How many are bored of being in the house and looking for something new. How many teenage boys are spending more time in their bedrooms on their laptops and smartphones. This subject also pertains to teenage boys during the quarantine. So unfortunately what they learn about sex comes from pornography a fantasy world. Most likely because at that age a boys hormones are out of control and they have little to no sexual experience. This site found that teens between the ages of 13 and 16 are at the greatest risk for becoming addicted to pornography. When I say men, most guys on the site are between 18 and 24 years old. It is an online support group helping men over come their addiction to pornography and masturbation. The man who arranged this group that Lisa interviewed started a website NoFab. Even if they wanted help, they did not know where to go to get help. They felt embarrassed to tell their families or to seek help. Overall most of the men reported feeling isolated and lonely due to pornography. He stated he found he was more attracted to pornography and despite his desire to stop he was not able to stop watching pornography. He also stated he no longer was finding girls his age sexually attractive. The 18 year old high school senior reported he was only able to get an erection if he was watching pornography. Well these issues impacted the entire group even the 18 year old high school senior. Many of you may think these issues primarily pertained to the men in their thirties or 40s. One man stated the only way he could have sex with a woman was to fantasy about porn. They stated they were sexually interested in pornography only. They no longer felt interested in women sexually. Many also reported a decreased interest in having sex. Besides the guilt and shame they felt about their addiction, they reported difficulties with obtaining and maintaining an erection. Īdditionally, these men and teenager discussed how pornography has negatively impacted their lives. Some men had been trying for years to stop using pornography and still can't succeed.
They all explain how easy it was to become addicted but how difficult it is to stop.
She was able to talk to men in their thirties, homosexual men and an 18 year old high school senior who openly discussed their struggles with pornography and masturbation. YouTube does charge $1.99 to watch the episode but if you have teenage boys it is well worth the cost.
I have included the YouTube link here to the episode.
Lisa Ling did an episode about porn addiction in her series This is Life. Therefore, while the DSM V does not list porn addiction as a formal diagnosis, many researchers and clinicians believe that people especially teenage boys can become addicted to pornography. Some teenage boys have self reported going to porn sites five to 10 times a day. Even though pornography addiction is not a formal psychiatric diagnosis yet, most research studies have concluded that the number of teenage boys visiting porn sites at least once a day has reached epidemic rates. They continue to watch and to go back to the sites over and over and many become addicted. Their young minds are not prepared to process what they are seeing nor are they prepared for the feeling they experience and how their bodies respond to what they are seeing. Most research studies indicate that most boys have been exposed to pornography between the ages of 8 years old and 10 years old. It is very easy to access pornography in today's world. However, with the internet being available on laptops, game centers and phones most people stumble on to pornography by accident and very easily. Many parents may feel this issue doesn't apply to their son.
However, no one discusses how to treat a sexual partner, diseases you can catch and the importance of mutual consent. They typically learn by talking to friends, having sex or the most common way pornography. It is unusual if anyone sits down with a teenage boy and discusses sex. This article is going a step further and discussing the epidemic of addiction to porn that many teenage boys and men are dealing with today.