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214: How to Stop Urges Before They Hijack Your Brain

214: How to Stop Urges Before They Hijack Your Brain

Update: 2025-09-18
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Episode show notes:


Struggling with porn urges that seem to come out of nowhere?

This episode breaks down the real reason why willpower isn’t working — and why understanding the root cause of your porn addiction is the only way to create real, lasting change.


You’ll learn how to identify what’s actually driving the urge — whether it’s stress, loneliness, boredom, emotional pain, or habit. Because not every urge is the same. And if you're trying to fix all of them with the same tool, you're probably staying stuck.


We’ll walk through the 3 types of porn triggers — emotional, habitual, and physical — and how to tell the difference. Most importantly, you'll learn how to apply the right tool for the right trigger so you can finally stop feeling powerless.


 


This Episode Covers:


The truth about what’s underneath most porn urges


Why “just stop” never works for long


The difference between an emotional trigger and a habit loop


How to know when it’s real sexual desire vs. escape


Why understanding the root cause is the fastest path to freedom


How to map out your personal porn addiction pattern


Tools to interrupt the urge and get back in control


Why some guys stay stuck in relapse cycles (and how to break out)

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214: How to Stop Urges Before They Hijack Your Brain

214: How to Stop Urges Before They Hijack Your Brain

Sam Tielemans, LMFT