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| − | "Pornography addicts have a more difficult time recovering from their addiction than cocaine addicts, since [[cocaine|coke]] users can get the drug out of their system, but [[pornography|pornographic images]] stay in the brain forever | + | In psychology, '''pornography addiction''' refers to the repititive and obsessive observation of pornography. Pornography addiction can debilitate a subject, leaving them unable to participate in a normal romantic relationship, and in some cases, lead to violent sexual crimes<ref name="PG_160">{{cite book|last=Shapiro|first=Ben |title=Porn Generation: How Social Liberalism Is Corrupting Our Future|publisher=Regnery Publishing|date=2005|pages=160|ISBN=978-0895260161}}</ref>. An expert on the subject has commented, "Pornography addicts have a more difficult time recovering from their addiction than cocaine addicts, since [[cocaine|coke]] users can get the drug out of their system, but [[pornography|pornographic images]] stay in the brain forever." <ref>http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2004/11/65772</ref> |
| − | + | Although at the time there is no consensus among [[mental health]] professionals about the dangers of porn or the use of the term [[pornography addiction]],<ref>http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2004/11/65772</ref> the [[Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders|DSM IV-TR]] does not list many other obvious and debilitating disorders, like homosexuality, out of a respect for political correctness. | |
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*[http://newlifehabits.com/2009/11/05/using-a-counterintuitive-approach-to-overcome-porn-addiction/ Using a Counterintuitive Approach to Overcome Porn Addiction] - a [[Mormon]] approach to the problem | *[http://newlifehabits.com/2009/11/05/using-a-counterintuitive-approach-to-overcome-porn-addiction/ Using a Counterintuitive Approach to Overcome Porn Addiction] - a [[Mormon]] approach to the problem | ||
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Revision as of 23:18, January 6, 2010
In psychology, pornography addiction refers to the repititive and obsessive observation of pornography. Pornography addiction can debilitate a subject, leaving them unable to participate in a normal romantic relationship, and in some cases, lead to violent sexual crimes[1]. An expert on the subject has commented, "Pornography addicts have a more difficult time recovering from their addiction than cocaine addicts, since coke users can get the drug out of their system, but pornographic images stay in the brain forever." [2]
Although at the time there is no consensus among mental health professionals about the dangers of porn or the use of the term pornography addiction,[3] the DSM IV-TR does not list many other obvious and debilitating disorders, like homosexuality, out of a respect for political correctness.
Links
- Using a Counterintuitive Approach to Overcome Porn Addiction - a Mormon approach to the problem
References
- ↑ Shapiro, Ben (2005). Porn Generation: How Social Liberalism Is Corrupting Our Future. Regnery Publishing, 160.
- ↑ http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2004/11/65772
- ↑ http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2004/11/65772