Why Men Watch Porn 8 Things Women Need to Know About Internet Porn

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As a therapist I talk to many men and women where pornography has become a problem in their lives. If we’ve agreed to be true to each other does having ‘virtual sex’ in an online chat room constitute being unfaithful? It’s common for women to think the reason why their man watches porn has something to do with them.

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But first, let’s talk about the harmful effects of porn. Research has shown that pornography use causes physical changes in the brain. The visual drug of pornography hijacks the brain’s reward system and overwhelms it with unnaturally prolonged dopamine (see below) levels. Women watch porn too, and we want you to know you aren’t the only one.

• Consider that just in 2019, nearly 1,300 searches were done every second on PH. And we’re just talking about one porn website—there are hundreds of others out there.
• Pornography often depicts women and their sexuality in a one-dimensional way and narrows down the definition of what is considered “sexy”.
• So for those women who are afraid of watching unrealistic, multi-orgasmic women with huge fake breasts being pounded by overly muscular men, you now have more sensual and romantic options to choose from.
• While boys account for the majority of youth who search for pornography online,  girls watch it as well.
• Will you talk to each other when porn makes you feel insecure?
• Until then, I don’t think I can ever get a massage again for fear of getting a fit of giggles in the middle.

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So, basically, men are shallow, unforgivable creatures who are in relationships for quick sex, watch porn for quick orgasms, and they never really learn how to have a real connection. After reading this, I’m thinking perhaps I should be asexual or lesbian. All the parental control locks in the world aren’t keeping teens from viewing pornographic material, a 2018 study research showed.

I don’t argue these reasons, but would love to see more advocating for reasons that this practice of porn watching should not be done. Understanding the why it’s done doesn’t expose the damage that’s done to many many women on the planet, even those that are in the porn industry. There can be many residual effects to these women that they are unaware of due to a lack of maturity.

Problematic porn use could be a sign of another mental health condition. If you’ve discovered that your teenager is watching porn, you’re in the company of most parents in the Western world. As you can imagine, the survey above found that teens are using phones more than any other format, including desktop computers and tablets, to watch porn. A teenager’s first exposure to pornography is often unintentional.

• I discovered he’d been developing a healthy porn habit over the last 11 months, coinciding with my breast cancer surgery.
• Research shows that women and men can both be negatively impacted from viewing porn, Dr. Hamlet notes, because it affects their self-perception and self-esteem.
• Even watching porn with your partner is a way to get the fire started.

Watching strangers getting down and dirty for someone else’s viewing pleasure just isn’t something that other people need to know you do. I am now a parent of a two-year-old with one on the way, and I want my kids to know what pornography is before they search for it. I hope to create a safe space for my kids, giving them the opportunity to ask questions, shame free.

As part of your treatment plan, you may attend therapy sessions, learn skills that will help you reduce your pornography use, and repair your relationships with others. Inpatient programs typically last between 30 and 90 days and allow you to focus solely on your treatment, without the distractions or triggers of being in your home environment. Because pornography is highly accessible on smart phones and laptops, it may benefit you to block online access to pornographic sites, cancel online accounts, or move your computer to visible locations in your house. By the time they reach adulthood, about 84.4% of American males and 57% of females have viewed pornography.