User Pic Quotes

Users pass through the Investment Phase of the Hook Model each time they send a selfie, doodle, or goofy photo. Each photo or video sent contains an implicit prompt to respond and the Snapchat interface makes returning a pic incredibly easy by double tapping the original message to reply. The self-destruct feature encourages timely responses, leading to a back-and-forth relay that keeps people hooked into the service by loading the next trigger with each message sent.

This all happens unconsciously. All you know is that you instantly have an overwhelming ‘need’ to view porn. It can feel like a matter of life and death, such that all your resolutions take flight. In drug addicts the cue-induced dopamine spike can be as high as the spike from actually taking the drug,[133] and this is likely true for some porn users as well. I caught a glimpse of a porn pic the other day and there was a distinct buzz in my brain, almost like a hot flash. Fortunately it freaked me out enough to get away fast.