Do you struggle with the alluring (but destructive) grasp of porn addiction? You may be questioning, “Why is pornography so incredibly powerful?”  

Not only is pornography addiction becoming an epidemic, but more children are being sucked into the industry. There are an astonishing 116,000 searches for child porn every day. That said, it is essentially important for both porn addicts, and parents alike, to know the facts and ways to prevent such exposure.

You feel you’re banging your head against a wall. In search of answers, solutions, anything that might help you overcome the grasp of porn addiction. If you find yourself overwhelmed with frustration, confusion and hopelessness towards this addiction, read on.

Firstly, you are not alone.

Pornography Addiction Statistics 2018:

  • Approximately 40 million people in the United States are sexually involved with the internet.
  • Studies indicate that about 8% of emails (2.5 billion), 25% of all search requests (68 million) and 34% of all downloads on the internet all involve pornography.
  • As much as some may try to avoid porn at all costs, still over 20% of adults and over 80% of children are exposed to porn unintentionally.
  • 34% of internet users have experienced unwanted exposure to porn either through pop-up ads, misdirected links or spam emails.
  • 30,000 people are viewing porn at any given second.
  • 20% of men, and 12% of women admitted to accessing pornography at work. (Internet Pornography Statistics, Internet Filter Review)

Extensive research and clinical trials have proven that pornography addiction is infact a “chemical addiction”. Meaning, it produces a brain response similar to alcohol, or street drugs. With this new-found knowledge, you should stop bombarding yourself with negative self-thoughts. There is a logical, reasonable and even scientific explanation behind porn addiction.

The reason pornography is so incredibly powerful, is because it takes advantage of your intense biological, emotional and chemical connections throughout the brain and body. When we are born, we are “pre-wired” with these connections, which should switch on and off at certain times in our development. The problem with pornography, is that it seeks to twist reality by attempting to “mimic” these built-in attractions. It has a devious plan, to excite and exploit these naturally built-in urges and desires.

Pornography Addiction Symptoms include, but are not limited to:

  • Inability to stop watching porn or pornographic behaviors
  • Tendency to get angry or irritable when denied of porn
  • Becoming secretive about the porn usage
  • Continuously viewing porn, despite of negative consequences

Porn Addiction Side Effects:

Here is a list of the most common major side effects:

  • Intense feelings of shame or guilt
  • Emptiness, loneliness and/or depression
  • Sex without intimacy
  • Risk of unhealthy sexual engagement
  • Divorce
  • Troubled and broken relationships
  • Creation of an emotional attachment with the artificial world (unrealistic views)  
  • Legal and financial problems

With such overwhelming adverse statistics, seeking professional porn addiction therapy is the best course of action.

Porn Addiction Therapy

Anyone with an addiction to porn knows how hard it can be to get out of the cycle. That said, Christian Counseling Utah and the LDS Addiction Recovery Program can provide the assistance required to overcome porn addiction.

Good news?

As previously stated, there is a logical, scientific explanation behind how and why individuals get caught in pornography addiction. With these new advances in knowledge related to addiction, there are also tested and proven processes for getting out of the porn addiction cycle! There is light at the end of the tunnel. Get the help you need to get your life back is now available through sources like Christian Counseling Utah, the LDS Addiction Recovery Program, and many more.