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  UTD Counseling Center: Self-Help: Overcoming Pornography Addiction
Some people find that their entire sex life revolves around pornography and they are unable to be sexually involved with a real person without the use of pornography.
Your use of pornography is incompatible with your beliefs and values.
Your use of pornography causes problems in your intimate relationships, such as creating emotional distance between people you love or causing those in a relationship with you to feel neglected.
www.utdallas.edu /counseling/selfhelp/porn-addiction.html   (464 words)

  
  Pornography addiction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pornography addiction is defined as a condition resulting from the overuse or abuse of pornography.
As measures of "overuse" and "abuse" of pornography as well as research on the topic are disputed scientifically, 'pornography addiction' is not classified by medical doctors as a disease but rather as a form of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).
The concept of pornography addiction is defined by its proponents as a psychological addiction to, or dependence upon, pornography, characterized by obsessive viewing, reading, and thinking about pornography and sexual themes to the general detriment of the rest of one's life.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pornography_addiction   (1098 words)

  
 AFA Issues: Pornography - article template
But when addiction is caused by internal thoughts or actions, as in pornography, the addiction is harder to comprehend.
It is not uncommon for pornography to elicit internal surges as addictive as cocaine.
The addictive personality is a quick learner to the stimulus-response patterns (pornography associated with feelings of pleasure), and is usually psychologically vulnerable to the need for relief or wholeness, so the addiction is sudden and powerful.
www.afa.net /pornography/re011303.asp   (783 words)

  
 Overcome Porn Addiction | Hypnosis Downloads.com
Pornography addiction blunts the senses and stops you appreciating the subtitles of life.
However like any addiction it never ultimately delivers what it seems to promise because the more you view the more you want to view, and the more extreme the pornography that you seek out.
Pornography addiction has a kind of negative hypnotic effect, grabbing then locking your attention until you 'wake up' from the porn trance feeling exhausted and miserable.
www.hypnosisdownloads.com /downloads/hypnotherapy/porn-addiction.html   (390 words)

  
 Causes of pornography addiction
Addiction to pornography is a symptom of trying to find love, comfort, fulfillment, and sense of purpose.
The nature of pornography addiction is that pornography viewers enjoy -- and are addicted to -- the high level of sexual excitement and orgasms from viewing new porn for the purpose of masturbation.
The fourth cause of pornography addiction is loneliness.
www.geocities.com /rdoder/page2.html   (3118 words)

  
 Breaking pornography addiction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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www.mikaeloise.com /breaking-pornography-addiction.htm   (2161 words)

  
 Treating Pornography Addiction
Unfortunately, pornography addiction hasn't received as much attention in the national media as alcohol or drug addiction.
In comparison, individuals attempting to stop looking at pornography have as difficult, if not more difficult, time overcoming their addiction as individuals who are addicted to drugs or alcohol.
Overcoming pornography addiction is an ongoing battle that can be won day by day, month by month, and year by year.
www.familysafemedia.com /treating_pornography_addiction.html   (2614 words)

  
 Pornography Addiction
His freedom from pornography came by disciplining himself in actions, in speech, and in thoughts.
Pornography follows its slaves into all areas of their lives.
The rest are in prison or dead, all with tragic stories in which pornography was the controlling factor in their lives.
www.allaboutlifechallenges.org /pornography-addiction-faq.htm   (523 words)

  
 BYU NewsNet - Science of pornography addiction involves many factors
Addiction itself is directly tied to neurotransmitters in the brain that require satisfaction, said David Weight, director of clinical training in psychology at BYU.
Weight said sometimes the term addiction is used to help people recognize that it's not just a flawed character -- there is some other process that is driving their impulses.
BYU senior "Melody" is suffering the hard consequences of pornography addiction, even though she has never looked at it.
newsnet.byu.edu /story.cfm/13911   (800 words)

  
 Sexual Addiction- Spokane Coalition for the Protection of Children and Families- Spokane, WA
Society continues to debate whether pornography is positive/neutral (entertaining or educational) or harmful.
And they come to prefer the imagery of pornography, accompanied by masturbation, to sexual intercourse itself, diminishing their capacity to express real affection.
Knowing there is a sexual addiction problem and not seeking help can be likened to knowing that there are cancer cells active in your body and doing nothing about it.
www.ccvspokane.org /addiction.html   (1192 words)

