this earlier 💌

  • @kingkennedy7569
    @kingkennedy7569 3 роки тому +8

    Rest In Peace Gary Wilson u helped us a lot

  • @daveyork0
    @daveyork0 5 років тому +8

    I don't have the other addictions but I'd like not to be a porn voyeur: my testimony and a prayer for us.

  • @ambition2367
    @ambition2367 5 років тому +21

    22:06 - 35:16 He does an amazing job of explaining how & why a man is no longer sexually aroused by his woman. This man is truly blessed in explaining complex things in a simple manner. I appreciate your work & I will learn & share this information. Thank you!

    • @worldwithoutwar8622
      @worldwithoutwar8622 4 роки тому +4

      In the book Deeply Touched Inside, the issue of Porn, Fantasy and making love with a real person are clearly discussed. The book suggests that making love with a real person is ultimately a much richer, sexier experience than the fantasy experience inspired by porn. And one problem with porn is that some young men expect real women to behave like the women in the porn movies

  • @Andersdahl2211
    @Andersdahl2211 5 років тому +3

    I think I was 12 or 13 when I started and I'm now 25 and the longest time I have been away from porn is two months. I'm I fucked? He talkes about I have a "big hole" in my brain.

  • @mom4christ191
    @mom4christ191 2 роки тому +4

    If anyone wants another good resource, look up Dr. Trish Leigh.

  • @chrisd3969
    @chrisd3969 4 роки тому +6

    Thinking about starting a group chat with like minded people that are having trouble beating this addiction like me and feel they need the extra help of some brothers.
    Anyone Interested?

    • @banjomcgee6333
      @banjomcgee6333 4 роки тому

      I'm not sure if you're still about this but let's do it man! How do I join??

  • @DarkManBeatzUrFace
    @DarkManBeatzUrFace Рік тому +3

    Thanks gary for giving us the dangers of porn people domt understand how bad porn is and how rampant it is in society most of the world consumes porn and they normalised it and its everywhere in society i think this should be teached in schools to show the dangers of porn consumption and how its addiction

  • @mediahits9683
    @mediahits9683 5 років тому +8

    Dr. Wilson your projects will continue to gain popularity.
    Also I would say you have a good speaking voice, and lots of good guests on "Your Brain on Porn".

  • @typicalzen6149
    @typicalzen6149 5 років тому +7

    Thank you so much for spreading this information, you are saving more and more men with each view!

  • @martinirving3824
    @martinirving3824 3 роки тому +6

    Gary Wilson basically uses Occam's razor to show that "perceived porn addiction" is actually porn addiction.
    Hilarious.
    Interesting that the bogus perceived porn addiction researchers, even if graduate students, get media headlines. Love to know the dynamics behind that.

  • @DutchChristianBoy7
    @DutchChristianBoy7 Рік тому +3

    Does Gary Wilson Know that he has changed more mens lives than Nelson Mandela

  • @klassicjammer7322
    @klassicjammer7322 2 роки тому +4

    What a great video. This reinforces my need to completely stop masturbating to ANYTHING on my phone whether it’s porn or just pictures of women on dating sites, and the need to complete quit and not just do it intermittently. The hard part is that I’m not willingly doing it intermittently, it’s the urges that are caused by my brain trying to open new pathways (which is great!) but causes me to be more sensitive to stimulus or stressors. Amazing video. Amazing that intermittent use can actually cause marginally worse symptoms than consistent use. Just reinforces the need to turn away from this for good.

  • @recmanyeah8272
    @recmanyeah8272 4 роки тому +9

    This is important

  • @Vedioviswritingservice
    @Vedioviswritingservice 4 роки тому +5

    I am surprised youtube doesn't scrub this video.

  • @joemcmullen236
    @joemcmullen236 4 роки тому +9

    this is saving me and my relationship

    • @Ijzerdraad
      @Ijzerdraad 2 роки тому

      how are you doing today? please let me know :)

  • @confuse-e-asitis
    @confuse-e-asitis 3 роки тому +4

    "If you solve a problem you also kill the profession of those who fake that they are trying to solve the problem " quote by orochimp.

