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Most psychiatric associations do not recognize porn addiction as an official mental health problem, but they admit that experiencing an uncontrollable need to view porn can cause us problems and change our behaviour. Addiction is defined as the compulsive need for, and use of, a habit-forming substance by the National Centre for Biotechnology Information USA.
In a recent survey, 40 percent of all teenage girls say they are being pressured to have sex. And it’s not just girls who feel this way — guys are being pressured too.
While any kind of abuse is damaging and wicked, sexual abuse is exceptionally destructive. Its twisted mixture of physical, emotional, and spiritual abuse causes incredible damage
If you have been abused, you may feel like your heart and soul have been put in a cage. You might feel like you will never be normal again. But I’m here to tell you that you can heal, you can move forward and there is hope.
Many of us spend our lives wearing different masks or façades. We wear some of these masks to cover up parts of ourselves we don’t like, and keep others around to change how people see us. The more masks we wear, the deeper we hide our true selves.
If you are married, you have experienced unmet expectations in your marriage. We all have. Expectations begin long before the wedding day.
Isn’t porn harmless? If you think your use of porn isn’t hurting anybody, think again. Porn rewires your brain and can affect your relationships in the long term, says relationship expert Sheila Wray Gregoire. Eventually, you become aroused by an image, not your spouse.
If you’ve ever discovered the painful truth that the person you love is not being faithful, you’ve probably asked yourself: “What do I do? How do I deal with this betrayal?”