The Kiloby Center
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Fear of Intimacy
Porn addiction is considered a subset of sexual obsession and can have devastating effects on a couple’s intimacy and relationship. It can also negatively impact your mindset and enable you to more destructive impulsive behaviors. Studies show that 40 million adults in the U.S. visit internet pornography sites regularly and 88% of porn scenes contain physical aggression while 49% contain verbal aggression.
Obsessive viewing of this material can lead to unhealthy expectations in relationships and aggressive behavior in the bedroom. We offer comprehensive sexual addiction therapy programs that will help you or a loved one deal with their addiction and move forward with leaving it behind. Contact us now for more information.
Warning Signs of Porn Addiction
While not all experts agree that watching porn is destructive, there are warning signs that you or a loved one may have a pornography addiction. These include:
• Your viewing of pornography interferes with daily life activities
• A tolerance for more aggressive or perverse pornography develops
• Feelings of withdrawal from loved ones
• Compulsive masturbation
• Sexual dysfunction (impotence, premature ejaculation, etc.)
• The use of pornography negatively impacts your relationships
If these signs sound familiar, then consider contacting the counseling professionals at The Kiloby Center. We’ve helped countless individuals and couples rehabilitate their relationships and gain control over their lives again. We’ll work with you through innovative individual or group sessions, holistic treatments, and counseling to ensure you can move forward with a healthy outlook on sex and the world around you. Get the care and support you need by contacting us today.
Causes of Porn Addiction
Pornography consumption can become an addiction just like other substances. This is due to “operant conditioning” which means certain behaviors (“watching porn”) are reinforced with some kind of reward (typically ejaculation or the release of endorphins in your brain).
Since sex is a need that’s inherent in every individual and pornography is so rampant and easy to obtain online, this addiction can be fed in unhealthy ways and cause relationship problems you may have with a loved one.
While a mate would usually fulfill these needs, you may now find yourself unable or willing to be intimate with your mate due to the instant gratification that comes with enjoying pornography.
This behavior reinforces negative stereotypes and expectations into your relationships and can lead to aggressive behavior in the bedroom. We can help you or a loved one, unpack and address their porn addiction, and move towards healthier relationships. Call us now to schedule an initial consultation.
Sexual Addiction Treatment Options
Whether your teen or husband or wife is addicted to pornography, we can help them recover and re-establish healthy relationships. We offer individual or group sessions, cognitive-based therapy treatments, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness techniques that will help them recognize their triggers and move forward with an alternative to meet their needs. Call us today to find out how we can best serve you and your family.
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