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5 Signs You Might Be Addicted To Porn http://fightthenewdrug.org/5-signs-you-might-be-addicted-to-porn/ We’ll start by being real with you. In the scientific community, the issue of pornography being labeled as a certified addiction is still being proven. It is very difficult, even for scientists and therapists, to define what addiction is and what behavior falls under that category. With this post, we don’t intend to diagnose anybody on whether or not they are addicted to porn. (Keep in mind, this post is titled ‘5 Signs You MIGHT Be Addicted To Porn’). However, compulsive pornography use is increasingly being reported by experts as a growing problem in our society and more and more evidence is emerging about the addictive nature of porn. It seems that every day, new research is being released, further proving the harmful effects of porn. One of these already-proven findings is the fact that porn affects your brain the same as drugs – making it harder to quit. It’s a lot like people trying to stop smoking. Frequent porn use rewires your brain and rewards areas of your brain that are involved in processing reward and motivation, and in craving and anticipating rewards. This makes porn use highly addictive and forces your brain to keep you coming back for more. This is bad news for those who find themselves viewing porn and not being able to quit, even when they want to more than anything. The Signs So how do you