A lot of people are horrified by sexually graphic material. But many still like to look at it. Are you addicted to looking at porn? If you’re sharing it with your lover or marital partner and she or he enjoys it as much as you do, then you clearly don’t have a problem. If you’re merely curious, I wouldn’t worry.
Most porn is designed, produced, and marketed to appeal to men, not women, and most men use it for masturbating in solitude. They like to watch porn in privacy, to fantasize alone. Ask yourself, “would I feel entirely comfortable looking at these pictures with my family and loved ones in the same room? If you feel at all ashamed or embarrassed about this prospect, then you should consider getting professional help.
On-line pornography is much more damaging than any other type because it’s anonymous, always accessible, and can become very addictive. Before you know it you’ve spent hours on the web, lost sleep and possibly your life as you once knew it. Internet porn has been called the crack cocaine of sex addicts. One woman sums it up: “What bothers me is the amount of porn sites my husband visits. There are certain sites that really repulse me. It’s the amount of time and energy spent with the computer and not with me and the kids that’s destroying our marriage.”