Steven Wolt

Not happening.

Sorry.

And there are a bunch of reasons why this is so hard.

The ease and accessibility of this make this like a phenomenon we've never seen before.

And it's not just porn, it's sexualized social media.

And so I'm in long-term recovery from cocaine addiction.

And could you imagine an early recovery having to walk around all day long with a pocket full of cocaine?

and not do it when you have some uncomfortable feeling come up?

What do you think it's like for these guys that have their drug of choice in their hand on their phone?

So the instant access makes this challenging.

So that's one thing, but there's a lot more going on.

And so when you think, this is the way I think about it, right?

And so I think that pornography kind of hijacks the brain's reward system and so dysregulates your nervous system.

Porn becomes this learned shortcut to avoid discomfort.

So when you stop watching porn, you're not just stopping a bad habit.

You are literally kind of throwing away your primary regulation tool.

And when you stop watching porn, I don't know if you can relate to this.

I certainly can.

Your nervous system can go haywire, right?

You can feel irritable.