Over the years I’ve heard people talk about pornography like it’s okay and as long as you don’t spend too much time with it there’s no problem. I have even heard of psychologists who use it in therapy suggesting that it’s a valuable tool to help couples find true intimacy. These areguments boil down to the idea that there’s nothing wrong with pornography. One time won’t hurt. Or, I won’t become addicted.
Well, it’s interesting to learn that pornography works in the same ways that other addictive substances do, by releasing powerdul chemicals in the brain, attaching one to the source of that release. If that’s pornography, the attachment is to lifeless images. If it’s a spouse, those chemicals work really well to bind the two together.
If you are in a relationship and hope to develop lasting strength and continual growth and you are also invovled with pornography, you risk undercutting your relationship goals. Bonding to pornography is very real and powerful.
If you’re interested in finding out more about what happens in the brain during sexual process & pornography check out this whitepaper:
The Brain Science Behind Internet Pornography Addiction – By Dr. Randall F. Hyde
