It’s pretty much a fact porn is addictive and leads to messed up mental patterns in many men and supports depravity in men but people in our society worship sex so they feel the need to defend it when it adds no value to life.
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The short answer? There can be, but it's different for everyone. Here's what you need to know.
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“Pornography addiction” isn't an official diagnosis. But experiencing an uncontrollable compulsion to view porn can be as problematic as other behavioral addictions. Here's how to recognize unhealthy viewing habits, ways to reduce or eliminate unwanted behavior, and when to talk to a mental...
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Is it really an addiction?
Since people may be reluctant to talk about it, it’s difficult to know how many people enjoy porn on a regular basis, or how many find it impossible to resist.
A Kinsey Institute survey found that 9 percent of people who view porn have unsuccessfully tried to stop. This survey was taken in 2002.
Since then, it’s become much easier to access porn via the internet and streaming services.
This easy access makes it more difficult to stop if watching porn has become a problem.
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), a publication of the American Psychiatric Association, is used by healthcare professionals to help diagnosis mental disorders.
The DSM doesn’t recognize porn addiction as an official mental health diagnosis.
But
researchTrusted Source suggests that behavioral addictions are serious.
One
2015 review article concluded that internet pornography shares basic mechanisms with substance addiction.
Research comparing the brains of people who compulsively view porn to the brains of people who are addicted to drugs or alcohol has produced mixed results.
Other researchers suggest it may be more of a compulsion than an addiction.
There’s a thin difference between compulsion and addiction. Those definitions are subject to change as we learn more, according to
Go Ask Alice.
COMPULSION VS. ADDICTION
Compulsions are repetitive behaviors with no rational motivation, but are often engaged in to reduce anxiety. Addictions involve an inability to stop the behavior, despite negative consequences. Both involve a lack of control.
Either way, if watching porn becomes problematic, there are ways to try to regain control.