Online pornography addiction
Online pornography addiction is a type of pornography addiction in which the user obtains the pornography through the Internet.
Online pornography addiction is stronger, more addictive, than ordinary pornography addiction because of the easy, wide availability and privacy of online pornographic material.
One criterion for self-diagnosis of online pornography addiction is this: the user has repeatedly tried to stop viewing online porn for periods of several days, but has been unable to do so for a period of 30 days.
Another criterion for diagnosis of online pornography addiction is that the user masturbates in front of the computer, while viewing the online porn. The user effectively uses the online porn to "get off" (i.e. get happy; see happy hour): to change one's mental state.
Online porn addiction, unlike offline porn addiction, is currently a legal cause for divorce.
See also
Further reading
- The Skinner Box Effect : Sexual Addiction and Online Pornography, Thomas M. Grunder, ISBN 0595093248
