Probably has nothing to do with OCD for anyone else but for me personally it does in a way, but porn addiction is a serious thing that I've been trying to break from permanently as I'm older. Like all addictions all should be taken like drugs, alcohol and gambling. I feel pornography addictions on the other hand, aren't talked about enough since society still treats conversations of "sex" as taboo or whatever. Seriously, an addiction to porn can be scary. I really do feel like porn addiction has played a role in my OCD, since watching so much of it can skew your perspectives of what you used to view as a human being. Once your dopamine is constantly rewarded through the use of pornography, that does not make it better. It will crave more and more, meaning you will search harder and harder for the "best" video/image you want. Sex brain is also a completely real thing, and this is what happens when your brain is literally a drug that's addicted to nothing but sexual activity, with porn usually being the main indicator. At this point, you look for the most hardcore of pornography, which rarely gets to dark disastrous zones such as legitimate abuse, rape, or anything incredibly screwed up. Your mind trancsends from being flattered by the basics of pornography, only to keep looking for the darkest, shocking forms of videos that can be found. It's like locking someone in a dark room with nothing but themselves, separated from reality. It's bad enough when you already lose who you are when you're in your horny state, but that combined with an addiction is not the life I wish on ANYONE. The bottom line is, all addictions should be taken seriously and they should be brought into awareness of the mental disorders they can cause. Always maintain usages of things.

Claire

Date posted: 5y

Thank you for breaking the stigma on porn addiction! Some therapists don't take it seriously and that is wrong. If you are having a problem, your therapist should always listen, support you, and help you take steps to recovery. I feel that a lot of people think acknowledging porn addiction is backwards or old fashioned, but it's a serious problem that is very common in our society.

BigGyro09

Date posted: 5y

I'm really glad you agree with what I said. You're welcome! I do feel therapists and counselors don't really understand the consequences of porn addictions as it can greatly affect one's mind into viewing things they used to massively differently. Come to think of it, there's a lot of double standards when it comes to sexual activity and it's correlation to mental health. I get that they're all not easy to get into, not at all, but all cases of problems that arise from these labels should be taken seriously.

Raven R

User type: NOCD Alumni

Date posted: 5y

Thank you, the first couple of times I brought this up to a counselor they told me porn is nothing to be ashamed of. They never really dug any deeper into how yeah, porn can be fun when you're using it for fun but damaging when it becomes your biggest coping mechanism. The use definitely played into my ocd and the therapist I found through this app is a lot more understanding of the connection.

BigGyro09

Date posted: 5y

I'm super glad you found a therapist that indeed understood what you were trying to get at. I'm also glad that there's people that can understand where I'm coming from with what I've stated in my post. When pornography or any kind of addiction becomes a coping mechanism, it could possibly lead to threats to your livelihood.

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