addiction to pornography

Apparently pornography can be considered a social vice, much like gambling. According to Richard Beckett, a forensic clinical psychologist, porn and gambling have similar physiological effects, such as raised blood pressure and arousal. "For the gambler, the true desire is to keep playing. For the porn addict, it is to stay in the fantasy. Both aims are unsustainable because ultimately the compulsive gambler loses and the porn addict comes. Afterwards they feel depressed and guilty, and may even swear to quit. But later, as the despair is forgotten, the desire floods back and the cycle of excitement and despair is perpetuated."

For those addicted to porn, there are a number of 12 step programs to help cure you of your ills. Just Google for "porn."