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Pornography Addiction 

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Pornography addiction was unheard of prior to everyone owning a computer.  People who sought out porn usually had to visit an adult store, buy magazines and store them underneath their beds.  The work it took to procure explicit materials kept pornography addiction in check.  Now there are over 420 million pornographic pages online, easily accessed just with a click of a mouse.

If you suspect a loved one suffering with an addiction to pornography getting help is very important. It is not something that to be taken lightly. Getting help for pornography addiction is very difficult because there is a sense of shame, embarrassment and humiliation associated with doing so. No one wants the stigma of an addiction with porn. The necessity of getting help far outweighs any sense of shame.

What does it mean to have a pornography addiction:

Addiction typically starts out when the person starts to develop some tolerance to their drug of choice and in this case the porn addiction. Drug addicts generally need a larger dose of drugs to get high similarly, porn addicts' starts small and slow until they need more and more explicit materials to appease their compulsion.

 Pornography comes in various forms from photos, online videos to sexual encounters via webcams. With the digital world making everything easily accessible, porn addicts can now view porn on the go with their cell phones. Pornography is everywhere and parents have to work extra hard to keep it away from their child.

Signs of Pornography Addiction

Having a hard time staying away from pornography

Secretive about internet activities

Password protected computer and cellphones

Leading a double life

Severe consequences such as job loss, relationship issues associated with pornography addiction.