The neural pathway of compulsive desire

Tom Molyneux
Feb 3
1 min read

When you are addicted to porn - you want to watch porn. This is because you have watched porn in the past and your neural pathways have changed. To stop watching porn, it is important to acknowledge the desire in the moment of compulsive desire and think through your choice rationally. This is what we train our clients to do so that they no longer need to keep trying out random, ineffective methods in an attempt to run away from their own mind.

One of our clients shared on the BCA weekly check-in yesterday how he is so much more self aware now.

Message from a client saying "Some positives for me would be, more and more self awareness. An unbelievable understanding of my brain and an ability now to know what the APOTM is trying to do and being able to proactively respond to it. Theres points where the APOTM will try things and I just say ‘I know where this is going, I know the regret I will feel instantly after, so why on earth would I do that?’ I willingly accept the temporary discomfort and I feel my neural pathways change. It’s beautiful, it’s simple and it continues to change my life.
Learn by thinking…"

If you want to increase your own self-awareness by getting connected to compulsive desires, without feeling shame, the first 2 facts of the BC method can help you.