Eamon
October 9, 2024, 1:40pm
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Sex Addiction & Porn Addiction are very real. We can further understand the psychological effects of this kind of addiction and use this knowledge to support people in a therapeutic/psychoanalytical setting.
I am not explicitly advocating for a Ban on Pornography, I don’t know if that’s the solution. I will say that if it was disposed of from the culture, I feel confident that it would be a positive step for our psychological wellbeing.
…Combat addiction + compulsive habits; causes of isolation; causes of dysfunctional relationships
60 years ago the cigarette industry intentionally targeted children to get them hooked for life. Today the pornography industry is doing this. Public indecency laws and obscenity laws already on the books MUST be enforced. Children should NEVER be exposed to soft porn or especially hard care porn. But children are exposed to obscene images at earlier and earlier ages. Their brains have not developed enough to process these images. Vulnerable adults are being intentionally targeted and greatly h…
Pornography is profoundly damaging to men, eroding their mental, emotional, and relational well-being. It distorts men’s perception of intimacy, reducing healthy sexual relationships to transactional and exploitative encounters. Over time, pornography rewires the brain, fostering addiction-like patterns that make it difficult for men to form genuine emotional connections. This leaves many men trapped in isolation, struggling with shame, anxiety, and dissatisfaction with real-life relationships. …
I agree with the negative effects of pornography, but feel that laws should be centered around facilitating, not forcing, the desired behaviors.
It might be a good idea to bring back relationship classes in middle and high schools. Specifically around issues of communication and effective ways to navigate common problems in romantic (and other) relationships. I believe that men are often drawn to pornography because they feel isolated, and pornography gives them a way to feel like they are in…
Great post! I agree with you wholeheartedly. I’m a Clinician providing counseling for couples where the husband struggles with porn addiction and escalated behaviors that come from this addiction. I counsel the wives experiencing betrayal trauma. This not only affects men, but porn addiction is on the rise with women as well as children/teens. From the recent Barna Report:
Porn use remains a growing problem. Three in five adults (61%) report viewing porn.
84% report not having anyone in their …
Pornography has become a masculinity and family killer. It tears apart families and exposes children to grooming, sexual promiscuity, and often exploitation. It often leads to depression and other mental health problems as well and may turn into criminal activity through people carrying out fantasies they’ve grown through pornography. The companies that exist for pornography often allow the exploitation of children in publicly submitted videos and do nothing to protect kids, nor do they work wi…
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