Straight talk, up-to-date information and resources for individuals and couples about sexual addiction, cybersex addiction, sexual anorexia, sexual desire and sexual dysfunction.
Cybersex activities are not only viewing or downloading pornography along with masturbation, but also reading and writing sexually explicit letters and stories, e-mailing to set up personal meetings with someone, placing ads to meet sexual partners, visiting sexually oriented chat rooms, and engaging in interactive online affairs which include real-time viewing of each other using electronic cameras hooked up to the computer.
According to Dr. Mark Schwartz’s book “Sex on the Net is like heroin,” “Cybersex grabs people and takes over their lives, and treatments are very difficult because the people affected don’t want to give it up.”
“Addicted to Sex” is a case study I had published last month in the Psychotherapy Networker Magazine. Although this magazine directs its writings to professionals, lay persons can benefit by the rich and varied information in it.
“Addicted to sex” incorporates the traditional cognitive/behavioral model of sex addiction treatment with attachment theory, privileging the therapeutic relationship and incorporating the use of the body.
There’s an old wives tale that says, “if you masturbate, you’ll go blind.” I have always thought this was one of the most ridiculous, archaic things I’d ever heard, presumably designed for puritanical reasons. I have wondered for years where this saying came from. I still haven’t taken the time to research where it came from but I know one thing, it turns out to be an accurate statement!
I now understand that it doesn’t mean that a person will literally go blind from hours of masturbation, but that it means that they will figuratively go blind! Who knew?!
Case in point: According to many news sources (google: SEC Scandal), dozens of senior officials at the SEC visited porn sites 16,000 times in one month! A senior attorney is reported to have spent 8 hours a day looking at pornography during the years when Bernie Madoff was financially raping the country. All of the SEC officials implicated in this scandal are reported to have been making over $200,000.00 per year - your tax dollars at work!
Again, the senior officials of the United States of America Securities and Exchange Commission were literally masturbating - compulsively - to pornography and NOT doing their job on taxpapyer’s time!
Talk about Nero fiddling while Rome was burning!!
Let us know what you think about this mess by clicking the comment button below.
Now you can download porn directly to your iPhone. Anyone can watch porn any where, any place, and any time and you (or your kids) can be subjected to watching it if you happen to be trapped next to a viewer - like on an airplane. According to a recent article, one in five iPhone users in the UK have used their devices to download porn.
According to this report, 25% of people on the job are looking at porn. Experts believe as people get bored at their desks, this number will increase. Take a look at this video and let us know what you think by clicking the comments button below.
Dr. Kimberly Young takes a deeper look into the world of Cybersex in her book:
Tangled in the Web: Understanding Cybersex from Fantasy to Addiction. Here is an exerpt from an article about the book:
From the author of the groundbreaking book, Caught in the NET, the first to identify Internet addiction comes, Tangled in the Web: Understanding Cybersex from Fantasy to Addiction. In Tangled in the Web, Dr. Kimberly S. Young builds on her research in the area of online behavior to uncover the brave new world of the Cybersexual Revolution, and the powerful allure of cybersex fantasy. Dr. Young reveals the impact of online sexual fantasies and their potential for addiction. Dr. Young describes who is most at risk to develop Cybersexual Addiction, how the disorder progresses, what drives the compulsive behavior, and offers hope and help for cybersex addicts with a comprehensive plan to stay web sober even when relapse is just a mouse click away.
To read the rest of the article or to order the book, go to:
With easy access to the internet, more and more teens are at risk for becoming sexually addicted. Although we have very little research on this topic, the developing brain is highly suseptable to input and therefore, structural changes.
Take a look at this article, written by a O’Connor high school student, Brianna Roberts.
The University of Texas at Dallas is including porn addiction counseling as part of their counseling services on campus. By now, we all know what a problem porn addiction can be and seem to be coming out of a collective stupor about it culturally.
If you are in college and are spending more time looking at porn then studying, you may want to check out this website. I hope this reduces any shame you may have about your problem and encourage you to go to your campus counseling center and ask for help.
I seem to post a lot of articles on this topic because internet porn addiction is becoming a huge problem daily. As the internet grows in popularity, more and more people of all walks of life experiement with sex on-line.
Experimenting is great if it stops at that. However, many people get trapped in the net and can't get out. Becoming obsessed with having sex on-line is no joke and stopping can be painful.
This site offers a great cybersex addiction check-list. If you think you have a problem, take the test and get help fast. Giving up cyber-sex can be difficult so the sooner you get help, the better.
If you are looking for a comprehensive book on what porn addiction is and what to do about it, look no further. "The Porn Trap" by Wendy and Larry Maltz is a terrific, easy to read book that will give you all the information and understanding you need.
Whether you or a loved one are struggling with this problem, this book is for you. To learn more about "The Porn Trap" and Maltz and Associates, visit their web site: www.healthysex.com
After you read the book, click ont the comment button below and let us know what you think.
