Ep 5: The Truth About Porn That No One Ever Told You (Part 1 - Porn Use)

You think it’s about sex. It’s not.
In this episode,we go deep; not into porn addiction, but into what your porn habit might really be about. Control. Loneliness.The need to be wanted without risk. If you’ve ever watched and then felt empty, numb, or ashamed...this is why.

We’re unpacking the psychodynamic core of porn use:
How it acts as emotional anaesthetic.
How it replays early attachment wounds.
How it replaces intimacy with fantasy.
And why, for many men, porn becomes the only place they feel safe being vulnerable.

This isn’t a moral rant.
This is - the truth under the habit.
And once you see it - it can never become unseen!

Annie O'Brien M.Sc. Psychotherapist & Clinical Hypnotherapist

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