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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