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Pornography: A Look At The Naked Truth

Pornography: A Look at the Naked Truth

John is a happily married man with two children. He is on the parish council and has a steady job, but underneath the surface he struggles with an addiction. It is not an addiction to alcohol or drugs. It is an addiction to pornography. He doesn't know who to turn to and is ashamed of what he does. He knows that it would ruin the relationship between him and his wife. He doesn't want his children to know about his addiction. He doesn't want anyone from church or work to look down upon him for what he is doing. There are many negative effects that pornography leaves on men and their relationships and future relationships.

This addiction is very common in men. Pornography can be any visual or written material that shows nudity and/or sexually explicit activity for the purpose to cause sexual arousal (Olson). There are several forms of pornography; the two most common forms are soft core pornography and hardcore. Soft core porn will show naked or poorly clothed women. Its main focus is on the breasts and genitalia but shows no sexual intercourse. Hard-core pornography will show various forms of sexual intercourse, forced and unforced, between two or more people (Olson).

The availability of pornography has become very easily accessible. You can get it any where gas stations, hotels, workplace, grocery stores, video rentals, and even at home (Olson). Those that have the Internet no longer will need to worry about getting caught or seen purchasing "men's" magazines. With just a click of a mouse, husbands could be downloading pornography, while their wives are in the next room tucking their children in bed.

Men are vulnerable to become addicted because they are aroused visually (Olson). They become excited with the images that they see. Men that are more prone to become addicted are men who were exposed to porn at a younger age. The first step of this addiction would be returning to porn....