Full disclosure, I'm coming at this from the perspective of an addict,

Jul 17, 2019
12:47:23pm

The Pope Contributor

and admitting I was an addict is when healing and recovery actually began. It was the justifying and rationalizing and trying to fix it myself through willpower that left me feeling like there was nothing I can do about it.

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POLL: Pornography Addiction

Brutus216

7/17/19 12:11pm

None of the above

spugeddy24

7/17/19 12:11pm

None of those are even remotely close to describing addiction

DapperDan

7/17/19 12:13pm

However, most if not all of those would be described as such by an LDS wife

fulano

7/17/19 12:40pm

I agree.

Brutus216

7/17/19 6:25pm

RE: POLL: Pornography Addiction

mrphotogenic

7/17/19 12:14pm

Kudos to you. It would appear from your options that you have no idea how most

The Machine

7/17/19 12:14pm

RE: POLL: Pornography Addiction

kimchicoug

7/17/19 12:14pm

New porn addicts will be made as the curious seek to discover this person's porn

mrphotogenic

7/17/19 12:22pm

That’s a very cool thing they’re doing. Thanks for sharing that. I love seeing people

The Dude Abides

7/17/19 12:30pm

Trying....hard....not....to....make.....joke...........................

pink22

7/17/19 12:51pm

I would say those are tendencies, potentially bad habits, but addiction is

Duke Silver

7/17/19 12:16pm

Missing the point of addiction. The impact it has on the person is more important than frequency or content.

soupie

7/17/19 12:18pm

How do JC Penney ads factor in there? Asking for a friend who had really slow dial up internet 20 years ago.

shimmy

7/17/19 12:18pm

When the consumer is giving up objectively more importantly things

BeyondTheMark

7/17/19 12:21pm

In a training with Elder Christofferson he said to caution using the word addiction with pornography as most of the time

bag

7/17/19 12:23pm

I cringe when I hear stuff like this, addicts are great at justification so I

The Pope

7/17/19 12:32pm

Or does it help people justify their actions telling themselves it's an addiction and there's nothing they can do about

bag

7/17/19 12:42pm

Full disclosure, I'm coming at this from the perspective of an addict,

The Pope

7/17/19 12:47pm

So addiction is a function of morals + behavior?

coug almighty

7/17/19 12:43pm

I recognize what is addicting for me or another person, may not be for

The Pope

7/17/19 12:51pm

This was my question as well

Remigius

7/17/19 1:40pm

Mine was rhetorical and goes to the need of the church to put all porn usage

coug almighty

7/17/19 4:27pm

Not enough information. Depends on a lot of things not included

fattycoug

7/17/19 12:28pm

None. Can you make an keep promises to to yourself regarding the behavior?

annapcoug

7/17/19 12:41pm

It's not as much about time as it is continuing behavior despite known negative consequences.

kccougar

7/17/19 12:50pm

I feel bad you all you Sears and JC Penny types. The best of the best

Kauai

7/17/19 1:09pm

When you look at the biomechanics of addiction, almost everything we do or potentially don't do in life is an addiction

TheLoneCougar

7/17/19 1:45pm

So, calling someone an addict is meaningless because we are all addicts then

Mikey

7/17/19 1:53pm

To some point we are, as much as we allow the hormonal stimulus influence our actions.

TheLoneCougar

7/17/19 2:05pm

That’s the extreme perspective take on this, alternatively to use church

The Pope

7/17/19 2:07pm

I believe addiction and frequency are different for everyone. Not everyone who

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7/17/19 9:28pm

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