Is Pornography Addictive? - American Sexual Health Association : American Sexual Health Association

Is Pornography Addictive? - American Sexual Health Association : American Sexual Health Association



Is Pornography Addictive? - American Sexual Health Association : American Sexual Health Association http://www.ashasexualhealth.org/pornography-addictive/



"I don’t’ think that excesses in behaviors should be viewed as addictions. I think that term “addiction” is overused and implies that all behavioral excesses can be explained by some similar mechanism. What we know about alcohol and drug addictions cannot be simply transferred to other behavioral excesses. Sex is a basic appetite which for some people becomes dysregulated or out of balance for a variety of reasons. For some it is a problem of impulse control, for others it is more like an obsession, and for others it is like a compulsion. And for others, it is a part of personality structure and has nothing to do with impulse control, obsessions or compulsions."