  
 PhD Announces Pornography Addiction Disccusion Board
Soft core pornography is already available on most cable television stations and the internet provides any and every perversion that the viewing public might desire.
He discuss who the victims of pornography are, how they are effected and the consequences of porno addiction in general.
"The Factors Maintaining Pornography Addiction," looks at the reasons why pornography is so addictive that it often compels men to risk divorce, loss of jobs and even legal problems, in order to continue their addictive behavior.
www.emediawire.com /releases/2005/5/emw243301.htm   (1257 words)

  
 Pornography Addiction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Pornography is everywhere, and now it is especially available privately in your home through the Internet and cable.
If you believe viewing pornography is wrong and you are struggling to stop, please read on.
Pornography addiction is like any other addiction and can be a powerful negative force in any persons life.
members.aol.com /chaplaind/anti.htm   (1028 words)

  
 Pornography Addiction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Pornography has been shown to be addictive in nature, consuming the fantasy life of the user.
The pornography provides imagery which they frequently recall to mind and elaborate on in their fantasies.
Their addiction and escalation were mainly due to the powerful sexual imagery in their minds, implanted there by the exposure to pornography.
www.resourcefoundation.org /Community/Harms/harms.shtml   (293 words)

  
 The Cures for Pornography Addiction
Realizing this, if we want to cease the rise of craving, we need to not only see the whole picture of what we are craving, but to do everything to rewire the basic mode of operation that we are borne with, which is very difficult but not impossible.
A practical way to reduce time spent downloading pornography: If you live with someone else or other people, then one good way to reduce time spent downloading pornography is to place the computer in a public part of your home such as the living room.
Support and help for mates of pornography addicts - This is a link to information that I included to help mates of pornography addicts understand and deal with the situation, and to help their mates recover.
www.geocities.com /rdoder/index.html   (3776 words)

  
 FREEDOMYOU Pornography Addiction
Truth is, there are real solutions to the crisis of pornography addiction but first you must have the desire to be free at any cost.
Pornography is perfectly legal and today has become a common form of entertainment consummation.
Some of you men have been praying for years to be free of pornography addiction, pleading with God to remove it from your life, yet unwilling to do the hard work necessary to succeed.
www.freedomyou.com /addiction/Pornography_Addiction.htm   (4299 words)

  
 Pornography addiction does not discriminate!
Pornography addiction invades the lives of people in all age groups, ethnic backgrounds, religious faiths, and social status.
God is able to change the most addicted mind - even the mind of a person whose involvement in pornography has progressed to the stage of his acting out with criminal consequences what he sees in his viewing material.
Remember that the largest group of pornography users is boys between the ages of 12 and 17.
www.firesofdarkness.com /pornography_addiction.htm   (573 words)

  
 Online Safety - Parental Control Software - Free Internet Filtering - Pornography Addiction - We-blocker - Christians ...
Pornography is a new epidemic in the church.
57% of pastors say that addiction to pornography is the most sexually damaging issue to their congregation.
A 1996 Promise Keepers survey at one of their stadium events revealed that over 50% of the men in attendance were involved with pornography within one week of attending the event.
www.safefamilies.techmission.org /pastorpage.php   (350 words)

  
 Jesus Saves: Hope for the Weary - Pornography
Focus on the Family - This site will give you an overview of online pornography, porn facts, key problems, a legal overview, and which organizations are fighting pornography.
Pornography is very destructive to your sexual life.
This addiction is so dangerous that people have been known to go to great lengths to cover up their habits.
www.jesussaves.cc /pornography.htm   (426 words)

  
 Pornography Addiction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
These educational cd’s were created to help individuals understand pornography addiction and to provide valuable tools that have been effectively used with individuals struggling with pornography.
If you are a parent and your child has become involved in pornography, this CD will provide you answers to many of the questions you have about your child's involvement.
They were created to help individuals understand pornography addiction and to provide the essential tools for healing.
www.growthclimate.com /product.i?cat=dealing_with_porn   (1894 words)

  
 AFA Issues: Pornography - sexual addiction resources
The Sexual Addiction Screening Test (SAST) is designed to assist in the assessment of sexually compulsive or "addictive" behavior.
Pure Life Ministries is dedicated to breaking the power of sexual addiction through the truth of God's word and the power of the Cross of Jesus Christ.
Each participant is carefully screened and assessed in advance allowing the workshop to be individualized to directly address the underlying issues leading to their sexual addiction.
www.afa.net /pornography/addiction.asp   (598 words)

  
 Is Pornography Addictive?
It used to be that if you wanted to see pornography, you had to go out and buy a magazine or rent a video.
Mary Anne Layden, PhD, a psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania, was one of the witnesses at the Senate hearing on pornography addiction.
One of the key features of addiction, she says, is the development of a tolerance to the addictive substance.
www.webmd.com /content/article/110/109826.htm   (457 words)

