Most people don’t know, but Porn Addiction can have a devastating effect on personal relationships and quality of life. Depending on the addiction level, it could result in mental and health-related problems if a person cannot stop viewing pornographic material.
Since porn is so accessible, it’s easy for anyone to become addicted to erotic material.
Like any addiction, porn addiction affects the mind’s reward pathways, affecting a neurotransmitter called dopamine that performs a role in satisfaction and cravings.
This reaction has additionally been found when people with drugs or playing addictions are presented with addictive prompts.
Beyond changes in brain activity, however, excessive intake of porn has additionally been observed to have both mental and physical effect
1- Mental Effects:
- Depression and Social Anxiety.
- Concentration problems.
- Reduce sexual satisfaction during real-life intercourse.
Depression:
According to several studies, pornography addiction leads to increased rates of depression and more social anxiety
, for example, a 2019 study showed the relationship between pornography viewing and depression.
another 2017 study showed an association between pornography use and developing depressive symptoms, the study found that 14.6% of those who watch pornography more than three times per week reported experiencing depression.
Concentration Problems:
According to a 2017 study, People frequently encounter sexual stimuli during Internet use. Research has shown that stimuli inducing sexual motivation can lead to greater impulsivity in men, as manifested in greater temporal discounting
A 2017 study of the effect of porn addiction Effect of internet on the psychosomatic health of adolescent school children in Rourkela – A cross-sectional study stated that :
Visiting porn sites were associated with interest in sex, low mood, lack of concentration, and unexplained anxiety.
Sexual Dissatisfaction:
multiple studies display a link between pornography use and sexual performance problems and sexual dissatisfaction and decreased brain activation to sexual stimuli.
If you don’t believe me, here’s a list of over 80 studies discussing the relationship between pornography and sexual satisfaction 🙂
2-Physical Effects:
- Porn-Induced Erectile Dysfunction
- Death-grip syndrome/Dead-vagina syndrome
Porn-Induced Erectile Dysfunction:
Since men who view pornography consistently need to progressively increase sexual stimulation to feel and remain aroused.
A 2016 article suggests that more young men are searching for help for their ED problems, and this is due to the desensitizing effect caused by watching too much pornography.
Death-grip syndrome/Dead-vagina syndrome:
Death-grip syndrome/Dead-vagina syndrome definition is that it’s nearly impossible to climax without using a very specific masturbation technique (very hard grip), and this happens due to continuous aggressive and recurrent masturbation techniques, so mainly you can’t ejaculate during normal sex because your dick lost it’s sensitivity and became numb.
for women, it’s the same; upon too much masturbation and using vibrators for long times, it becomes nearly impossible for a female to reach orgasm during a normal climax.
Pornography Addiction is a serious problem and it’s never too late to QUIT!
