Porn Addiction Counselling Near Me

Porn Addiction Counselling Near Me

Porn addiction is classified as a behavioural or process addiction. Due to the stigmatisation around porn, it can be easily misunderstood and difficult to spot. Regardless, people are suffering in silence from porn addiction and often do not know where to turn to for help. Porn addiction is the feeling or compulsion to watch porn without having the ability to stop despite causing negative consequences in one’s life. If you are worried about whether or not excessive pornography use has reached the level of addiction, it is important to watch out for the top ten signs.

Ten Symptoms Of Porn Addiction

1. You Can’t Stop

You are unable to stop using or viewing pornography, despite trying to do so. If you can’t stop, you may notice that you are spending more and more time on the internet despite others’ attempts to communicate with you.

2. You Want More

You may experience cravings to view more or feel cravings if you have gone without porn for any amount of time. You may find yourself sneaking away from your partner to another room. It’s possible that you’ll give an excuse or get defensive when questioned about your behaviour.

3. You’ve Lost Time

You may lose large periods of time to viewing porn, wasting most of the day without accomplishing anything. You could notice that you’ve become lethargic and haven’t accomplished much as of late. You might seem like you don’t care or that you are very uninterested in anything else.

4. You’ve Lost Interest In Sex

If you’re addicted to porn, you’ll likely lose interest in real sex. Not only that, but you may find your partner less attractive than you did before. You might become unresponsive to romantic advances from your partner. This can cause your partner to view you as distant or even uninterested when they try to engage with you sexually. You may require more stimulation than you had previously needed in order to become aroused.

5. You’re More Demanding

A porn addiction may cause you to develop some unrealistic ideas about sex. You might become more demanding in the bedroom, find yourself easily frustrated, and/or begin alienating your partner. When this happens, your partner can feel physically and emotionally uncomfortable.

6. You’ve Lost Attraction

Porn addiction can give you unrealistic expectations of beauty for your partner. This can make your partner feel hurt about their appearance and create a greater problem for their self-esteem.

7. You’re In Physical Pain

You may begin to experience physical pain as a result of porn addiction. This can be from the repetition of certain physical movements for long periods, or from the strain that comes with excessive computer use. You might frequently complain about your wrist, neck, and back, or might experience headaches.

8. You’re Losing Money

It’s possible that you’ve started spending money for what you consider higher quality content. When this happens, you can quickly begin falling into some kind of financial hardship. This can manifest as your complaining more about money problems but being unwilling to disclose the exact nature of these problems.

9. You’re Distracted

If you find yourself distracted from different aspects of life, it might have something to do with porn addiction. Your mind might drift to porn when you’re with friends, family, or coworkers. This can significant impact personal and professional life. It can make you distant from your partner and their attempts to connect with you.

10. You’re Angry

Like with any addiction, if you can’t stop using porn, you may become easily irritable when it’s not available. You may find your patience wearing thin, especially with tasks you view as obstacles to porn use. This can also make it easier to lash out at your partner, who could notice major changes in your personality and feel that you’re not the same person that they had loved before.

What Porn Addiction Counselling Is Available?

Sex And Love Addiction Anonymous (SLA Meetings)

If you or someone you love suffers from porn addiction, you might not have healthy boundaries. If your partner is addicted to porn, you may feel alienated, isolated, depressed, angry, or humiliated and need treatment yourself. If you are addicted to porn you might want to visit Sex and Love Addiction Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous which is based in the Twelve Steps of A.A.

Rehabilitation and treatment Centres

Although a sex addiction or pornography addiction can create many physical side effects, few physical symptoms of this disorder exist. However, the most common physical sex addict symptoms you might notice from having a sexual addiction is feeling immobilized due to sexual or emotional obsessions. Admitting oneself to a treatment centre can allow for physical abstinence from the repetitive behaviour in order for the person to start addressing the psychological roots of the behavioural disorder.

Individual Therapy and Group Therapy are also means of seeking help if you are not able to be admitted to a rehabilitation centre.

If you’re exhibiting any of these symptoms, it might be time to seek porn addiction treatment. If you also have a co-occurring substance addiction (e.g., alcohol, drugs), please give us a call to learn more about our treatment options.

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