Pornography

Pornography use is corruptive and can cause good people to sacrifice something dear for trivial but immediate gratification. The number of people who have lost control over their pornography use has dramatically increased as the internet has become more prevalent.

Problem Categories:

• Overuse
• Partner or family conflict over pornography use
• Distress over unwanted exposure
• Development of deviant sexual interests
• Involvement with illegal pornography (i.e., child pornography)

Pornography can provide immediate gratification [or relief], and because we are vulnerable to the Problem of Immediate Gratification [the PIG] we are easily corrupted. Once established, ending this kind of pathogenic relationship is much more difficult than most people realize. Poorly conceived attempts to prevent relapse generally fail with tragic results.

Treatment for this problem is generally based on the 12-Step model of Alcoholics Anonymous and often requires participants to accept powerlessness over the problem and to "turning it over to a higher power." This strategy has not been shown to be effective with this population.

This web site is dedicated to helping high functioning individuals who have fallen into an addictive trap, escape it and - most importantly - not fall back into it. Everyone is unique and so each person with a pornography problem has fallen into a different trap or set of traps.

PARTS' Mood Screen

Brief self-evaluation: Signs and symptoms of depression & anxiety

Do I have a problem?

Is this a serious problem for me and worthy of my attention?

Trap Detector

What is the nature of my addictive trap?

Advanced Cognitive Skills

Skip the self-evaluation for now and go to the next step of the passage

"The descent to Hell is easy; the gates stand open night and day; but to reclimb the slope, and escape to the upper air, this is labor."