"Yet objective datareveal that porn consumption is pretty common. And while the research on porn addiction is messy and contradictory, according to Ferguson, “There’s no particular evidence that pornography is especially addictive.” In one study just 15% of people who use the internet for anything sex-related could point to any problem it caused for them, even as minor as staying up later than they wanted to.
“There really isn’t the science to demonstrate that porn is in and of itself harmful and addictive,” said Ian Kerner, a licensed psychotherapist and sex counselor. “That has not been, in my estimation, scientifically or clinically proven.”
Nearly every harm researchers have associated with overuse of porn, including anxiety, shame, guilt, can be directly tied to shame and stigma around pornography use, and not the pornography itself."
“There really isn’t the science to demonstrate that porn is in and of itself harmful and addictive,” said Ian Kerner, a licensed psychotherapist and sex counselor. “That has not been, in my estimation, scientifically or clinically proven.”
Nearly every harm researchers have associated with overuse of porn, including anxiety, shame, guilt, can be directly tied to shame and stigma around pornography use, and not the pornography itself."