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> It's extremely addictive and users become increasingly tolerant to what their viewing, often leading to the development of distressing fetishes or real life i

by juve1996 3y ago

> It's extremely addictive and users become increasingly tolerant to what their viewing, often leading to the development of distressing fetishes or real life intimacy issues. This is a strong claim - please provide a source. I think it may be true, but is it?

AlecSchueler 3y ago
The Wikipedia page for pornography addiction lists several good sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_addiction https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_addiction And YourBrainOnPorn gathered together some of the literature about escalation: https://www.yourbrainonporn.com/nl/relevant-research-and-articles-about-the-studies/porn-use-sex-addiction-studies/studies-find-escalation-and-habituation-in-porn-users-tolerance/ https://www.yourbrainonporn.com/nl/relevant-research-and-art...
- laserlight 3y ago
  Here's the first sentence of the Wikipedia article: > Pornography addiction is the popular but unscientific[5] application of an addiction model to the use of pornography. [5] Science Stopped Believing in Porn Addiction. You Should, Too. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/women-who-stray/201808/science-stopped-believing-in-porn-addiction-you-should-too https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/women-who-stray/2018...
  - AlecSchueler 3y ago
    Yes, I read the article and the sentences which followed the first. I was referring you to the references below it. See this comment about the difficulty of getting pornography addiction recognised in the DSM: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35790536 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35790536 It's more of an issue of classifying it separately from other sexual disorders than recognising the addictive potential of pornography itself. I myself have been addicted to pornography so I understand the reality of it intimately. I have been in groups with other men who are distraught with their lack of control. I have spoken to countless women whose relationships have been destroyed by this. I can point you towards some large support groups online if you'd like to inform the men who are suffering that their issue is not scientifically recognised. By the way, did you have anything to say about the other point I made? It wasn't clear which point the grandparent was finding questionable.
    - erenyeager 3y ago
      Thanks for recognizing this problem, really online support groups helped so much when it seemed so much of common society didn’t know or care about these issues.
  - QuarterReptile 3y ago
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AlecSchueler 3y ago

The Wikipedia page for pornography addiction lists several good sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_addiction https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_addiction And YourBrainOnPorn gathered together some of the literature about escalation: https://www.yourbrainonporn.com/nl/relevant-research-and-articles-about-the-studies/porn-use-sex-addiction-studies/studies-find-escalation-and-habituation-in-porn-users-tolerance/ https://www.yourbrainonporn.com/nl/relevant-research-and-art...

laserlight 3y ago
Here's the first sentence of the Wikipedia article: > Pornography addiction is the popular but unscientific[5] application of an addiction model to the use of pornography. [5] Science Stopped Believing in Porn Addiction. You Should, Too. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/women-who-stray/201808/science-stopped-believing-in-porn-addiction-you-should-too https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/women-who-stray/2018...
- AlecSchueler 3y ago
  Yes, I read the article and the sentences which followed the first. I was referring you to the references below it. See this comment about the difficulty of getting pornography addiction recognised in the DSM: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35790536 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35790536 It's more of an issue of classifying it separately from other sexual disorders than recognising the addictive potential of pornography itself. I myself have been addicted to pornography so I understand the reality of it intimately. I have been in groups with other men who are distraught with their lack of control. I have spoken to countless women whose relationships have been destroyed by this. I can point you towards some large support groups online if you'd like to inform the men who are suffering that their issue is not scientifically recognised. By the way, did you have anything to say about the other point I made? It wasn't clear which point the grandparent was finding questionable.
  - erenyeager 3y ago
    Thanks for recognizing this problem, really online support groups helped so much when it seemed so much of common society didn’t know or care about these issues.
- QuarterReptile 3y ago
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