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

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Jul 17, 2019
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Mikey All-American

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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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