Pornography addiction has rapidly risen to become a troubling and destructive problem for many men, including professionals, politicians, a Senior Women Dating Local Swingers Clubs nd government workers.
Recent news has revealed several porn scandals involving government workers. No doubt, many careers have been ruined and many families destroyed as a result.
Here are just a few examples of the prevalence of porn in government offices:
Porn addiction is especially hard to overcome because of the brain chemicals released when looking at erotic and sexual images.
"Every behavior we engage in is either to obtain something or avoid something," according to Dr. Harold Blakelock, Director of the Behavior Change Clinic in Provo, UT. "The chemical and psychological rewards of looking at porn can be substantial. To stop the compulsion to look at porn, an addict must replace the rewards received with something equally rewarding."
The use of "Cognitive-behavior Therapy" is one of the few effective means to defeat porn addiction. A trained and qualified therapist can help a porn addict to find healthier ways of coping with his emotions. This process unfolds in three steps:
1. Identify the underlying reasons for porn addiction - To overcome the compulsion to view porn, the addict must discover the causes behind his desire for "sexual medication."
2. Increase coping skills - Coping with stress, depression, anxiety, anger, shyness, or low self-esteem are critical to overcoming porn addiction.
3. Build or strengthen a support network - The addict must stop his reliance on the Internet for social interactions.
A cognitive-behavior therapist works with the addict to change his thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that surround his pornography use. This allows the addict to recognize when he has begun thinking about porn, the feelings he is experiencing, and thus intervene before he moves into negative compulsive behaviors.
Recent news has revealed several porn scandals involving government workers. No doubt, many careers have been ruined and many families destroyed as a result.
Here are just a few examples of the prevalence of porn in government offices:
- 31 Staffers at the SEC were caught viewing porn while on the job by an SEC Inspector General in April 2010. Some senior staffers, many who make over $200,000 per year, admitted to spending 8 hours per day downloading porn.
- Shane Jones, the Minister for Building and Construction in New Zealand, admitted to paying for porn with his government credit card in June 2010.
- A scandal rocked the National Science Foundation in 2009 when the NSF Inspector General reported that "NSF employees have been spending significant amounts of company time on smut sites..."
- In May of 2010, the US Dept of Interior released a report stating that employees at the Mineral Management Service (MMS) were viewing porn while on the job.
Porn addiction is especially hard to overcome because of the brain chemicals released when looking at erotic and sexual images.
"Every behavior we engage in is either to obtain something or avoid something," according to Dr. Harold Blakelock, Director of the Behavior Change Clinic in Provo, UT. "The chemical and psychological rewards of looking at porn can be substantial. To stop the compulsion to look at porn, an addict must replace the rewards received with something equally rewarding."
The use of "Cognitive-behavior Therapy" is one of the few effective means to defeat porn addiction. A trained and qualified therapist can help a porn addict to find healthier ways of coping with his emotions. This process unfolds in three steps:
1. Identify the underlying reasons for porn addiction - To overcome the compulsion to view porn, the addict must discover the causes behind his desire for "sexual medication."
2. Increase coping skills - Coping with stress, depression, anxiety, anger, shyness, or low self-esteem are critical to overcoming porn addiction.
3. Build or strengthen a support network - The addict must stop his reliance on the Internet for social interactions.
A cognitive-behavior therapist works with the addict to change his thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that surround his pornography use. This allows the addict to recognize when he has begun thinking about porn, the feelings he is experiencing, and thus intervene before he moves into negative compulsive behaviors.
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