Watching Porn Is OK. Believing In Porn Addiction Is Not
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Porn addiction isn’t a real disorder, but the belief in it certainly is—and can make you anxious, depressed, and angry.
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Porn addictions are like non-celiac gluten sensitivities: lots of people claim to have them but they may not be real.
Porn addiction is not currently a diagnosis in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Disorders, as The Daily Beast has reported multiple times. But that hasn’t stopped therapists and rehab centers from using the concept with clients like Josh Duggar who have claimed to suffer from it. And if people genuinely feel addicted to porn, what’s the harm in humoring them?
As it turns out, there could be actual psychological harm associated with buying into the concept of porn addiction.