Relationships
Health
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Sexual Objectification
pornography addiction
Mood swings
Disrespectful behavior
Sexual problems
A pornography habit has the potential to cause the following problems. The below mentioned list is adapted from the book โThe Porn Trapโ by Wendy Malz.
Sexually objectifying other people
1) treating people as sex objects
2) judging people primarily in terms of their body parts
Sexually objectifying other people
1) treating people as sex objects
2) judging people primarily in terms of their body parts
3) experiencing mood swings
4) disrespecting other peopleโs needs for privacy and safety
5)being insensitive about sexually harmful behaviour
Sexual Problems
1) loss of interest in sex with a real partner
2)difficulty becoming aroused and/or achieving orgasm without porn
4) disrespecting other peopleโs needs for privacy and safety
5)being insensitive about sexually harmful behaviour
Sexual Problems
1) loss of interest in sex with a real partner
2)difficulty becoming aroused and/or achieving orgasm without porn
3) intrusive thoughts, fantasies, and images of porn during sex
4) becoming sexually demanding and or rough in sex
5) having difficulty connecting love and caring with sex
6) feeling sexually out of control and compulsive
4) becoming sexually demanding and or rough in sex
5) having difficulty connecting love and caring with sex
6) feeling sexually out of control and compulsive
7) increased interest in risky, degrading, abusive, and/or illegal sex
8) growing dissatisfaction with sex
9) sexual dysfunctions โ inability to orgasm, delated ejaculation, erectile dysfunction
Social Isolation
1) withdrawing from social activity
2) developing a secret life
8) growing dissatisfaction with sex
9) sexual dysfunctions โ inability to orgasm, delated ejaculation, erectile dysfunction
Social Isolation
1) withdrawing from social activity
2) developing a secret life
3) lying to and deceiving others
4) becoming self-centred
5) choosing porn over people
Mood Disorders
1) feeling irritable
2) feeling angry and depressed
3) experiencing mood swings
4) pervasive anxiety and fearfulness
5) feeling powerless in relation to porn
4) becoming self-centred
5) choosing porn over people
Mood Disorders
1) feeling irritable
2) feeling angry and depressed
3) experiencing mood swings
4) pervasive anxiety and fearfulness
5) feeling powerless in relation to porn
Engaging in risky and dangerous behaviour
1) accessing porn at work or school
2) accessing child abuse imagery
3) participating in degrading, abusive, violent, or 4) criminal sexual activity
5) producing, distributing or selling porn
1) accessing porn at work or school
2) accessing child abuse imagery
3) participating in degrading, abusive, violent, or 4) criminal sexual activity
5) producing, distributing or selling porn
Unhappy intimate partner
1) relationship is marred by dishonesty and deception about porn use
2) partner views porn as infidelity i.e. โcheatingโ
3) partner is increasingly upset and angry
4) relationship deteriorates due to lack of trust and respect
1) relationship is marred by dishonesty and deception about porn use
2) partner views porn as infidelity i.e. โcheatingโ
3) partner is increasingly upset and angry
4) relationship deteriorates due to lack of trust and respect
5) partner is concerned about the welfare of the children
6) partner feels sexually inadequate and threatened by the porn
7) loss of emotional closeness and mutual sexual enjoyment
6) partner feels sexually inadequate and threatened by the porn
7) loss of emotional closeness and mutual sexual enjoyment
Self-loathing
1) feeling disconnected from person values, beliefs and goals
2) loss of personal integrity
3) damaged self-esteem
4) persistent feelings of guilt and shame
5) feeling controlled by porn
1) feeling disconnected from person values, beliefs and goals
2) loss of personal integrity
3) damaged self-esteem
4) persistent feelings of guilt and shame
5) feeling controlled by porn
Neglecting important areas of life
1) personal health (sleep deprivation, exhaustion, and poor self-care)
2) family life (neglecting partner, children, pets and household responsibilities)
3) work and school pursuits (reduced focus, productivity, and advancement)
1) personal health (sleep deprivation, exhaustion, and poor self-care)
2) family life (neglecting partner, children, pets and household responsibilities)
3) work and school pursuits (reduced focus, productivity, and advancement)
Addiction to Porn
1) craving porn intensely and persistently
2) difficulty controlling thoughts, or exposure to, and use of porn
3) inability to discontinue porn use despite negative consequences
1) craving porn intensely and persistently
2) difficulty controlling thoughts, or exposure to, and use of porn
3) inability to discontinue porn use despite negative consequences
4) repeated failures to stop using porn
requiring more extreme content or intense exposures to porn to get same effect (habituation symptoms)
5) experiencing discomfort and irritability when deprived of porn (withdrawal symptoms)
requiring more extreme content or intense exposures to porn to get same effect (habituation symptoms)
5) experiencing discomfort and irritability when deprived of porn (withdrawal symptoms)
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