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Originally Posted by nation-x
I'd like to hear from the european (other then Paul) community on this matter... Do you think that the generally close minded view of sex in america and it's obsession with putting "labels" on anything it fears as the real culprit here or am I way off base?
It seems to me that the combination of religious fanaticism and social propoganda have caused people to develop mental illnesses from guilt about their sex drive.
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Got little doubt there is an element of this - as mentioned in a post above, I'd never heard of "porn addiction" until we lived in the US for a while (previously been in "adult" for well over 30 years in Europe).
It's very hard to pin down - everyone is different, but generally there is... dunno the right word, a kind of naivety and (don't laugh) "innocence" with folks. This is not in a derogatory way - it can be totally refreshing and appealing. Example (tho it's only my
), many US people are very open and trusting and you can "read" them - basically they are honest. Some of the nicest folks I've ever met are from the US.
The flip side is.. whatever it is, naivety or otherwise - it's very clear they can be susceptible to "influences". These can be good or bad and "labels" always were used to simplify whatever, whether there was any foundation for them can be another matter.
Sure, can see very clearly how eg religious or "political" (in all it's forms, not just in the pure sense), can influence folks who have this "naivety" and how, to take it to a silly level, individuals can end up wasting their time on porn as a fulfiller of something usually missing in their lives. It's the same with religion and politics at that level. Example... What sane person judges who will be the next govt representative based on bullshit about abortion or whatever?? The "obsession" becomes a "belief" and there are no end of "labels" introduced to keep that simple.
Sure there is going to be a group of people who are affected by "porn" and, hence, the label "porn addiction". No matter what is thrown their way, - they will be addicted to whatever - video games, drugs (very meaningful when you look at this "naivety" and the rate of drug consumption in the US), alcohol, religion, money, political concepts et al. Who knows the underlying source, but smells like something missing in a few lives?