Porn

Like it or not, porn has become a problem in this country. Forty million Americans visit an Internet porn site at least once a month – and it’s hitting many where it hurts.

Here are some major red flags that you may have a problem with porn:

1. You’ve become anti-social. You are spending more time with porn than you are with the outside world.

2. You’re lying to your partner. Your once honest relationship is now plagued by secrecy and dishonesty as you try to hide your porn habit.

3. Your partner is no longer attractive. Unbeknownst to your partner, s/he has competition – and it’s your favorite porn star.

4. Your sex life with your partner is suffering. Both your sexual desire and functioning, including arousal, have taken a nose dive.

5. Your concept of “real intimacy” has become warped. When you re-emerge from the fantasy world, you’re finding that your expectations about sex, sexual partners and intimacy have become unrealistic. You’re only interested in those who look and act like porn stars (which severely limit your dating pool if single).

6. The habit is causing you distress. Torn between desire and shame, your use of porn is causing you physiological and emotional distress.

7. You are engaging in risky behaviors. You might be OK with ideas that usually make you think twice, for instance, having unprotected sex, but now you are engaging in behavior that is out of control. Soliciting a prostitute, looking at child porn or anything involving animals or violence warrants a need for help.

Source: 7 Ways to Tell If You Are Addicted to Porn