#Youth – Unchecked Addiction To Pornography Growing

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Sex is one of the common mysteries for which teenagers perennially seek an answer. The Internet today, is the quick fix for all the answers, though, unfortunately most of these answers come loaded with pornographic content from websites similar to www.hdpornvideo.xxx.

The greater concern is that this easy online porn access often go on to influence many to sexual harassment and behaviour. This is more so in a country that has the one of the world’s largest youth population. With so many young people looking for answers in regards to sex, it is not surprising that young people are seeking answers through sites where they can view the hottest webcam girls and watch porn in order to answer any questions they have. However, it is also understandable that parents and friends may be worried about young people in their lives if they spend too much time viewing x-rated material.

A major catalyst of porn addiction in teenagers and tween’s is peer pressure. No influence in a teenager’s life is as powerful as that of a peer. This pressure can impair good judgment and fuel risk-taking behavior, drawing a child away from the family and such positive influences and lure him into dangerous behaviour.

“In today’s world, the easy availability of information and knowledge through several internet sites also creates an opportunity for youths to access porn” says senior Psychiatry Consultant Dr. Manish Bajpayee.

The youth spend most of the time on the internet be it while studying, or while browsing and there are many instances where random pop-ups of porn sites could arouse the curiosity of the youth and may eventually lead them to a pornographic site, he says

An occasional look at a porn site to excite you is not a problem. The problem begins when it becomes repetitive and one begins to lay it out as a standard and start expecting this from his/her partner. This is when it begins to be problematic.

Pornography can have a adverse effect on youth and understanding sex through pornography, can damage the young mind and may give him an unhealthy idea about making love”, adds Dr. Bajpayee.

I believe that sex education in school for kids may prevent the addiction to pornographic content and obsessive behavior during sex, later in life,” says Shraddha Dhopatkar, Counselor.

Watching too much porn forces young people into secrecy, which can lead to depression, anxiety and difficulty in relating to others. It also creates a cycle, where students watch more and more porn to cope with their unhappiness.

Porn addiction starts as a method to satiate curiosity but goes on to becomes a coping strategy, Dhopatkar adds.

I had started watching porn from websites similar to sexmature because of my curiosity though later, it became a habit for me, say a 29 year old.

“I started watching porn when I was 15, my parents used to go to work and one of my friends introduced me to videos on sex. It was a different excitement earlier but, now I watch porn to ease my stress or whenever I’m free.”he adds.

To be honest, I cant sleep without watching it..

“Online addiction has become a cause for mental disturbance”, says Kavita, Housewife.

I married last year, and my husband used to watch porn for 2-3 hours daily. Initially I thought he was excited, but later it continued to grow. He began spending more time watching porn, which created a significant distance between us” she says.

Not only was our sexual relationship was affected, but I was emotional disturbed resulting from the lack of intimacy and unrealistic expectations from the relationships, she adds.

“Excessive porn viewing could be reflective of unchecked behavior in an individual” says a 24 year old marketing executive.

A young Marketing executive confesses of her partners violent obsessive behavior and low libido. He often has unreasonable sexual demands too. “He would force me to see all this pornographic content and want to replicate this she adds.

From our discussion with senior psychiatrists and counsellors, it was evident that timely professional intervention, is the way to go to cure patients of such addiction. Seek help before it takes over your life.

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Ankita Malekar