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[-] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

I kind of feel that the term 'addiction' is being used a bit freely these days. If you're addicted to heroin, for example, and you're unable to access the drug you are sick as fuck for a week. That's not just a psychological phenomenon, it's physical too. If a porn addict is unable to access porn I find it hard to believe that they suffer similarly. That said, people manage to mess up their lives pretty profoundly with gambling so perhaps it's better to define addiction based on the harm done to someone life rather than the consequences of withdrawal.

[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago

Addicted to porn could develop panic symptoms

[-] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Yeah fair point. I'm just thinking I'd call it a mental health issue more than an actual addiction. Extreme phobias are psychological and this stuff sounds kinda like the opposite of a porn phobia.

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