  
 Catholic Culture : Document Library : 12 Steps To Freedom From Pornography
This may mean: shopping at different stores to avoid even glancing at pornography; taking a different route home; breaking with any routine likely to result in sin; carrying small amounts of cash; canceling subscriptions to newspapers containing lingerie ads and inserts; canceling certain cable channels or getting rid of cable altogether; and/or stopping channel surfing.
Rest assured, there is a way out of pornography addiction but don't fall for the promise of an easy way out.
If you are viewing pornography, then your vices have been strengthened by repeated practice, and the corresponding virtues of chastity and purity are very weak.
www.catholicculture.org /docs/doc_view.cfm?recnum=4167   (3101 words)

  
 Breaking Pornography Addiction
But you are addicted to pornography, and pornography addiction is a secret thing.
If you went to a support group for pornography addicts, and your friends found out, or if your spouse found out, they might be very disappointed in you.
I say "control" your addiction, because you need to realize you will never "eliminate" your addiction -- you will always be addicted.
www.no-porn.com /breaking.html   (2175 words)

  
 Stop Sex - Pornography Addiction
Addiction to certain forms of expression of sexual energy and pornography, on the other hand, has ruined many people's lives.
Stop Sex - Pornography Addiction Deep Trance Now programs are designed not to suppress your sexual energy and a sense of aliveness that it brings, but rather to help you to re-direct sexual energy and to channel it into constructive goals and pursuits - those that are truly meaningful for you.
Stop Sex - Pornography Addiction hypnosis program guides you through NLP techniques which will help you to become aware of those goals which are truly meaningful for you and to re-direct sexual energy toward those goals.
www.deeptrancenow.com /sex-addiction.htm   (230 words)

  
 Concerned Women for America - Senate Subcommittee Hears Experts on Pornography Toxicity
Satinover emphasized that modern science debunks the dangerous illusion that pornography is merely “expression in the trivial sense that a fall from the Empire State Building is a mere stumble—since it’s hitting the ground that’s fatal.
Like any other addiction, the addiction is both to the delivery system itself—the pornography—and to the chemicals that the delivery system delivers.
Those who use pornography have also been shown to be more likely to engage in illegal behavior as well.
www.cwfa.org /articles/6946/LEGAL/pornography/index.htm   (797 words)

  
 Pornography Addiction
But the most interesting part I thought was the woman who was spending over 20 hours a week surfing for pornography and only realized she had a problem when she realized she wanted her kids to go to bed early just so she could surf for porn.
Often we think of men when we think of pornography addiction, but we are starting to see now that pornography's reach into society has crossed through men and into women as well.
Many men in the church today are struggling with a silent addiction, something not talked about, but something that is more prevalent today then it probably ever has been in the history of the world.
www.saviorquest.com /pornography.htm   (2500 words)

  
 Personal Development for Smart People Forums - View Single Post - Overcoming sex/pornography addiction?
But don't see pornography addiction as a symptom of a deeper problem that once solved will magically get rid of your addiction.
Pornography addiction might be a side effect at first but it's a problem of its entire own.
Right now you are walking down a street, and every time you watch pornography you fall into a hole in the ground and can never climb up.
www.stevepavlina.com /forums/11885-post44.html   (546 words)

  
 March 10, 2003 - Addicted to Pornography
No, my addiction was not to alcohol or nicotine or even drugs; it was a secret addiction.
The addiction is pornography, and yes, I was addicted.
A lot of companies use soft pornography in advertising because “sex sells.” John wrote, “Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city.
www.ninetyandnine.com /Archives/20030310/cover.htm   (784 words)

  
 How Is Pornography Addiction Maintained? - Man On The Road   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Many factors contribute to the fall of a person into pornography addiction.
They usually do not know how to be honest with themselves about their own conditions, and find it all but impossible to be honest with anyone else when confronted with the issue.
The addict commonly fears rejection, being ostracized, or even the threat of legal action if his addiction has taken him to the point that he is acting out possible criminal activity that he has seen portrayed in pornography.
www.manontheroad.org /content/view/32/40   (300 words)

  
 Christian Pornography Addiction
The phenomenon of Christian pornography addiction is becoming more and more common.
Physically, after acting-out with porn and other forms of sexual addiction, a decrease in energy, motivation, and sense of direction is common.
While prayer is vitally important in treating Christian pornography addiction, it's not the only thing we need to do to break free.
www.allaboutlifechallenges.org /christian-pornography-addiction-faq.htm   (453 words)

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