How Pornography Hijacks the Male Brain summary

There are three factors that are believed to keep the pornographic industry alive; definitional dodge, constitutional dodge, and causal dodge. In chapter two and three, the book explains that both men and women were created to be in a relationship, and thus crave for intimacy. Yet pictures of naked female persons is more powerful than mere intimacy illusion because it creates “hormonal and neurological tsunami” in their brains (Reju, 2018). The willingness by a female person to dispose her body is “hypnotizing” to men. The visuospatial and on-track characteristics of the male brain make it a “perfect playground for sexual fantasy…As porn and fantasy take control of the mind, it becomes a dream theatre that is transposed over the waking world” (Struthers, 2009, p.

He started watching soft porn and later masturbating in order to satisfy his urge for sex. He used to explore different things on the internet that do not belong to married couples until he started fantasizing about various sexual situations. The trend continued until it became a habit after some few months. One day, my ex-husband came across an online chat room and met with a lady named Ann. They got used to each other and most of the times she could sympathize with his lack of intimacy and loneliness. His life became totally valueless for almost six months until he confessed what has been affecting his to one of his friends who introduced his to a psychologist for counseling. After six months of continued counseling sessions, his mind was free from porn addiction and everything started working normally.

Reflection After going through the eight chapters, one may be tempted to ask, “What was the main point of the author?” If the author is trying to differentiate between personal, social and biological effects of pornography, then he has done a perfect job by involving a lot of information in the book. If he tries to help readers think about pornographic addiction using the theological lens and biblical teachings, then his work has failed because biology without theology is assumed to be dangerous to Christianity. His noble attempt to combine biblical principles and modern neurophysiology on porn addiction is very limited. Application Unhealthy sexuality has become predominant in today’s culture, leading to distorted perceptions that result in the increased brokenness of among individuals and also family unity.

Developing a healthy sexuality perspective, being knowledgeable and implementation of essential elements towards achieving healthy sexuality and developing total intimacy in Christianity makes individuals indistinguishable in the modern malformed society. Abstaining from porn addiction among men is becoming a lost virtue in society. However, Struthers in his book “Wired for Intimacy: How Pornography Hijacks the Male Brain” has played a significant role in understanding how one can become biologically wired as well as recommends how people can come out of the same bondage. In order to engage in authentic sexual intimacy and avoid porn addiction, the author asserts that a couple ought to comprehend the importance of spirituality and sexuality as well as make sure that God is guiding their relationship.