All About Porn Addiction Therapy Palm Springs CA

By Janine Hughes


We are all familiar with the line. It is defined as any type of behavior harmful to oneself or others, but yet done repeatedly over and over. Once an addiction kicks in, it is impossible to stop the habit without external intervention. Once addicted to pornography, the only way out of that hole is porn addiction therapy Palm Springs CA.

So what exactly is porn addiction? It is the urge to continue the use of pornographic materials, even when you promise yourself to stop. When you lose the ability to choose whether or not you want to continue viewing these materials, you are definitely addicted. These materials include magazines, materials from the Internet and videos among others.

Among the vices brought about by the advent of the World Wide Web is pornography. There are all types of materials; in fact, you can afford to be choosy about the type that you like. This comes beautifully packaged with anonymity, availability all round the clock, every day of the year. Its also affordable and all levels of explicitness are added to the package. In addition, its possible to store on your phone to see any time you please without leaving any physical evidence.

This addiction, according to social scientists, leads to changes in chemical composition of neurotransmitters in the brain responsible for neurotransmission. This variation in the composition of neurochemicals is what continuously feeds the urges. This translates to both physical and psychological pain for the victim. Since pornography addiction has its roots in the brain, only psychotherapy with a professional can help.

The physical pain is as a result of what they have to do regularly to satisfy their urges. It is almost like the pain that you feel which, unless you satisfy it, does not go away. People are turned into slaves of sex, masturbation and pornographic materials. Slavery is all about mind control and that is where the psychological pain comes in. The psychological or emotional aspect is the depression, obsessive-compulsive behavior and anxiety brought about by the vice.

As it is with other addicts of alcohol, gambling, etc. Victims of the vice are only trying to run away from feelings of low self esteem, issues and emotions they are trying to avoid. An addicted individual has their everyday life impaired and sexual relations with their partner, limited. The result is dysfunctional relationships and/or divorce. The urge to engage in the vice all the time also leads to loss of employment. Moreover, drugs may be used to heighten sexual experience aggravating the situation.

It is unfortunate that addicts are not always willing to accept help, let alone admit that they need help. They live under the false impression that since they engage in the sexual behaviors alone, they are not capable of hurting one.

Most of the times when they seek help, they do so for associated symptoms such as depression and problems with relationships. If their core problem is not identified, therapy remains ineffective. Talking to a trained professional such as a psychologist or psychiatrist is the only way out.




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