  • @dlx6028
    @dlx6028 6 років тому +8

    *If you perceived you're addicted... You are.*

  • @MySonu17
    @MySonu17 3 роки тому +8

    RIP Gary

  • @dwikafebrianto3016
    @dwikafebrianto3016 5 років тому +7

    I think Gary is the best when teaching this Porn Addiction material. Is there any guild that unite people like Gary Wilson, Noah Church, and Gabe Deem?

    • @reach1057
      @reach1057  5 років тому +1

      The National Center on Sexual Exploitation is the leading organization in the country.

  • @Lord-V15
    @Lord-V15 2 роки тому +6

    RIP Gary. Thank you for your work.

  • @martinirving3824
    @martinirving3824 3 роки тому +4

    Interesting that intermittent porn use (done when trying to quit) actually amplifies addiction in the reward center. That doesn't happen with food, as far as I know.
    Yes, in the questions, Wilson states that (high-speed) internet porn is a "unique" stimulus compared to other addictions.

  • @subhanshaikh7876
    @subhanshaikh7876 2 роки тому +6

    The work of gary wilson is really appreciating

    • @reach1057
      @reach1057  2 роки тому +2

      Amen! He did such needed work. Bless him.

  • @mavidenyesile9237
    @mavidenyesile9237 3 роки тому +3

    I beg you add turkish subtitles plss...

  • @X33Ultras0und
    @X33Ultras0und 4 роки тому +12

    Mankind made it that nearly everything that is very cheap or free is toxic for our brains.
    Somethings like broccoli can't be made expensive, but things that can be made expensive will be made expensive.
    And porn is either free, or cheap (cheap because the amount you unlock for I think 5 to 20 a month, I don't actually know I never bought it but when I was very close to once upon a time. Being too poor to buy it when I wanted actually saved me.)
    I've been watching porn for 3 years and will not be making it 4 years.
    I realized I was addicted when I once could get off to completely censored anime porn all the way to uncovered sneezing, to femdom where the girls piss on/in you THEN to scat porn involving real actors.

    • @nightmaster6381
      @nightmaster6381 4 роки тому

      Been watching porn for 20+ years and never got into any of that shit. Sorry dude , you can blame addiction all you want if you want to talk about not being able to stop masterbating, but your computer didnt force you to watch cartoons or scat porn. You're taste is sick. Period.

    • @dankgames6463
      @dankgames6463 3 роки тому +3

      NightMaster drugs don't force you either but it's still gonna make you crave it. Just like ANYTHING. If porn isn't addictive you wouldn't be 20 years deep in it fucking loser.

    • @nightmaster6381
      @nightmaster6381 3 роки тому

      @@dankgames6463 You dont get it - there is a difference between porn and skat,anime, animals, ect, which the OP mentioned.
      Porn is addictive yes. But you have to choose what kind you look at. If you choose to look at sick shit you are sick even if you dont do that shit in real life you still support the people who are making it by watching it.
      I may be 20 years deep, but I've never been interested in that sick shit.
      Does everyone that smokes weed become heroin addicts too?
      No, you have to make the choice to go from weed to heroin, do it, then you'll get addicted.
      You dont start addicted to heroin, you end up addicted from starting it.
      People dont have to be addicted to porn to be interested in sick shit. Some people just like watching sick shit from the start.
      To me, that's fucked up on it's own if you're so interested in that shit that you go looking for it.
      And that's my point - porn addiction is a real thing on it's own separate from interest in sick shit.

    • @X33Ultras0und
      @X33Ultras0und 3 роки тому +5

      @@nightmaster6381 You'd be surprised about the number of people that actually go through the same thing. It's more that your brain went looking for something more shocking, rather than that it actually likes it, this is why many people hide their fetishes as its not that they love it enough to express it (even to people they are close to) but rather something that they are okay with experiencing/seeing. I haven't been watching porn for even 5 years yet. And it's not that I have a craving to see it, but rather it's not a turn off (only in anime as the concept of germs, disease, and "after the video is finished" don't exist)
      And actually, you couldn't know this without me saying, but as of recently, as I have been significantly reducing the amount of porn I watch, what I see is not so heavy anymore.
      I guess I was lucky to catch myself before I was too deep in shit. (see what I did there?) as just like today's child porn watchers, it didn't start with it, but became it out of self-made fantasy & curiosity. It doesn't excuse them, but helps understand that it's "regular/okay" porn that potentially makes the mind eventually wander into the bad areas.
      Maybe you' re just good enough to not fall into this trap. But I still think that you aren't comfortable telling others your fetishes as when you think of it and say it without being in that masterbating mindset, it feels a bit weird and like "Whoa, I really like this?" even on the "normal" ones.
      Maybe a step towards ending porn addiction of all types, is to at least comment on something public what some of your fetishes are during a time when you aren't horny or masterbating.) they are different as some do it out of boredom.

