203. Over-Desire: What to Do About It

Overcome Pornography for Good

Sara Brewer

Christianity, Sexuality, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness

5 • 679 Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Do you ever feel strong urges to view pornography, tied to specific patterns, times, or emotions? I call this "over-desire" - and it's something many people struggle with. But here's the good news: just like the scientist Pavlov trained his dogs to stop salivating at the sound of a bell, we can train our brains to overcome these compulsions too.

I explain the science behind over-desire and share real-life examples of how people have successfully reconditioned their brains. I also share the importance of understanding the difference between over-desire and an addiction, and introduce the concept of mindfulness as a key tool in the process of building a healthier relationship with your sexuality.

Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here: https://centerforovercoming.com/post/over-desire

If you’re ready to do this work and start practicing unconditional commitment towards quitting your porn habit, sign up to work with me: https://www.sarabrewer.com/workwithme

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Overcome Pornography for Good podcast where we take a research-based,
0:09.5	trauma-informed and results-focused approach to quitting porn. This approach has been revolutionary
0:16.5	and changed thousands and thousands of lives. I'm your host, Sarah Brewer.
0:23.7	Hey everyone, welcome to our topic today. We're talking about over-desire and what to do about it.
0:30.5	Now, today we're doing another podcast live where people who are on can ask questions and I
0:36.2	will answer them. This is a lot more fun for me.
0:38.9	So we're going to do a couple of these.
0:40.2	It keeps me a little bit more engaged.
0:41.8	And I really enjoy teaching and having people actually respond to me after doing 200 episodes,
0:49.0	just talking to myself.
0:50.5	It's kind of fun for me to have other people there at the end of the screen.
0:53.3	So if you don't know
0:54.4	who I am, I'm Sarah Brewer. I am the founder and CEO of the Center for Overcoming. Also the
0:59.4	host of the Overcombe Photography for Good Podcast. We have over 600, five-star reviews and have over
1:04.8	a million and a half downloads right now. We're also in the 0.5% global rank of podcasts, which is
1:10.2	pretty great. You know, we've really specialized
1:12.9	around this issue, helping people quit unawaterprenorphin use in a shame-free and sex positive
1:18.2	way. I get messages all the time of people saying, I've tried for 50 years, and this is the only
1:22.3	thing that's worked. And so we're just so glad that you're here. We're going to hop into our
1:26.3	topic, which is over-desire and what to do about it.
1:31.0	What I define as over-desire is going to be strong urges to view pornography tied to different patterns.
1:39.0	And so this could be like compulsions if you're feeling compulsions to view pornography.
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