Adult movie addiction is something we often talk about jokingly, but it can be an extremely problematic "disorder" that can destroy your relationships and life. These are the signs that you are addicted to adult movies.
Psychologists say that what separates adult movie addiction from just a passing interest in pornography is that has obsession with negative consequences on human behavior. People who have this kind of "disorder" behave compulsively and spend unlimited amounts of time watching movies instead of doing important life tasks and included in society.
In the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), the American Psychiatric Association attempted to categorize pornography addiction as hypersexual disorder, but unsuccessfully. In a clinical sense, this kind of "addiction" is not supposed to be an actual addiction, although some signs of behavior are similar to those of dependencies with drug or alcohol. So what are the signs that you are addicted to adult movies?
5 Signs You're Addicted to Adult Movies
1. You want more.
V studies from 2015, in which they measured brain activity while watching movies, scientists detected characteristic changes in brain activity. As they write, the response of the brain should be the same as that of an addicted person who looking at drugs or photos, which contain prohibited substances.
As they state, it's expected behavior because you are you want more and more and crave these kind of movies, especially if you haven't watched them for a while due to one or another circumstance. At times when you feel the need to watch adult movies, it is entirely possible that you will hide, defend yourself, or justify your behavior.
2. You've lost interest in actual sex.
It often happens that because of addiction to pornography you no longer feel the need for actual sex and you even find your (sexual) partner unattractive compared to people who you see in adult movies. Any attempt they make to contact you is doomed to failure. It may also happen that without "video support" you will need more time to arouse naturally.
In extreme cases, it can also develop erectile dysfunction, psychologists say. The latter is more present in teenagers, whose brains are still developing. If a teenager is addicted to movies, it can even deform the pleasure centers in the brain and them never "say hello" in your life.
3. You feel guilty and hate yourself for watching adult movies.
Psychologists say yes addicted persons try to give up this obsession, but they keep coming back to her. Because you fail, you feel guilty every time you watch the movies and hate yourself for failing to keep your promise. This is often the reason why you do not seek professional help. This psychological and emotional distress can life with this type of addiction makes it extremely difficult, but it can lead to depression and feelings of loneliness, psychologists add.
4. You watch more and more extreme movies and spend a lot of money on them.
Admittedly, adult films are largely available for free, but for a person who watches them every day, hour or minute, ordinary sex videos no longer pose any challenge. So you want more extreme forms of pornography, for which you also spend ever increasing sums of money. According to the data of the American CNBC portal every second is wasted in the United States 3,075 dollars for adult content, each 39 seconds and a new film is produced.
5. Only adult movies are important in your life.
Adult movies are the only thing which you are thinking about. Just like drug addicts only think about the drug, you only think about movies. These thoughts occupy you so much that you cannot enjoy it, what you do, because you can't wait until the next time you watch porn and masturbate again. All these things affect relationships with other people, and a complete withdrawal from the latter can lead to the fact that you start using pornography as a means of calming down in difficult life situations.
How to treat adult movie addiction?
Cognitive behavioral therapy
If you believe you are addicted to adult movies, you are professional help is crucial to regain control of life and create a healthy relationship with sexuality. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), psychologists say, is the way to break the cycle of addiction, as it focuses on reducing dysfunctional thought patterns and actions. The goal is therefore to find positive and effective addiction management skills and needs – namely, it is a short-term therapy that addresses immediate problems and includes abstinence from movies.
"Anti-porn" applications
If there is no way you can accept the fact that it is an addiction to porn like all other addictions and you don't want to expose yourself, you can download to your devices "anti-porn" aplications, which make it difficult for you to access adult films. Filters of this type block access to portals with adult films, but do not completely convince them.
It's all in your head and willingness to take on challenges. Good luck!
