I am basically a bad, unworthy person. No one would love me as I am. My needs are never going to be met if I have to depend upon others. Sex is my most important need. Pornography, including that which is readily available on the Internet, degrades objectifies and dehumanizes women and children.
Exposure often begins at age thirteen.
The exciting and powerful imagery can then be recalled and elaborated on in subsequent fantasies. They may push their partners into increasingly bizarre sexual activities. And they come to prefer the imagery of pornography, accompanied by masturbation, to sexual intercourse itself, diminishing their capacity to express real affection. Acting out Sexually-There is an increasing tendency to act out behaviors viewed in pornography. Addiction locks persons into these behaviors-no matter what the negative consequences.