By design, online pornography is meant to be highly titillating to visitors. It’s easy to recognize why porn poses a significant risk of addiction as it induces a state of hyper-stimulation, provides constant novelty, is highly accessible, most of the time costs nothing, and can be used in the privacy of one’s home. Online porn is so stimulating, it can make existing sexual relationships seem deficient when compared which can affect the quality of porn addicts’ relationships and lives.
A community support group on Reddit.com, known as NoFap, has begun to push back against their own addictions by voluntarily avoiding porn. These recognize that porn use has become a problem in their own lives and as such, they are making an effort to regain a sense of normalcy of life by controlling their addictions.
This infographic from ProjectKnow, explores the demographics of these users, the consequences porn addiction has had for them, and their experiences with giving it up.
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