Porn addiction

 Pornography is a highly strengthened industry especially after the internet revolution. It's estimated that 35% of the online traffic is of such adult content and thus making a return of above 100 US Dollars every year. This Shows an increasing trend after the pandemic because of the lockdown isolation, joblessness and frustrations. Its scientifically argued that men are more prone to such content since it's significant that sexual arousal mechanism in males are very much associated with visual stimulations. It doesn't mean, the woman are not addicted to pornography .The data shows its wide circulation among women as well.

Causes.

 Anything that compels you to consume again and again is what we call addiction. It's the dopamine trap to which the person falls when they feel getting momentary pleasure or high. It can make the same a habit and then into addiction. Increased smartphone usage, Cheaper data plans, price drop in high- end smart phones, High degree of internet penetration are the main contributing factors behind porn addictions. The adventurism among youth to experience momentary pleasures and their crave towards fantasy is also a reason behind this. As we know, youth is the most productive as well as dynamic phase of anyones life. Physically and mentally youth population is very vibrant and ready to explore everything. During such a highly receptive period, the above said factors are driving these minds to the dopamine trap and then makes them addicted to pornography very easily. Targeted ads of VPNs are also another reason for stimulating one's sexual ecstasy.

Impact.

Unlike other addictions, Porn addiction is very difficult to understand. People may find lot of excuses and pseudo scientific explanations to advocate pornography. Ofcorse, pornography have an artistic freedom and creativity in it, its addictive tendency is very harmful. It will effect one's physical efficiency not just sexual but of other activities too. Some people will have a wrong perception that masturbation when considered as an exercise will develop their sexual prowess and make them more masculine. This is totally wrong. Frequent masturbation will derail ones physical strength and make them more lean.

Effect of Porn addiction is very personal or subjective. Most of the people who are succumbed to such content get impaired on their cognitive abilities. They may loose interest in academics and any other productive tasks. Short term memory loss, and depression are its bad prognosis. They will face attention deficit and sometimes fails to build friendly relationship with the opposite sex. Watching excessively disturbing contents like object penetrations, BDSMs, Group sex, swinging, child pornography, etc may cause sexual perversions and often incite people into violent sexual practices and sadistic behaviour.

Pornography is an exaggerated version of sexual practice. Highly skilled physically attractive actors who perform such things that are well scripted to suits ones fantasy and imaginations that are not at all real. Youth, by their age, if start imitating such insane acts and expecting the same kind of falsified sexual experience may feel highly disappointed in coping up with real life sex and sometimes results in sexual abuses and crimes. Porn addiction also hampers ones arousal and orgasm. There exist a powerful racket for human trafficking and there are amble data to suggest that 80% of the porns generated are with immorally trafficked women. So, if a person addictive to porns is in principle promoting human trafficking too.

Solutions.

As the youth population is the most vulnerable age group in this issue, proper sex education is a solution to prevent misinformation of reality.

Limiting the use of smart phones and filtering out adult only websites will restrict ones accessibility and thus will gradually reduce addiction. The best way to escape from this dopamine loop is to reward your brain with any other positive thoughts like finding a hobby or practicing any art forms or engaging in sports. If a person is an addict, he might have saved a particular time to watch porns and to masturbate, as its a habit. It may be an isolated hour in one's daily life routine. Substituting these timing for other activities will help to divert the urge for porns. Finally, accepting one's addiction and seeking help from experts and counseling will also contribute alot for deaddiction. Awareness about legal actions and its consequences will definitely work as a deterrent.

Porn addiction , even though we usually find lot of excuses to normalise it as a natural instinct, always be clear that sex and porns are not taboos but addiction is.