Seven Steps to Addiction Start with the Reward System

There are seven steps to creating a porn addiction. And they begin with the brain’s reward system–a part of the “feeling brain” or limbic system that we consult for every decision we make, large or small.

The brain’s reward system is the reason you like to do the things that are crucial for your survival.

• Eating is important for survival; eating is pleasurable.
• Sex is important for the survival of humanity; sex is pleasurable.
• Even the “natural high” you get from exercise is proof that the brain has a powerful way to reward you for doing important activities again and again.

Cravings and Appetites

How? Through cravings and appetites.

For example, the brain creates a strong hunger for food in order to assure that you’ll keep eating. The sex drive is constant and powerful. (If it weren’t, would any couple with two children ever…