Is Porn Addiction A Real Thing?

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A new study has come out that will undoubtedly upset religious fundamentalist conservatives. An analysis on previous research on the subject of Porn addiction finds that there is no such thing as porn addiction, that saying that porn is addicting is simply a result of cultural biases.

This research published last month in the journal Current Sexual Health Reports pointed out problems with the studies into porn addiction such as poorly conducted experiments, conclusions based on anecdotes, and limited sample sizes.

A lot of this research is according to the study's lead author David Ley that

""Many of these clinicians are themselves self-identified porn addicts, who are treating others who self-identify as addicts. They base their writings upon their own clinical experience and anecdotes."

Another problem with these studies are that they are cross-sectional, meaning that they may describe how certain groups of people act but don't show any cause and effect. The results according to Ley, is that research is subject to many forms of bias.

A really important piece of this research shows that subjects who self-report porn addiction are usually religious gay or bisexual men, and earlier studies show that these people often feel like they are addicted to porn even if they only have seen it once or twice.

Another criticism this analysis points out is that many who are pushing the porn addiction model usually run porn rehabilitation clinics and are always religiously conservative.

People who push this war on porn have been quoted saying incredibly stupid things.

Back in 2004 a group of people met before the senate Science, technology , and space subcommittee to discuss internet porn.

Mary Ann Layden told the committee that:

"The internet is a perfect drug delivery system because you are anonymous, aroused and have role models for these behaviors. To have drug pumped into your house 24/7, free, and children know how to use it better than grown-ups know how to use it -- it's a perfect delivery system if we want to have a whole generation of young addicts who will never have the drug out of their mind."

"Pornography addicts have a more difficult time recovering from their addiction than cocaine addicts, since coke users can get the drug out of their system, but pornographic images stay in the brain forever,"

One psychologist claimed "prolonged exposure to pornography stimulates a preference for depictions of group sex, sadomasochistic practices, and sexual contact with animals."

"The panelists all agreed that the government should fund health campaigns to educate the public about the dangers of porn"

This is how they perceive pornography, as some sort of drug that gets into your brain, that you can only solve with Jesus.

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