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Originally Posted by Aquila
How exactly does porn work like a drug? Can someone elaborate? I want to know what is meant by this idea because I had a question fielded to me on this once.
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The same way drug and alcohol addiction work.
A chemical is released in the brain (actually several): dopamine, norepinephrine and phenylethylamine. These work together like an amphenmine high... the taboo of certain things increases these endorphins, and this is the difference between sex addiction and porn/immoral acts comes into play.
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Sexual addiction is best described as a progressive intimacy disorder characterized by compulsive sexual thoughts and acts. Like all addictions, its negative impact on the addict and on family members increases as the disorder progresses. Over time, the addict usually has to intensify the addictive behavior to achieve the same results.
For some sex addicts, behavior does not progress beyond compulsive masturbation or the extensive use of pornography or phone or computer sex services. For others, addiction can involve illegal activities such as exhibitionism, voyeurism, obscene phone calls, child molestation or rape.
Sex addicts do not necessarily become sex offenders. Moreover, not all sex offenders are sex addicts. Roughly 55 percent of convicted sex offenders can be considered sex addicts.
About 71 percent of child molesters are sex addicts. For many, their problems are so severe that imprisonment is the only way to ensure society’s safety against them.
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The deceit of porn is intimacy on a "quick fix." It's phony. Fantasy. Addicts tend to lose track of reality and act out in "fantastic" ways. It harms their social life, their family life and usually ends pretty bad. For a male sex addict, it can greatly hinder his sexual performance with his wife as well. This is why some men bring porn into the relationship, arguing that it's a good thing. In reality it satisfied temporarily but usually things continue to worsen from here.
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