Improving The Counseling Process

Improving The Counseling Process

Why Watching Porn Might Be Just As Addicting (And Destructive) As What The Local Drug Dealer Proffers

by Martin Franklin

The ability to view explicit sexual images, including high definition streaming pornography, on a computer in the privacy of your bedroom is something most parents didn't grow up with. However, this is something that is ubiquitous in their children's lives. Every kid with access to the internet can find the countless pornographic videos in seconds. What's more, these videos are often free so they don't even need to sneak a credit card to pay for them. However, this is not just a problem that religious and socially conservative parents must deal with. Every parent should understand the severity of an internet porn addiction. By understanding the problems, they can also help their teenager understand why it's not helpful to indulge in endless viewing of online sex acts.

Like Drugs, Porn Alters The Chemistry Of The Brain

Most people (even addicts) know that smoking crack, shooting dope, or taking special K, is going to mess with your brain chemistry. However, watching excessive online porn can also mess with your brain. Internet porn addicts might not even realize that they are getting a chemical "rush" when they stream porn. The chemical in question is dopamine. There have been studies that have shown that watching porn floods the brain with the pleasure chemical dopamine. So of course the addicts wants to watch porn. The nasty aspect to dopamine release and porn addiction is that the more you watch, the lower your dopamine release will be, so you will need to watch more. This is similar to the addicts level of tolerance which leads them to increase their drug.

Continued Viewing of Online Pornography May Alter Sexual Interests

This is an issue which you should bring up with your child because it might be a wake up call. Studies have shown people who watch large amounts of pornography can develop problems with their real life relationships because their relationships don't match up with the pornography they watch. It goes beyond the problem of real life women not looking as "sexy" as adult film actresses; it is even darker. The porn addict might become enthralled with dangerous sadomachistic sex, or other fetishes. This is believed to be due to the addict growing "bored" with regular pornography. This can destroy a real life relationship where the girl is not receptive to these behaviors. So if your child has a girlfriend or boyfriend, it should be a warning that their real life might become derailed due to pixels on a monitor.

Porn Addiction Can Lead to Erectile Dysfunction

Finally, and this one should be the nail in the coffin for your teenager once they hear about it, watching excessive pornography can cause erectile dysfunction. Let them know that it can also decrease sexual desire. So when they do form a relationship with a real person, they might not even be able to have those feelings. The obsession of watching sex online might derail their real life sexual growth.

For more information, talk to a pornography addiction treatment for teens.


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Improving The Counseling Process

As a lifetime sufferer of depression, I have spent a great deal of time in therapy. One thing that I learned early on was the importance of having a good attitude and trying to figure out how to cope with some of the suggestions that my counselors gave me. I realized that when it came to having a good experience, the bulk of the responsibility fell in my lap. I started working hard to take their suggestions in stride and carefully analyze my life and my behavior. This blog is all about improving the counseling process by having a better attitude.