Enslaved to Sexual Addiction

In the hopes of remaining relatively uncontroversial, I do not intend to make an argument against all pornography but instead want to focus on one particular issue where I do believe that a majority of experts recognize a problem exists. This issue is when pornography moves beyond a casual indulgence or a mere hobby and actually becomes an obsession. This sort of obsession with pornography has been characterized as sexual addiction.

So what is sexual addiction? Simply put, sexual addiction is a compulsive need to pursue sexual gratification, in a variety of forms, despite overwhelming personal cost. Sexual addiction is when someone goes beyond frequently viewing pornography and actually develops an unhealthy dependency on sexual release to cope with their situations. Addiction to pornography is one type of a sexual addiction, although sexual addictions can involve actual sexual encounters, fetishes, and multiple other ways of achieving sexual release.