PORNOGRAPHY ADDICTION
Can’t stop looking at porn, even if you want to? Is the obsession getting to the point (or at the point) that it interferes with work, relationships, and other parts of daily life? You are not alone.  In 2019, the top site for pornography recorded 42 billion visits -- that’s 115 million visits a day.​
SEXUAL ADDICTION
Sexual addiction has been given many names over the years, including: hypersexual desire, hypersexuality, and sexual compulsive disorder (to name a few). To put it simply, sexual addiction can be described as a person’s lack of control over some sexual behavior that negatively impacts his or her life and/or the lives of others. 
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SEX AND PORNOGRAPHY ADDICTION COMPLICATIONS
Failure to get help for a sex or pornography addiction can lead to complications such as:

  • Guilt, shame, and low self-esteem
  • Mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts
  • Neglect of your partner
  • Damaged relationships
  • Loss of focus at work
  • Job loss from watching internet porn at work
  • Debt from buying things to support your habit
  • Troubles with drug and/or alcohol abuse
It is important that you and your partner seek the advice of a trained professional if sexual and/or pornography addiction is/are suspected. However, here are some signs and symptoms to look for:
SIGNS OF PORNOGRAPHY ADDICTION
  • Porn becomes a central part of your life. You replace things you enjoy with watching more and more of it
  • You neglect personal care
  • Activities that were once fun become uninteresting
  • You spend less and less time being social
  • It damages your relationships
  • You neglect other responsibilities
  • It affects the quality of work you do at your job or at school
  • You start looking at/watching it in places that aren’t appropriate, like work, restaurants, walking in the park, social gatherings, or school
  • Your sex life starts to be unfulfilling
  • You have an intense craving for more
  • You can’t seem to stop looking at it, even when you try
  • You can’t quit even though you don’t enjoy it as much as you once did
SIGNS OF SEXUAL ADDICTION
  • ​Has a preoccupation with sexual thoughts
  • Spends an extraordinary amount of time around sex/trying to get sex
  • Exhibits shame or depression
  • Compulsive masturbation
  • Decreases engagement in spiritual or religious activity
  • Engages in risky and/or inappropriate behavior
  • Is secretive around internet and/or phone usage
  • Cheats on partner and/or has a history of cheating on partners
  • Commits criminal sexual offences
  • Exhibits sexually compulsive and/or obsessive behaviors
  • Partner complains about their sexual behavior
  • Has difficulty finding sex partners who desire having sex as often as they do
  • Has failed to quit unwanted sexual behaviors
  • Hides sexual behaviors from others 
  • Uses sex to escape from problems
  • Feels depressed after having sex
  • Feels controlled by their sexual desires
  • Often feels that their sexual desires are stronger than they are
  • Sexless Marriage (Approximately 15% to 20% of couples are in sexless marriages- meaning they do not engage in any sexual activities with their partner. Although a sexless marriage does not always signify marital instability or unhappiness, it can be a symptom of living with a Sex Addict.)

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