QUESTION

Everyone will have a different perspective on porn. Personally, it was damaging to me. It is addictive (and some drugs are more addictive than others). Porn has been even more addictive than the drugs I used to take. Sex is a natural part of being human. But porn takes it and corrupts it, makes those involved in it objects, and we, the viewers are getting an experience that skews our experience of sex. Plus, nowadays, porn is available to those who are quite young. I started avidly viewing it as a kid, like 9 years old. Not only that, the kinds of things that get sexualized today are quite extensive. It’s *unhealthy.*

My advice is to stay away from the weird porn.

It can be if you don’t limit it.

Porn isn’t bad, drugs aren’t bad, what’s bad is addiction, obsession, and loss of control

It’s all about your own personal relationship with it…you gotta do some soul searching

Watching porn is not a bad thing! it is a natural human thing to do. However, it can be potentially become a bad thing once someone starts becoming addicted or obsessed with watching it. Watching porn causes your brain to produce dopamine, which causes feelings of satisfaction and pleasure. Neurodivergent/mentally ill people are more prone to developing addictions due to chemical imbalances involving dopamine, serotonin, and other hormones. Therefore porn addiction is not uncommon amongst mentally ill folks. Also many people don't realize they have a porn addiction because they think of addiction as something that happens only with drug abuse.

For some people, porn is so addictive that it becomes like an intrusive thought. You think of people unintentionally in sexual ways because of the way it wires your brain. It is so easily accessible that it tricks you in a way to look at people’s bodies and movements. Very surface level thinking. I’ve noticed when I completely detox myself of porn that I have a healthier perception of people around me and am a lot less judgemental. I also have wayyyy less sexual OCD

I don't think pork is for everyone. I don't like watching it for many reasons. Plus it'll probably create intrusive thoughts for me. But if people want to watch it that's their own personal reasons. I just feel grossed out by it and like I said I don't need anymore intrusive thoughts floating around in my brain. I'm dealing with enough

People get addicted to it

The take on porn being bad is more of a personal subjective thing in my opinion. In my opinion and from experience, I think it does more harm than good but others may argue that it serves a purpose. I think it can be very addictive like a drug and have a hold on people who struggle with getting away with it, like I have in the past for many years. Porn can greatly affect people and they don't like it, and that's okay. Porn also doesn't bother other people that much and they seem content with it, and that's fine.