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Why So Many People Secretly Struggle With Porn Addiction

Why So Many People Secretly Struggle With Porn Addiction18 sept.50 min

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An honest conversation on addiction, depression, and identity with recovery coach Powerful Eric.

This week we talk about the strange modern epidemic of porn addiction, an affliction so quietly widespread that roughly one in nine men wrestle with it, yet almost nobody mentions it at dinner.

Eric explains how the brain mistakes novelty for reward, why the "disease model" of addiction may be doing more harm than good, and how a golden Buddha buried under centuries of clay became his favourite metaphor for the human mind. It is a hopeful, occasionally hilarious, thoroughly researched conversation about getting your brain back.

Why the brain falls into compulsive behaviours

How identity, not willpower, drives lasting behaviour change

What a buried golden statue can teach you about recovery