The following is an excerpt from Your Brain On Porn by Gary Wilson discussing the connection between porn use and social anxiety:

As users manage to abstain from porn, their desire to connect with others generally surges. Often, so does their self-esteem, their ability to look others in the eye, their sense of humor, their optimism, their attractiveness to potential mates, and so forth. Even those formerly suffering from severe social anxiety often explore new avenues for social contact: smiling and joking with work colleagues, online dating, meditation groups, joining clubs, nightspots, and so forth. In some cases, it takes months, but for others, the shift is so rapid that it catches them by surprise.

YBOP [Your Brain On Porn] wasn’t alone in chronicling the unexpected connection. In his famous TED Talk “The Demise of Guys,” well-known psychologist Phillip Zimbardo noted that arousal addiction (porn, video games) is a major factor in the increase in social awkwardness and anxiety among digital natives.

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