onse. The adrenaline gland sends out cortisol, the “stress hormone,”
which in turn activates myriad body-system process to counteract stress. In
essence, the entire pornography process is intensified and supercharged, far
beyond what sexual arousal alone would accomplish… The human system is not
design to deal with this overwhelming level of conflicting stimulations… This is
why many neuropsychologists … refer to pornography as “visual crack cocaine”..
4. An Empty and Hollow Climax: … When one uses pornography to reach climax, the
brain desensitizes to the images, habituates to them, and eventually becomes
bored. An increase in the variety of images and/or time spent on the Internet is
required to maintain stimulation levels… In a healthy marriage relationship,
sexual intimacy in only a part of everything else going on in the couple’s life…
So when the couple “brings all of that into the bedroom” it is highly unlikely
that the brain will habituate to the sexual process… 5. When Reality Returns –
the Hopeless Dialogue: When the porn viewer emerges from the narrowest part of the funnel back to a wide perspective, the heartless “drug-high” of pornography and climax quickly dissipate. Suddenly his rational thinking returns and the hopeless dialogue begins: “What have I done? What was I thinking?” … he wasn’t
thinking, that was the problem! Once he descends into the Pornography Funnel, he
gives up his ability to “think.” The overpowering flood of chemicals overrides
his cognitive thought and reasoning abilities. The frontal lobes – the logic
center of the brain – are virtually shut down and the limbic system, which
controls the pleasure/emotional center of the brain, takes over. (Kastleman,
It is true that oppression of sexuality can be responsible for causing many psychological problems. However, it seems that in its effort to move away from potentially harmful believes of the past, the society moved too far in the opposite direction. Any extreme is dangerous. Hopefully the society will learn to recognize the new danger, and be able to find a healthy balance between the restrictions and acceptance of human sexuality. Until this understanding becomes a common knowledge, it is very important for individual families to be aware of possible effect of pornography; it no longer should be viewed as simple and harmless fun.
1. Bedi, Puneet. The hypocrisy of marriage. Mumbai: India Today, 2008. 7 Dec. 2008. An article describing problems of modern marriage.
2. Bender, David, Bruno Leone, and Carol Wekesser. Pornography Opposing Viewpoints. San Diego: Greenhaven Press Inc, 1997. Provides a collection of arguments of both pro and against pornography advocates.
3. Kastleman, Mark B. The Drug of the New Millennium. Salt Lake City: Power Think Publishing, 2007. An insight inside the chemical processes that take place inside porn addict’s brain.
4. Schneider, Jennifer, and Robert Weiss. Cybersex Exposed. Center City, MN: Hazelden , 2001. A self help guide for cybersex addicts.
5. Scott, George R. A History of Prostitution from Antiquity to the Present Day. New York: NY Medical Press, 1954. A historic insight into sexuality of different times and societies.