Basically, online porn addiction is an obsessive relationship with pornography.  Sometimes the overwhelming dependency began as an inquisitive query or as a curious fantasy to encourage masturbation, but the condition can escalate into a serious career-threatening obsession in no time.  Online porn addiction is not compulsive masturbation or latent promiscuity but it is often a secretive pursuit that creeps into the home, the school and the workplace.

Think about this.  Hollywood produces 400 films per year.  The porn industry turn out 11,000 porn videos in the same time frame.  Surprisingly, porn addiction is not gender specific.  One in every six….read more

On April 24th, the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) released a startling report from the SEC Inspector General, Senator Charles Grassley.  The report identified 31 separate cases of employees who had clearly violated SEC regulations regarding the use of SEC computers to view online pornographic and sexually explicit materials.  The investigation was initiated in 2007.

Seventeen of the violators were senior staff members earning between $100,000 and $200,000 per year.  Disciplinary measures have not been released.  The report stated that the high level employees spent hours each day connected to improper sites.  The Inspector General received outright admissions from most….read more

Sexual addictions are not genetic.  Sexual addictions like pornographic addiction, masturbation addiction or others require the same disciplined approach to recovery that dependencies like alcohol, drug or eating disorders require. Basically, sexual addictions are emotional or psychological conditions that can be treated and in most cases cured.

It is only natural to experience some discomfort, embarrassment and perhaps a little reservation about undergoing treatment.  However, statistics will bear out that dependencies are virtually impossible to self-treat.  Sexual addictions are no different, yet just as dangerous.

Very often that first step toward recovery is the most difficult.  The recognition that something is….read more

The pornography industry is booming globally.  It may be a sad commentary on the world’s social mores or the depth of our emotional insecurities, but the repercussions of these sexual dependencies and others are serious and long lasting.

Pornography is big business.  No longer unimaginative scenes filmed in dark rooms, the pornography industry paid the State of California $36 million in taxes just last year.  Pornography is designed to feed on fantasies.  In big hotels, like Sheraton, Hilton, Marriott, Hyatt and Sheraton, pornographic films are visited by more than 50 percent of the visitors and pay 70 percent of in-room….read more

members of a 2,000 all-male congregation to stand if they were struggling with porn addiction.  20% of those in attendance then arose.  The minister waited and asked again for the congregation to respond in truth.  Amazingly 70% of the congregation stood.

What is it that drives our untamed pursuit of these sexual fantasies?  Whatever it is, it is powerful, it is addicting and it is a dangerous dependency that too often ends in tragic circumstances.  Porn addiction is often symptomatic of other forms of sexual addiction, including masturbation addiction.  In fact, 72 percent of respondents to the Kinsey Institute said….read more

Mankind did not always have addiction centers to provide treatment for masturbation addiction.  Throughout all religions and cultures, the topic has been observed for thousands of years.  And, different approaches have been taken to address the timeless condition that has ridden a wave of online porn addiction into a serious dependency problem.

Just as online porn is global in reach, so is the epidemic of masturbation addiction.  The two are closely linked and cause serious emotional, physical, legal, professional, financial and spiritual problems.

Yet, people of all income levels, ages and accomplishments have raised themselves above the dependency to create positive….read more