Aug 14, 2020
Today we’re talking about porn. Porn was my gateway for learning about sex and ended up shaping my entire perspective around what sex should look like, early on in life. Due to this, I developed a rather unhealthy relationship with porn and often fell back on it to avoid the risks of intimacy. It took me a long time to recognize the major role it played in my relationships.
In this episode (and in episodes to come), I want to have a conversation around pornography addiction, sex addiction, and chronic infidelity under the umbrella of: “Is sex addiction a real addiction?” Today we’re focusing on porn. We’ll be taking a look at the role that porn plays in all of our lives, how a reliance on porn can impact you, what my relationship with porn has looked like throughout my life and how it has impacted me, and some guidance on where you can begin this conversation around porn with yourself and your partner.
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Topics Discussed:
[:35] About today’s episode.
[:44] My history with porn.
[2:28] What I want to talk about in this episode (and in the next several episodes) related to porn and sex addiction.
[3:35] How sex addiction differs from drug or alcohol addiction.
[4:12] The role of porn in life: pleasure without the work of meeting someone.
[6:36] Another role that porn plays in our life: a way to avoid the risks of intimacy.
[9:45] How a reliance on porn can impact you.
[10:29] How falling back on porn has affected my life.
[10:44] Where my relationship with porn is right now.
[12:07] Here’s the thing: porn isn’t bad in its own right; it’s the way that you use it that matters.
[12:54] Questions I want you to reflect on: “Is there room for more intimacy in your life?”, “Is porn holding you or your partner back at all?”, ”Is there a way to integrate what the porn is giving you into your sex life?”, and “How do you make sure that you or your partner are not using porn to escape?”
[13:32] If you have any questions for me, I’d love for you to follow-up with me on Instagram @IGNTD.me or @DrAdiJaffe or through email, Info@IGNTD.com. I’d love to keep this conversation going.
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