Q&A
Porn Addiction
Hear from sex addiction therapist Robert Weiss about what constitutes and leads to compulsive porn use and how it can be treated.
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How do I know if I'm addicted to porn?
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What are the signs of porn addiction?
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How does porn addiction start?
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Is porn addiction a public health crisis?
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Does porn induced erectile dysfunction exist?
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Is there a validated screening tool that should be used with clients to identify whether their pornography use is considered a problem behaviour?
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Is there a healthy threshold when it comes to watching porn? How much porn is considered as too much?
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Are there any markers to help us distinguish between developing porn addiction in youth and normal developmental curiosity? When porn addiction appears to be present in youth, does this equate to potential harm/risk for adulthood?
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How does watching pornography affect our brain functioning?
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Does viewing porn count as cheating?
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What does the science say is the best way to treat porn addiction? Rehab, AA, psychotherapy, drugs...?
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How does porn negatively affect your life?
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If my partner is addicted to porn does that mean they are not attracted to me anymore?
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How can I break my addictive habits of porn use if I don’t see a reason to stop?
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For a person who has had addictive compulsive behavior with regards with pornography, in a sexless marriage, how to avoid this behavior ? May total abstinence is a viable option, as it may be with other addictions, like alcohol ?
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Is there a DSM 5 diagnosis that covers porn addiction?
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Do the concepts of tolerance and escalation apply to porn use as they do with other addictive substances? How does this play out? What is your opinion on the defence often used by those who have been caught viewing child abuse images that it was as a result of escalaton of their adult porn use?
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What are the common mental health disorders that symptomatically manifest through porn use (as opposed to a primary issue of compulsive porn use)?
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What makes someone at risk for porn addiction?
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Can porn be viewed as a 'gateway' drug to sex addiction and future difficulties with intimacy?
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What is the average age that a child first sees pornography?
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Are there such a thing as porn anonymous meetings (as in AA)?
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I feel motivated to stop watching porn for the sake of my relationship, but I can’t seem to stop myself- why is that? And what tips do you have to start the process?
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How can you tell if it has progressed to addiction compared to simply wanting to look at porn?
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Do those with porn addiction have the same emotional pain of other addictions? (like gambling, drug, sex etc) And if so then what kind of addiction is often comorbid?
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Good Morning,
I would like to know if sex addiction is associated with personality Disorders. I was seeing a client who was addicted to porn and on the first session, a noticed some traits associated with BPD. I lost the client on the third visit. Any ideas?
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What support is there available for partners of those addicted to pornography and their experiences of betrayal/lack of intimacy etc?
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