If you are one of the almost 7 million viewers of Gary Wilson’s TEDx talk The Great Porn Experiment  then you will love his book Your Brain on Porn- Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction.   It comes in two formats: e-book and paperback and is available from Commonwealth Publishing.

The book updates the science explained in the 2012 talk. It also shares hundreds of recovery stories by brave men and women who have managed to free themselves from the lure of internet pornography.

As a former science teacher, Gary has a gift for explaining otherwise complex science in a totally accessible way so that a reader has no need for any previous knowledge of brain science to understand its key messages. The book is full of insights that can help any reader make sense of his or her own behaviour and help influence sought after changes.

Review:

“In this book, Gary Wilson presents a wealth of evidence that fast Internet porn can have harmful addictive effects. The series of highly favourable reviews of this newly-released book on both American and UK Amazon bear witness to just how relevant and helpful it has already been. The book is written in a simple clear language appropriate for expert and layperson alike and is rooted firmly within the principles of neuroscience, behavioural psychology and evolution theory. The suggested ways of addressing the problem are also based upon established principles of behavioural psychology and do not involve probing the depths of the unconscious mind or years of expensive therapy. The book does not preach a moralistic message. As an experimental psychologist, I have spent over 40 years researching the bases of motivation and I can confirm that Gary’s analysis fits very well to all that I have found.” Professor Frederick Toates, Open University and author of `How Sexual Desire Works: The Enigmatic Urge’