In this study, porn users, compared to nonusers, reported greater depressive symptoms, poorer quality of life, and lower health status. Is watching worth it?
For healthy individuals, increased sexual desire was predicted by positive self-esteem, whereas for problematic porn consumers, shame predicted increased sexual desire.
For people who struggle with porn, they can often feel like their mind is consumed. But by recognizing harmful thoughts, hope and recovery is possible.
Consider that many people who consume and possess child sexual abuse material started out viewing fairly “normal” or “vanilla” content that escalated into an interest in more…