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HelixDab2Porn addiction isnât a thing. Itâs made-up bullshit by people that buy into Judeo-Christian morality regarding sexual âpurityâ. There are reasons that it didnât make it into DSM-V, and wonât make it into DSM-VI either. The porn and masturbation isnât the problem, itâs how people feel about it, and how they reconcile it with their own beliefs in morality, which is not even remotely the same as being addicted to opiates or nicotine.
Even if you donât call it an addiction, I still consume an unhealthy amount of porn imo. I worry that I wouldnât be able to get it up for a real person, not that it matters cause Iâm too mentally screwed up to try hooking up or dating.
You think you consume an unhealthy amount of pornography, because thatâs the message that youâre hearing from religiously-motivated sources. (Groups like âFight The New Drugâ are funded and staffed by Mormons, which meets all the criteria for a high-demand religion, AKA cult.) Itâs the way that you conceptualize your use of pornography, rather than your consumption of pornography, that is the problem. When you compare self-described âporn addictsâ to average people that do not label themselves as addicts, their consumption is most typically either identical, or slightly below average.
Your anxieties about â[not] be[ing] able to get it up for a real personâ are what is likely to cause problems because thatâs going to interfere with your arousal levels.
Surprisingly, porn use has damages outside of just puritanical BS taboo! Instant gratification, a decrease in drive to meet your needs in other ways, unhealthy associations with sex (because that actually exists outside of puritanical views, believe it or not), some pretty gnarly effects around the whole dopamine release and reward seeking thingâŚ
Cite your sources.
The same âproblemsâ would apply to video games, Facebook/IG/TikTok, etc., and even reading books. Itâs certainly true for people that are avoidant and use shopping or gambling, and yet those arenât addictions either.
Social media addiction absolutely exists, is a very recognized thing particularly in younger generations. Same for video games, you can absolutely be addicted to gaming.
As for sources, theyâre but a Google search away, Iâll take care of it for you. scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C2âŚ
Weâre also not in a formal debate, and Iâm not writing a paper to be peer reviewed, so thatâs about all youâll get for me.
See my other comment.
It is not a recognized disorder.
Ya know what I lied, happened to find a pretty decent source for you. Specifically about Internet gaming disorder, another psychological addiction thatâs present in the DSM-V, and even has withdrawal symptoms associated with it. Here ya go.
âŚItâs present as âa condition for further studyâ, which is not the same thing as an official diagnosis. (source)[psychologytoday.com/âŚ/internet-gaming-disorder-inâŚ]
Sure, itâs âpresentâ in the DSM-V, but itâs still not a diagnosis.
