Vanilla. Lesbian. Anal. BDSM. Bondage. Women of different ages, races, body types. Women with blonde hair, brown hair, no hair anywhere else. Women during their periods. Women who ‘enjoy’ being ejaculated on. Multiple women. Multiple men.
“Porn sites offer variety and novelty, which their partners just can’t compete with.”
These are the words of a sex therapist in a column for The Guardian.
“I work with what is a growing issue: there’s a huge social stigma that stops addicts coming out in public,” the anonymous contributor wrote. “At some point, mainstream porn stopped giving addicts the same sort of arousal, so they escalate to more hardcore fetish stuff, and then won’t have sex with their partner unless they’re acting out a fantasy.”
Porn addiction is a type of sex addiction. And, according to Psychguides.com, there are several signs that show excessive viewing of porn has become a problem.
These might include: when watching pornography starts to interfere with normal daily behaviour. When ‘tolerance’ is continually increasing, and you need to spend more time watching pornography, or searching for more stimulating types of pornography, to reach climax. When a sense of ‘withdrawal’ is felt when porn use is stopped. Compulsive masturbating. Sexual dysfunction. Unrealistic expectations.
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Men are more likely to become addicted
Men consume more porn than women do. In a survey of 4000 men and 4000 women, conducted by Cosmopolitan, 32.5% of men watched porn daily, compared to 3.8% of women.