Horny?

Sex is in the brain. Oh yeah. We all know that. The thing is, everybody keeps talking about porn and about the effect porn has (had) on people's behavior. This video, even though it does confirm that the process of getting horny is not as simple as getting a boner, it does bring up the question of porn changing the brain  (and therefore behavior) and that of men men who are hornier having higher levels of testosterone (and benign more… manly). The answer? Probably not. So there's that.

The hormones that do come into play are norepinephrine and the ever present dopamine (heh, there's some people that really think dopamine has nothing to do with love and desire, LOL). These hormones are also guilty of me being totally into some manhandling when I'm horny and you being a sexy beast. And probably what lead to what some people find unacceptable in porn. Yeah. All those uninhibited behaviors that people find so offensive in porn (choking, hair pulling, gagging and the such) may be supported by... science. 

I think that the most interesting part is the part related to serotonin: mood stabilization and to the question related to us watching more porn and being bombarded by thirst traps leading to some changes in our brain. I didn't find the conclusions to be that categorical but then there's hypersexuality disorder. And you know that even though some of these studies have samples that are definitely small (less than forty participants?) those are the studies that people that are against porn or sex in general are always gonna cite. 

The thing is that hypersexuality disorder is under reported and under diagnosed. So there's that. Also, Kinsey's threshold diagnosis would make most everybody I know be diagnosed with hypersexuality disorder. Did you know you may be  a sex fiend? Also, there's dopamine again. Who said dopamine is not important? Oh, yes.

Oh yes. Horniness can be explained in many ways. It may also explain why I get so many hits in the Pages section but never a comment. Never. Oh, well, Steve once commented. But Steve was fun. I hope that the people who go there are enjoying themselves, though. Because that's exactly why I put that there. Heh. For your enjoyment. 

So, while they come up with larger studies and with more research, people need to stop blaming porn and thirst traps for their horny behaviour. It's not that simple, at the end. What is true is that humans are sexual beings. The thing is that some are a little (or a lot) more sexual than others. I think it's kind of simple. Well, that and that some humans are terribly judgemental/jealous/incapable of self-reflection. And that, Constant Reader, may be the bigger problem.

XOXO