Pornography can lead an addict into what is referred to as “addict” time, where real time seems to slow down or stop, but actually passes quite quickly as the addict is consumed by pornographic images and becomes out of control. This sexual fantasy does not match up to reality, and it leads to a degradation of female sexuality and an idealization of sex. Pictures are edited and sexual acts are performed in a way that highlights certain physical features. Sexual content combined with the trance-like nature of internet usage creates a dopamine rush that requires more and more intensity to get the same "high". Similar to a relationship addict, these individuals can form intense relationships online that gives an unhealthy substitute for healthy intimacy.
Due to the relational nature of adult chat rooms, many women are drawn to connect with others through this online world to fill their desire for intimacy. 70 percent of women keep their porn use secret.
Although one-third of all visitors to pornographic websites are women, resources for support and help are often targeted toward men, and the cultural stereotype is that all men watch porn. Women also may struggle uniquely with shame around pornography use. When we look at a statistic that says traffic on pornographic sites is higher than that of YouTube, Amazon, and Twitter combined, it is difficult to deny the potential for addiction. What’s frightening about sexual content on the internet is how insidious its use can be in developing sexual addiction. The average age of first exposure to pornography is 11. Women can be pressured by boyfriends to view porn because that’s how the boys learned about sex. Pop-up ads, spam emails, search terms, and mistyped URLs can easily lead children into a rabbit hole they didn’t know existed. Teenagers are often introduced to porn because their friends are watching it. To add fuel to the fire, cultural messages about pornography make it seem as though it is completely acceptable. It is easy to get hooked on these videos as a young age, as watching the films releases “feel-good” neurochemicals, such as dopamine, into your brain that are similar to those involved in sexual behavior. The average age of first exposure to pornography is age 11.
34% of people who use the internet have been accidentally exposed to pornographic images through popups, ads, spam, and other intrusive methods.įor younger generations who had the easy accessibility of pornography on the internet, pornographic images and videos provided sex education. We’ve become desensitized to sexual content.
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Images that once would have been considered pornographic or inappropriate for TV are now becoming commonplace and even normal. All you have to do is turn on cable TV or Netflix and peruse the prestige TV shows to find graphic sexual scenes. Statistics state that 34% of people who use the internet have been accidentally exposed to pornographic images through popups, ads, spam, and other intrusive methods.īut sadly, it isn’t just the internet where explicit sexual images can be found. What about the first time you saw a pornographic image online? Heard stories about internet predators asking to meet teenagers for sex? Stumbled into an adult chat room or adult site without knowing how you got there? For those of us who have used the internet at some point in our lives (which I would venture to say is all of us, especially if you’re reading this article now), we’ve likely also been exposed to sexual content that we didn’t bargain for. When was the first time you used the internet? Are you one of the generation that can still remember the sound of the modem booting up? Or did you grow up with an iPhone in your pocket and and iPad keeping you entertained from as early as you can remember?
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