Internet Pornography Addiction and Sexual Dysfunctions (Essay Sample)

Internet Pornography Addiction and Sexual Dysfunctions
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Internet Pornography Addiction and Sexual Dysfunctions
Pornography is any material or literature whether printed or visual that contains massages meant to arouse sexual feelings to the end user. Internet pornography is an access to pornographic materials through sites that promote such kind of information. Addiction is the act of being dependent on anything. Therefore, internet pornography is being dependent on online sexual activities for purposes of sexual satisfaction.
According to Gary Wilson’s theory, pornography has tremendous consequences in a person’s life. He argues that this act makes a person’s brain to be disconnected from the actual sexual satisfaction while getting closely attached to imaginary excitements of the Internet literature. In his argument, Wilson puts forth a theory whose premise is based on the fact that one tends to remember the various points in which high satisfaction was reached using pornography, which may not be the same experience in sexual activity. This tendency makes one develop sexual desire of more satisfaction which cannot be possibly achieved, hence making sexual activities not enjoyable any more due to brain imbalance (Wilson, 2015).
Impacts of Pornography
Pornography can make an individual develop habits that are not mutually beneficial to a couple. In this regard, one party has personal desires that do not seem to include the other partner. For instance, a man may be satisfying his sexual needs through masturbation while his female partner is not an object of sexual desire. Secondly, this addiction can possibly cause impotence of one spouse due to the brain imbalance as suggested by Wilson. On the other hand, it can also lead to anxiety, a fact that may lead to poor sexual performance among the couples.
One can manage this addiction by avoiding materials that support it. However, if a person is already affected, then it is wise seekingfor help from a psychologist, and then rehabilitation should be pursued as the last resort (Park, 2014).
Pornography may be helpful to some individuals, especially when sexual performance is poor due to lack of sexual experience. In this case, one is able to learn how to engage in sex so as to derive maximum satisfaction. Alternatively, one is able to appreciate the fact that sex is meant to satisfy both parties and not a man alone. Lastly, through pornography a couple is able to appreciate each other’s approaches to sex.
In my opinion, pornography can only be appropriate to married people for the intention of learning about their sexual relationship, for purposes of making marriages effective (Park, 2014).
Sexual Dysfunctions
Sexual dysfunction is basically the inability of a person to enjoy sexual intercourse. In this case, a person is not in a position to perform any sexual satisfying activities such as an erection, orgasm or even timely ejaculation.
Hypothetical Case
One of the listed dysfunctions in DSM-5 is depressive disorders. In this case, an individual gets mentally affected due to factors such as deep depression as a result of stress. Stress is a response to any event or trigger that demands a person’s body to respond. For instance, a person can get affected by the fact that he has a small penis. In such a case, one thinks about his condition and makes all possible efforts to attach such a condition to some of his failures as far as sexual performance is concerned. Under normal circumstances, it is possible to experience occasional sexual failures, especially for men, where one can completely fail to manage a successful erection. But because one has conditions which he considers to be normal, the obvious reason that will be attached to such an occurrence will be in most cases his condition and not the reality related to it (Wincze and Carey, 2015).
Stress can bring about anxiety and depression. This can always lead to failure in erection and premature ejaculation. In such situations, it becomes very challenging for both the affected male and the spouse to sustain the healthy relationship.
Strategies to Deal with such a Case
Sexual dysfunctions that are a result of depressive disorders such as failed erection and premature ejaculation can be manag...