time to commit to no nut November I'm Dr Trish Leigh, a Sex Addiction Recovery Coach,
and I'm here to share five incredibly important reasons that you probably don't know about why
it's important to commit to no not November okay let's dig in number one is that it is a 30-day
challenge so you're committing to not masturbate not watch pornography and get into What's called
the pmo cycle porn masturbation orgasm for 30 days if you can't make it 30 days without doing
that it's likely that you have a dependency or that you have a compulsive masturbation habit
now I know you've probably seen other doctors that don't know about sex addiction and don't
know about the compulsive nature of masturbation telling you not to do no nut November it's totally
different if you are dependent upon an activity or not you think of it like drinking so if you
don't have a drinking problem then you probably think about sober October very cavalierly but
if you do have a drinking problem and you're an alcoholic or you live with one or love one you
think sober October is very important that's how I feel about no not November if you struggle with
addictive sexuality and you have a dependency on sexual acts or you think about sex all the time
your life can be so much different when you're not dependent upon it so it's very important to
commit to it because over the course of the next 30 days you'll find out if you're dependent or
not and knowledge is power when you know where you stand then you can make some changes all
right number two number two is that if you struggle with erectile dysfunction premature
ejaculation delayed ejaculation or if you have any difficulty being aroused with your partner
and you do engage in frequent and consistent masturbation it's likely at the core of your
arousal problems let me say that again porn and masturbation create erectile dysfunction
proven by science we see erectile dysfunction problems in young men more than ever since the
dawn of the internet age and pornography and the increase in masturbation so if you're having any
problems in the bedroom it is because of your porn and masturbation habit if you engage in it
frequently I'm sorry to have to share the truth but that's the truth I know other doctors are
telling you what you want to hear I'm telling you what you need to hear my friend because I
care I want you to know if you're struggling with erectile dysfunction there's something
you can do about it stop watching porn and masturbating and you will find that arousal
to your partner increases like you literally can't imagine okay moving on to number three
number three speaking of Partners is that when you engage in a porn and masturbation habit
it distorts the way that you look at other people you start objectifying people in the
world you start thinking of people as sexual objects including your partner so if you find
yourself checking people out if you are a male and you find yourself attracted to men because
you're watching Men in porn and it is arousing if you find yourself not attracted to your partner
porn and masturbation is at the root of that it distorts your vision of people in the world and
it makes them objects for your sexual pleasure that's not a way to live because if you're not
connecting with people and you're not getting that oxytocin flowing in your brain and serotonin for
happiness and you're just hunting down the next dopamine hit it ends up becoming a life of loss
not one of Happiness so your relationships are being impaired by your porn and masturbation
habit another reason to engage in the challenge this November put this habit behind you see where
you're at and then learn what you need to do to put it behind you okay moving on to number
four number four is that if you struggle with depression anxiety difficulty focusing what I
call porn induced ADHD if you have low motivation if you've had Suicidal Thoughts we know that porn
and compulsive masturbation are at the core of many of these distorted mental health issues
it's proven so if you have mental health issues cognitive thinking issues or physical issues
it can be traced back to your pornography and masturbation habit so when you leave porn behind
and when you leave masturbation compulsively behind what happens is you think better you feel
better you go into the world and you rock out your best life moving on to number five number five is
porn damages your brain it decreases functioning in your frontal lobe it desensitizes the reward
center in your brain it makes it so that you can't enjoy sex in the real world and you can't
enjoy your life as much as you would without porn and masturbation at the same time your
frontal lobe is being knocked out of functioning which is at the core of your mental health and
focus issues it is damaging that frontal lobe it's the captain of your ship it's making it so
that gorilla in your midbrain wants bananas and nothing but bananas and will do nothing
but look for bananas so you don't want to spend your life hunting down your next masturbation
session it's time to let it go and to get that captain in your frontal lobe back on track out
of the harbor and into your best life rocking out your best work having amazing relationships
that you deserve enjoying your hobbies waking up each day jazzed up to participate in the day
so in summary here's what I want to tell you if there's other doctors or other people on the
internet that you're going to and they're telling you don't participate in no not November for a
variety of reasons those reasons tend to take the back burner to the more important reasons that I'm
describing here if this is the if if you struggle with compulsive masturbation now here's what I'm
here to tell you if you masturbate and you have been masturbating to pornography since adolescence
you likely struggle with compulsive masturbation that's the essence of it the way that an addictive
behavior grows and escalates is it starts with use then it moves into misuse then it moves into
abuse then it moves into compulsion then it moves into dependency which moves into addiction now
the difference is if you use something you can control it on this Continuum towards addiction
you can no longer control it you have to do it to survive which means you're in survival mode
if you're not using it to survive you can get back into thrival mode thrival mode rocking out
your best life all right if you need help on the journey join my no porn November 30 day challenge
program I'm here for you there's free videos on YouTube every other day and there's a paid
program if you want to get into it with exercises that you can engage in every single day throughout
November so that you can have the springboard into the next season of your life that doesn't
include porn and compulsive masturbation all right as always control your brain or it'll control you