Attract Authentic RELATIONSHIPS and MEANINGFUL Connections | Sadia Khan EP 516

The Daily Motivation

Lewis Howes

Education, Self-improvement

4.8 • 893 Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Sadia Khan sheds light on a prevalent challenge in men's lives—pornography addiction—and its profound impact on relationships. Unveiling the masochistic element hidden within, she emphasizes how it hinders authentic connections by providing instant gratification without the courage-building experience of rejection. Beyond causing physical issues like erectile dysfunction, it distorts men's perception of their own value, leading to skewed expectations and damaging encounters. The conversation delves into the chemical impact on the male brain, emphasizing the importance of overcoming this addiction for genuine emotional and physical connections.

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0:00.0	Hi my name is Lewis Howes and welcome to the Daily Motivation Show.
0:12.0	One of the main themes you see that people struggle with the most in your
0:15.6	101 or online coaching I would find that the main thing for men is the
0:19.9	addiction to pornography. Yeah. How many men are addicted pornography today?
0:24.0	Here's the problem with the addiction to pornography.
0:26.3	When I have a man on the phone to me and he's having struggles with women, he's having some
0:30.0	problem with women, they're either transactional, using him cheating on him whatever it is I don't
0:34.3	ask any question other than are you addicted to pornography that's the first question they'll
0:38.6	come to me on the phone and say this my girlfriend's doing this I don't know how to get
0:42.1	about that's question I ask is are you addicted to pornography because there's a
0:45.6	masochism in there in there that they don't realize and they'll say no no I'm not
0:49.3	addicted to pornography I watch it maybe twice a week three times a week or
0:51.9	I don't know if that's. I don't think there's any
0:54.3	level that's healthy. Unfortunately what pornography does to men is it allows
0:59.2	them intense gratification without the fear of rejection and And what men need is a rejection in order to
1:06.2	feel their bravery and redirect them. If I'm really overweight or if I'm not making a lot
1:11.1	money I'm living in my mom's basement and I go out into the dating world.
1:14.6	I realize women don't find that attractive, so I redirect myself.
1:18.0	I am.
1:19.0	You have to improve, you have to overcome, you have to let go, you have to.
1:22.0	And learn from the feedback and have courage to
1:24.6	take consistent action and build self-control. Exactly but what pornography
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