Porn Addiction Signs and Quit Porn Addiction Guide

Warning listen signs and symptoms of a porn addiction may include:

Being unable to stop using porn or stop engaging in the behaviors associated with porn, despite repeated attempts to do so. Approximately 9% of viewers reported that they had made unsuccessful attempts to stop.
Experiencing cravings to view porn.
Much like substance users report feeling strong urges to use drugs, porn addicts can experience strong urges to view porn.
Becoming angry, hostile, or irritable when asked to stop using porn.
Porn addicts may deny their porn viewing or be upset when loved ones request that they stop.
Keeping all or part of one’s porn use secret from loved ones. Porn addiction has been shown to lead to increased secrecy in relationships.
Feeling as though one is living a double or secret life because of porn use.
A person with a porn addiction may feel guilty or ashamed and work hard to hide his or her porn viewing from others.
Continuing to view porn despite negative consequences, such as broken relationships or a job loss. Relationships where one partner is addicted to porn can lead to a reduction in intimacy, emotional distance, reduced sexual satisfaction, and an overall poorer quality of relationship.1 Being unable to abstain from porn during work hours can lead to disciplinary action or even job loss.
Losing track of large chunks of time due to being absorbed in porn use. Porn addicts may spend much of the day viewing pornography. This can lead to porn becoming a priority, with everything else set aside in favor of viewing porn.
Requiring increasing amounts or more explicit porn to gain the same satisfaction or thrill, similar to the development of a tolerance.
To determine whether porn addiction treatment is necessary, you may be asked to consider which of the following statements are true for you

 listen:

1.I feel powerless to resist the urge to view porn.
2.I frequently spend more time or money on porn than I initially intended.
3.I have made many unsuccessful attempts to limit or stop viewing porn.
4.I spend a significant portion of time viewing porn, thinking about porn, or engaging in activities that will enable access to porn.
5.I neglect family, social, or work obligations to view porn.
6.I continue to use porn despite experiencing negative consequences.
7.I pass up opportunities, or consider passing up opportunities, to have more time to use or view porn.
8.I feel anxious, stressed, or irritable if I’m unable to access porn.

Many of these warning signs echo the behaviors associated with substance abuse disorders, such as isolating in order to engage in viewing porn, or ignoring, replacing, or neglecting significant relationships due to a fixation on pornography. Porn addicts may find themselves viewing pornographic images or content for hours.