    • @dankgames6463
      @dankgames6463 3 роки тому +2

      NightMaster ah yea see I get what you mean. I try not to judge cuz you never know how its possible to happen until it happens to you. Rough child upbringings an porn at a young age does weird things to brains. I never got into weird stuff but I do struggle with exhibitionism an imo that ones JUST as bad as scat/ anime if not WAY WORSE. That's why I bashed you for bashing the other guy. People deserve a welcoming conversation when telling their truths. Not the rape/pedo ass mfs tho. Brains are weird. I think this topic is to complex to use broad generalization anyway. I'm just a kid I don't kno nun

  • @Lozwave
    @Lozwave 2 роки тому +2

    this man, this man. RIP. Porn or rather internet porn, PMA P0rn M4sterbation 0rgasm is a terrible addiction and you know it, you. its likely you are like everyone else and struggle to stop yourself. It makes you mentally anxious, it's another drug. It's very hard to stop, but once you quit, after a period of struggle.. you become new, you become free and happier and able to muster the courage to go achieve goals. It's miraculous how much quitting porn has changed my mental health. Im not religious btw. im just trying to share my opinion, feel free to disagree but even if there is a small percentage of people that benefit from PMO or internet tube Pron, it doesn't outweigh the negative effects against the majority of society and our children. It is a quiet taboo yet so normalised at the same time, its really messed up the more you think about it, its a huge experiment gone wrong

  • @xshadowscreamx
    @xshadowscreamx 4 роки тому +11

    Guys in the audience looking at each other nervously.

  • @DJNADJIBBeatz
    @DJNADJIBBeatz 2 роки тому +4

    RIP Garry wilson.

  • @pascal4786
    @pascal4786 4 роки тому +7

    Oy Vey!

  • @Ace-od8en
    @Ace-od8en 5 років тому +21

    Youre a saint Gary

  • @themessiah1324
    @themessiah1324 3 роки тому +3

    My father always told me not to look at pictures of naked women Now I understand

  • @amongthethorns8788
    @amongthethorns8788 4 роки тому +6

    That was so excellent. Thankyou!

  • @ShirtPaintsGuy
    @ShirtPaintsGuy Місяць тому +1

    🕊️ R.I.P. 📚 🤔 💭 📵

  • @gioelelore3704
    @gioelelore3704 6 років тому +6

    Can anyone tell me if porn addiction effects are reversible? Does everyone have benefits after months/years they stop or maybe those who have been fapping for too long will be depressed, anxious etc... forever?

    • @gioelelore3704
      @gioelelore3704 6 років тому +2

      Great! Thanks a lot for the answer and the advice ;-)

    • @dawnbroker5156
      @dawnbroker5156 6 років тому +2

      After eighteen months, I got better.

    • @luisacosta4385
      @luisacosta4385 6 років тому +1

      that long??! I'll prob be the same

    • @shahid8545
      @shahid8545 6 років тому +9

      The process of quitting like any addiction can be hellish at times. This however is the hardest thing to leave in a mans life. The process to recovery is long and trying. Simply put, you are not gonna take a 20 to 30yr habit of polluting your psychology and fix it after a couple months. It may take months to years and you will never be able to go back to it but in return, you will be given more then you can ever imagine. Our greatest rewards in life are on the other side of fear and struggle. Live long and live well fellas. Take care of your souls.

    • @Onestrangebrain
      @Onestrangebrain 5 років тому +3

      We must get through it. Only then can we call ourselves men.

  • @GabrielDouglasR
    @GabrielDouglasR 2 роки тому +3

    A moment of silence for our hero 😔

  • @kartikthefriend
    @kartikthefriend Рік тому +2

    Gary Wilson will live on forever.
    Thank you so much for saving so many lives. Including mine.

  • @alesterdaneaugustocassiano1194
    @alesterdaneaugustocassiano1194 6 років тому +4

    Alguém poderia por legendas neste vídeo, para nós brasileiros!

