This guest article from YourTango was written by Julie Orlov. With porn so accessible and free, it has taken on a new fervor in the lives of so many people. Pornography may be a moral issue for some, but in reality, it is a health issue. How porn is used and within what context can determine how helpful or hurtful it can be to any one individual or relationship.
4 Ways Porn Use Causes Problems | Psychology Today
Sharing personal information brings people closer together. Verified by Psychology Today. Fear makes us run away from each other or cling to each other but does not create true intimacy. The impact of pornography on relationships, individual health, and society is in the public eye more than ever before. Pornography use is widespread, and often problematic , and has been shown to generally have a negative impact on couples and gender relations, leading men and women to devalue one another.
Others partake of it occasionally, and others on a regular basis. But experiencing an uncontrollable compulsion to view porn can be as problematic for some people as other behavioral addictions. A Kinsey Institute survey found that 9 percent of people who view porn have unsuccessfully tried to stop. This survey was taken in But research suggests that behavioral addictions are serious.
Sharing personal information brings people closer together. Verified by Psychology Today. Long gone are the days of erotic wood carvings.