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"Objectification" is not that you noticed the person. It is, that you linker longer or go back for a second or third look. "I am just appreciating God's creating", doesn't cut it!

What a nightmare then, for Porn Addicts, are these Paris Olympics (and the holiday abroad in the sun (not in England!) - by the poolside and the beach.

On the theme of the Olympics, here is a snippet of my recent article. Email me if you would like the full article:

"A recent media article is headed “Ex-Olympian reveals real reason there’s so much sex between athletes during the olympics”: https://vt.co/entertainment/sport/ex-olympian-reveals-real-reason-theres-so-much-sex- between-athletes-during-the-olympics?utm_source=vt&utm_medium=picturepost%23lz9fo3cjugjb1agb1qa As to any truth in that article, the likelihood is that the larger portion of the athletes probably do not have a Compulsive Sexual Behaviour Disorder (CSBD) - (more colloquially called Sex Addiction). Here is the definition of Sex Addiction which I use: "......

On the other hand, Huw Edwards (a high profile - currently in the media) regrettably, likely does have a Porn Compulsivity/Addiction). The increased risk taking and crossing boundaries will likely have been happening for some time, in order to have got him to the place of what has unfolded.

It makes no sense to many of us as to why a person would risk his marriage, other relationships, career, high profile role and impact on family and status, in order to do the activities. It is because the behaviours (not the porn viewing per se) - but the getting the neurochemical fix - is so powerful. Porn viewing and the commensurate risks, is the equivalent of the drug takers needle. It the conduit to get the neurochemicals into the body. It isn’t about porn or sex!......

Yes, but does sex or porn addiction really exist? Judge for yourself. The 9th International Conference on Behavioral Addictions (held by the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Addictions (ISSBA) - held all over the world - was in Gibraltar on 8-9 July 2024. It is a unique opportunity to share scientific knowledge on behavioural (non-substance-related) addictions, to enhance knowledge and gain a better understanding. Here is a link to one article in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions, in June 2024, as to the “Compulsive sexual behaviour in.....

It is interesting that Dr Rory Reid of UCLA, did research in 2007 & 2011, as to the prevalence of ADHD in a group of men in treatment for Sex Addiction. He found that although the prevalence of ADHD in the general population is 3-5% - of that group of men he studied, 23-26% were found to meet the criteria for ADHD......."

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