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Psychological Facts About Porn Addiction · A Capture Deep Vibs A Positive Space For Inspiration And Embracing Of Heart

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  Speaker 1: As porn has become more normalized, we have been able
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  Speaker 1: to address it more openly. Porn used to be taboo
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  Speaker 1: and a sensitive subject. Now that it isn't condemned as
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  Speaker 1: an amoral thing to partake in, we can view it
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  Speaker 1: more objectively and analyze porn usage and its effects more accurately.
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  Speaker 1: With this open discussion, many people have come to realize
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  Speaker 1: that porn is addictive, with some people going as far
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  Speaker 1: as to say that they themselves are addicted. The hardest
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  Speaker 1: part of overcoming any addiction, if that is your goal,
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  Speaker 1: is to first admit that you have an addiction. So
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  Speaker 1: whether you aren't convinced porn is addictive, or you are
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  Speaker 1: currently struggling with a porn addiction, these are a few
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  Speaker 1: psychological facts about porn addiction. Number 1. There are triggers.
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  Speaker 1: Like any other addiction, triggers are a huge obstacle when
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  Speaker 1: trying to get sober. When you try to avoid porn,
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  Speaker 1: you start to notice that it isn't just the porn
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  Speaker 1: sites you have to avoid. Sex and nudity can be
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  Speaker 1: found in movies, TV shows and even on some social
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  Speaker 1: media sites. When you're trying to avoid it, your brain
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  Speaker 1: will be looking for it everywhere, so it doesn't have
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  Speaker 1: to be explicit. For example, if you watch a lot
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  Speaker 1: of hentai, just seeing anime in a similar style might
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  Speaker 1: provoke the urge to revisit your habit. Hearing someone talk
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  Speaker 1: about sex or porn or even an innocent photo that
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  Speaker 1: reminds you of something sexual can trigger your mind into
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  Speaker 1: thinking about porn. porn is a difficult addiction to shake
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  Speaker 1: because unlike alcohol or cigarettes you don't have to go
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  Speaker 1: out and buy porn we become so used to using
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  Speaker 1: our phones and computers for porn that it can begin
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  Speaker 1: to feel like second nature it is just too easy
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  Speaker 1: to watch porn number two sobriety is possible and with
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  Speaker 1: that ease of access we find that porn sobriety is
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  Speaker 1: a difficult thing to maintain When scrolling on your phone
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  Speaker 1: is enough to entice you to watch porn, it can
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  Speaker 1: become difficult to imagine a world in which we don't
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  Speaker 1: watch porn. Personal accountability and avoiding triggers will take you
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  Speaker 1: far in mending those habits, but as with any addiction,
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  Speaker 1: relapse is always possible. Relapsing actually serves a function in
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  Speaker 1: your journey with porn sobriety. Watching porn again when you
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  Speaker 1: know you don't want to reminds you that porn is addictive.
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  Speaker 1: It reminds us that it is a difficult journey, but
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  Speaker 1: not an impossible one. The only way to avoid relapsing
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  Speaker 1: is by identifying your triggers and reaching the point where
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  Speaker 1: you can cope with them without relapsing. The biggest obstacle
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  Speaker 1: in the way of porn addiction treatment is the loose
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  Speaker 1: definitions of what defines a pornography addiction. Here's a bonus
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  Speaker 1: fact for you. Right now, it is not regarded as
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  Speaker 1: an addiction, but is instead a compulsive behavior. Researchers refer
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  Speaker 1: to it as compulsive sexual behavior disorder or problematic pornography use. Luckily,
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  Speaker 1: that doesn't stop professionals from putting it in the research
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  Speaker 1: and therapists from treating it. While we're looking at the
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  Speaker 1: psychological facts, it's important to note that there is also
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  Speaker 1: a physiological element involved. Compulsive sexual behavior, like the overuse
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  Speaker 1: of pornography, is linked to high levels of chemicals like
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  Speaker 1: serotonin and norepinephrine. These chemicals affect your mood, so when
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  Speaker 1: you teach your brain to get heaps of it from porn,
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  Speaker 1: it can become difficult for your brain to produce that
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  Speaker 1: chemical in other situations. Porn addiction can quite literally make
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  Speaker 1: life boring. In their review, neurosurgeon Dr. Haseeb Quadri and
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  Speaker 1: colleagues write, This imbalance of chemicals and its effect on
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  Speaker 1: your mood has great implications for other mental issues. Number four.
