Hooked: The Bonding Power of Sex
When we do anything exciting, a hormone called dopamine is released in our brain that makes us feel like the world is good, that we have been a success…
When any of us have sexual intercourse, we have a huge outpouring of dopamine into our brains…It is the same hormone that is secreted with addiction to drugs and nicotine…
So those in a [sexually active] relationship…become attached, addicted, bonded…
All of this results in actual physical changes in the brain. When these hormones flow and send their impulses, they dramatically affect connections or synapses between the neurons in the brain. Those synapses actually are strengthened when we repeat a behavior with an individual, or they are weakened when we detach.
So, when you repeatedly attach and detach with multiple sexual partners you actually weaken the ability to stay connected…
And because the same neurotransmitters are involved in sex as in drug use, sex becomes an addiction in search of that momentary sense of, at least relief, since fulfillment is no longer possible.
Sex addiction is often conceptualised as the compulsive engagement in sexual acts without any regard for the negative consequences that may arise.
Amid the reports of rape cases and sexual predation, a new study has found that sex addiction is on the rise – a constant battle to control their sexual urge and thoughts. Many have attributed the rise to access to explicit content online and casual sex.
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