Pornography is more than just sexual fantasy. It’s cultural violence.
In March 2016, the U.K. government published its second National Strategy to End Volence Against Women and Girls. This is an extremely important lever for U.K. campaigners against pornography and its harms, as it recognizes that young people in particular have unprecedented access to online content and that some of that content may of course…
Read MoreMovie: Don Jon
A New Jersey guy dedicated to his family, friends, and church, develops unrealistic expectations from watching porn and works to find happiness and intimacy with his potential true love. Admin note: A little humor, a lot of truth, some mildly triggering scenes, but educational nonetheless. Shows the true power of porn to damage your ability…
Read MoreMovie: Thanks for Sharing
On the surface Adam (Ruffalo), an over-achieving environmental consultant, Mike (Robbins), a long-married small-business owner, and Neil (Gad), a wisecracking emergency-room doctor, have little in common. But all are in different stages of dealing with addiction. Confident and successful in his career, Adam is afraid to allow love back into his life, even if that…
Read MoreMovie: Addicted to Porn- Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly
Like it or not, porn is here and it is harmful. In this controversial film, award-winning filmmaker Justin Hunt dissects the impact of pornography on societies around the globe, from how it affects the brain of the individual, to how modern technology leads to greater exposure to youth, to watching it literally tear a family…
Read MoreYour Brain vs. Porn
Whoever wins, we lose. Gary Wilson is the author of the e-book Your Brain on Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction. Your Brain on Porn is available for download now, from Amazon and from the publishers’ website, commonwealth-publishing.com For more information visit yourbrainonporn.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=uAbUtrwYETg
Read MoreStudy: Porn Diminishes Satisfaction In Men And Women
The full study can be accessed here. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0092623X.2017.1377131?journalCode=usmt20 Authors: Wright, P.J., Bridges, A.J., Sun, C., Ezzell, M., Johnson, J.A. Published August 2017 Abstract Personal pornography viewing has been associated with lower sexual satisfaction in both experimental and observational research. The language used to hypothesize this relationship typically suggests that it is frequent viewing, rather than…
Read MoreA new diagnosis for sex addiction?
Compulsive-Abusive Sexual-Relational Disorder (CASRD) https://theinstituteforsexualhealth.com/compulsive-abusive-sexual-relational-disorder-casrd/
Read MoreThirteen Dimensions of Sex Addiction-Induced Trauma (SAIT) Among Partners and Spouses Impacted by Sex Addiction©
Dr. Omar Minwalla The Institute for Sexual Health (ISH) April 2014 The Sex Addiction-Induced Trauma Model© (SAITM©) articulates thirteen dimensions of trauma relevant to the clinical impacts, injuries and symptoms among intimate partners of sex addicts, based on both qualitative research and clinical application with partners and spouses impacted by sex addiction and compulsivity. Each…
Read MoreSex addiction is an intimacy disorder
Todd M. Frye, PhD, LCPC, LCMFT discusses sexual disorders and suggests that they are more accurately called intimacy disorders. These are many times carried out through online pornography, gambling, gaming, and social networking addictions.
Read MorePornography connection
** Trigger alert: discussion of pornography’s role in betrayal ** . . . Another common thread I see is that pornography played a huge part leading up to the act of physical betrayal. It did in mine. This is another clue that it’s not your fault and there was literally nothing you could do to…
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