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  Speaker 1: It can be a symptom of a larger issue. For
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  Speaker 1: most addicts, there is a complex history that forms the
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  Speaker 1: backdrop of their addiction. It often isn't simply the substance
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  Speaker 1: that is the whole cause of addiction. It is reasonable
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  Speaker 1: to assume that it's the same for pornography addictions. There
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  Speaker 1: could be unaddressed psychological needs or circumstances surrounding pornography use
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  Speaker 1: that have led to pornography addiction. Because it increases serotonin
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  Speaker 1: and norepinephrine, it could be argued that depression makes you
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  Speaker 1: rely on porn for those chemicals. It's a question of
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  Speaker 1: what came first, the depression or the porn addiction. On
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  Speaker 1: the one hand, porn can make you feel isolated, depressed
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  Speaker 1: or resentful to the world. On the other hand, resentment
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  Speaker 1: for the world, isolation and depression could make you more
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  Speaker 1: addicted to porn. Whichever way you think of it, treating
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  Speaker 1: the symptoms could help you resolve or treat the main issue. 5.
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  Speaker 1: Hypersexuality People think of porn as a way to release
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  Speaker 1: their sexual desires, but the more you watch porn, the
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  Speaker 1: more it occupies your thoughts. Instead of keeping you sexually healthy,
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  Speaker 1: porn actually does the opposite. According to a systematic review
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  Speaker 1: published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine, pornography use has
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  Speaker 1: been associated with sexual dissatisfaction and sexual dysfunction for both
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  Speaker 1: males and females. Porn can put you in the impossible
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  Speaker 1: situation of thinking about sex constantly, and yet sex is
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  Speaker 1: never fun or satisfying. You also run the risk of
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  Speaker 1: becoming more and more desensitized to porn. Porn addiction can
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  Speaker 1: lead you to constantly seek out more extreme or unusual
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  Speaker 1: content just to get the same level of satisfaction you
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  Speaker 1: once did. Number six, it affects love, lust, and everything
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  Speaker 1: in between. Whether you believe porn is addictive or not,
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  Speaker 1: it's hard to argue that porn doesn't affect relationships. Many
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  Speaker 1: people blame porn addiction for cheating or relationships ending. At
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  Speaker 1: a certain point, you have to wonder what role your
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  Speaker 1: sexual desires play in your life. What are you sacrificing
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  Speaker 1: for porn? Porn doesn't lead to cheating for everyone, but
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  Speaker 1: it can affect your relationship satisfaction. The person or people
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  Speaker 1: in the relationship who watch porn regularly grow bored easily
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  Speaker 1: and are more likely to look for something new outside
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  Speaker 1: of their relationship. The person in the relationship who isn't
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  Speaker 1: as accepting towards porn will also feel less satisfied as
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  Speaker 1: it can be seen as an act of infidelity. Unfortunately,
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  Speaker 1: like with other addictions, no one can tell you that
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  Speaker 1: you have a porn addiction. You have to look at
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  Speaker 1: the evidence and come to that conclusion on your own.
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  Speaker 1: What you do with that information is up to you.
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  Speaker 1: Anyone can find themselves in the ring with a porn addiction.
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  Speaker 1: With insane ease of access and pornography everywhere we look,
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  Speaker 1: There's no shame in having a porn addiction. Admitting that
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  Speaker 1: you're struggling with a porn addiction can be a game
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  Speaker 1: changer for your life. As you take those first steps
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  Speaker 1: to break it, do you think porn addictions are more
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  Speaker 1: or less common than people think? Let us know in
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