Gary Wilson of Your Brain on Porn passed away on May 20, 2021. Gary Wilson is the author of the book Your Brain on Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction, presenter of the popular TEDx talk The Great Porn Experiment, and the creator of YourBrainOnPorn.com, a clearinghouse for the latest research on pornography.
On March 25, 2022, a friend of Gary Wilson, porn addiction recovery advocate Gabe Deem, published a memorial video on his YouTube channel.
The beginning of the memorial video features an interview where Gary Wilson described his motivations for starting Your Brain on Porn, which was to help suicidal people who were posting on message boards. Gary Wilson wasn’t interested in cultural porn wars, he just wanted to help people who were struggling with excessive porn use.
“There’s a lot of people suffering. I’m not out there to stop porn. I’m out there to educate so that the people who want to get over some of these symptoms caused by excessive porn use can find the information and do it. There’s a lot of guys suffering out there.”
Gary Wilson of Your Brain on Porn
The video concludes with a slideshow of photos of Gary with family members and friends. People who were impacted by Gary’s life and work are asked to leave comments on a memorial website set up by the family, available at www.GaryWilson.life.
“I would have killed myself if not for the information Gary published on his site. He is a legend and I will never forget the help he provided by listening and taking seriously the ramblings of lost souls online.”
Anonymous