  • @psyupdateindo
    @psyupdateindo 5 років тому +6

    Thanks a lot for this explanation

    • @Ijzerdraad
      @Ijzerdraad 2 роки тому

      how are you doing today? please let me know :)

  • @toddbedusek4137
    @toddbedusek4137 3 роки тому +5

    Lost my job bc of this garbage

  • @grumpyschnauzer
    @grumpyschnauzer Рік тому +1

    I agree… I don’t believe in the DSM… one of the reasons it makes doing my work with people difficult. I don’t want to give everyone a diagnosis in order for insurance to pay! People need help! Be wary of buzz words such as narcissist… ploys to boost industry.
    Porn addiction exists. I also see that you can have an addiction to anything (watching the news, sports, coffee, etc) if you are experiencing symptoms and cannot go without.

  • @saikumartadi8494
    @saikumartadi8494 7 років тому +12

    Good work guys please upload more of such videos :) I am ur first subscriber

  • @toddbrdusek7571
    @toddbrdusek7571 7 років тому +22

    I quit this shit summer 2013 and I'm still recovering!

    • @mclarenf45
      @mclarenf45 5 років тому

      2013 ?

    • @mrmabb123
      @mrmabb123 5 років тому +18

      @@mclarenf45 Too much porn messed his perception of reality. So he thinks he is still in 2013.

    • @aneural
      @aneural 4 роки тому

      You good still?

  • @KeBanger18
    @KeBanger18 4 роки тому +4

    Dsm is a scam

  • @ahmedhafiz7466
    @ahmedhafiz7466 2 роки тому +1

    The first half hour is very important to me. It helps me to understand addiction much better.. Although I admire the full presentation.. RIP Cary..

  • @Christisrisen37
    @Christisrisen37 15 днів тому

    Please pray for me to be free of this sin.

  • @hiddenuchiha5959
    @hiddenuchiha5959 5 років тому +2

    it is just me or do i feel like just merely clicking on the word pornography is accentuating the same bad habit in a sense?
    i mean i guess it's a redirection of the networks as there's no particular finish...
    idk what do you guys think?
    :)

    • @Dark_Angel555
      @Dark_Angel555 5 років тому

      yes ... you get to a point where even hearing the word porn - automatically gets you aroused and the blood is flowing through your penis - that's how it is for me after 43 days of no PMO

    • @xshadowscreamx
      @xshadowscreamx 4 роки тому

      Dark Angel if you get aroused just thinking about the word porn than your Brain might be reseted back to being a healthy 14 yr old.

  • @eminsarac9041
    @eminsarac9041 3 роки тому +2

    RIP GARY WILSON

  • @Jw0808
    @Jw0808 4 роки тому +1

    Hmm wonder whos behind porn...

  • @davidkuledjawa8447
    @davidkuledjawa8447 3 роки тому +2

    RIP GARY WILSON

  • @Jw0808
    @Jw0808 4 роки тому +1

    Some parts lack sound for 1-2 secs. Weird

  • @VincentNoot
    @VincentNoot 5 років тому +4

    I filled out some questionnaire/survey thing online one time that was about porn addiction. Everything in the survey, from the questions to the limitation of the possible multiple choice answers, was formulated and worded in a way to push towards a conclusion that would excuse porn. There are so many biased tests out there.

  • @Deaabaldeabdeab
    @Deaabaldeabdeab 3 роки тому +1

    22:00 reward
    1:42:00 repoot maybe take 3 years flatline
    1:52:00

  • @dragonchr15
    @dragonchr15 5 років тому +3

    People should try fapping without porn. It is not as bad as one would think and it forces you to use your imagination a bit.

  • @salmesangen
    @salmesangen 5 років тому +5

    Jesus saves ✝️

  • @sofiarodriguez7503
    @sofiarodriguez7503 Рік тому

    When I was a child internet was still on its pioneer years, at least in the latin american country I come from. I was born in 2000. I remember being playing online games with my cousin and my brother and a window popping up. I don‘t remember what was on it, but later that day we commented it to our parents laughing and yelling „haha it was crazy, a girl was eating a giant poop!“, we were surprised, and at the same time laughing about the ridiculous content. Now I know it was probably an Ad of a porn site, figuring oral sex.