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Episode #210: Why Desire and Intimacy Break Down in a High-Alert World

Porn Brain Reboot with Dr. Trish Leigh by Dr. Trish Leigh

Feb 22, 202616:42Education

Your brain only allows intimacy when it predicts safety. Through the Arousal Inhibition Response (AIR), it automatically suppresses arousal when uncertainty, pressure, or unpredictability is present. Constant evaluation,...

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Episode #210: Why Desire and Intimacy Break Down in a High-Alert World is an episode from Porn Brain Reboot with Dr. Trish Leigh by Dr. Trish Leigh. Your brain only allows intimacy when it predicts safety. Through the Arousal Inhibition Res...

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Published Feb 22, 2026, 16:42 long, audio available.