Addicted to Porn: SEC Scandal Points to a Growing Problem

Stanton Peele, addiction expert and psychologist, examines pornography addiction for the Huffington Post:

Brain Surgeon Says Pornography is a “True Addiction”

There were three anti-porn conferences held over the weekend in Pocatello, Idaho Falls, and Rexburg, Idaho.

Porn-Viewing College Students Will Likely Face Problems in Work Force

It’s not surprising that pornography is rampant on college campuses—in dorm rooms and on computers—considering that many U.S. children first encounter adult sex materials online while they are in elementary school. But Michael Leahy, a recovering sex addict and author of "Porn @ Work: Exposing the Office’s #1 Addiction,” says that spending years in a pornography-friendly environment doesn’t benefit career-minded students.

Struggling with Internet Porn Addiction

Five years ago, a mother discovered that her 14-year-old son was addicted to pornography. “Most people think that this is a victimless addiction and it is not,” she says. Her son was introduced to Internet pornography by friends. 

An Expert’s Take on Sexual Addiction and Pornography

With more people speaking out about their problems with sexual compulsion, awareness is being raised about the disorder of sexual addiction. Joanne Brodie, a sex addition counselor in private practice, says that it is difficult for sex addiction to be taken seriously.

“One of the factors that contributes to this is the way we as a society normalize and endorse excessive sexual behavior, as evidenced by, for example, a female client who has a major sexual addiction and goes to see a therapist, and the therapist says that she needs to get in touch with her sexuality!”

Former Procter & Gamble Marketing VP Struggled with Sex Addiction

It’s well known that former Procter & Gamble global vice president of marketing Denis Beausejour left his position as the world’s most sought-after client to enter the seminary; it’s lesser known that during his time at P&G he struggled with an addiction to sex that included massage parlors, prostitutes, and pornography.

Pornography and Sex Addiction in the Workplace

The porn industry is a global obsession: Every second, $3,075 is spent on adult content, more than 28,000 Internet users are viewing porn, and 372 Internet users are typing adult terms into search engines to find porn. Every 39 seconds, a new pornographic video is produced in the United States. Even more shocking, 70 percent of all online porn access occurs during the workday.

Fighting Porn Addiction via the Internet

Although fighting porn addiction online seems a little contradictory, several internet-based programs have been keeping recovering porn addicts from relapsing. Of course, anyone struggling with porn addiction is advised to seek individual or group therapy with a licensed professional.

According to a Wall Street Journal article, one recovering addict is using a free program called X3watch, which runs in the background of his Web surfing and keeps track of any questionable sites he visits. The program then emails the log to a self-appointed “accountability partner,” who will then sit him down for a talk. A $19 pro version allows for more reports and more accountability partners.

Internet Porn Addiction

By Leslie Thompson

Sex is a part of human nature. In an age where the world is available at the touch of a key stroke, it’s no surprise that Internet pornography sites have become so popular. Until recently, porn sites were the most-frequented sites on the Internet, only recently haven been beat out by social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace. Needless to say, sex sells. Or at least draws a large amount of viewers.