31 May When You May Need Porn Addiction Therapy
Are you unsure whether your porn viewing habits are healthy? Do you find yourself distracted by thoughts about porn while at work, being alone, plagued with boredom, socialising or while spending time with your family? It’s not always easy to determine if or when you need porn addiction therapy, but there are some signs to look out for.
Compulsive Thoughts and Behaviours
Porn addicts often find themselves thinking about porn almost around the clock, despite their best efforts to stop. This is because the brain is stuck in the addiction cycle where it is constantly seeking the ‘reward’, which for porn addicts, is watching/masturbating to porn. If you find yourself struggling to stop these thoughts and the urge to watch porn, it may be time to see a porn addiction therapist.
Masturbation Addiction
Masturbation addiction is a common side effect of both sex and porn addiction. Porn addicts often find it difficult to resist the urge to masturbate whilst watching porn and as such, masturbation addiction can quickly develop.
Indulging Despite Negative Consequences
If watching porn is having a negative effect on your job, family, financial or social life, one would assume you would simply stop or change what you are doing, right? Continuing to indulge in a behaviour or act on an impulse, despite the negative consequences, is a clear indication of addiction. At this stage, a professional sex therapist is the best person to help.
Ready to Get Help for Your Porn Addiction?
If you or your partner is suffering from porn addiction, the expert sex therapists at Sex Addiction Australia offer personalised, one-on-one counselling and couples therapy. We have extensive experience in treating all kinds of sexual addictions including masturbation addiction. Our counsellors can help you get your life back on track!
Based in Sydney, we also offer Skype sessions to other states including Melbourne. Contact us today for more information.