It tells us that fidelity is boring and that sex is a spectator sport. Drake said pornography directly harms society in bigger ways than people will admit. The reason advertisers pay millions of dollars for commercial slots during the Super Bowl is that they know people's behavior is affected by the images they see. Thayer said some people are more prone to addiction than others, but that viewing pornographic material is virtually never healthy, even for couples. Even though some people are more easily addicted, Thayer said it can sneak up on anyone.
People become addicted to pornography like they become addicted to anything else.
They discover something that stimulates them and the more they engage in it, the more they have to consume to get the same level of satisfaction, Thayer said. Thayer said pornography is primarily psychologically addicting, while hormonal stimulation causes physiological addiction as well. Overcoming addiction When people seek help from pornographic addiction from Thayer, she first evaluates at what times they are using pornographic material and what moods cause the need. Then she tries to help the people think of other ways to meet those needs. Whitworth is in the process of deciding whether to install a filter to cut down on the amount of sexually explicit material viewed on networked computers.