Clinically Reviewed on 10/11/2023 2:00 pm by Dr. Olalekan Otulana (Advanced Practitioner) All information on this page has been reviewed and verified by a certified addiction professional.
Since the 1920s, pornographic content has been widely available for men and women to view and watch worldwide. Now viewed by approximately half of all adults in the United Kingdom, porn has become a somewhat normal part of everyday life in Western countries.
Often harmless, watching and viewing pornographic content offers instant pleasure. In some instances, porn enables many to escape reality for a short period. However, unhealthy relationships and porn addictions can develop and gradually reduce an individual’s life quality.
When a porn addiction arises, it is vital that porn addiction treatment & rehab is sought.
A porn addiction is a behavioural addiction that causes millions of individuals to experience uncontrollable compulsions to view porn in order to experience pleasure.
When experienced, porn addictions significantly alter the way in which an individual thinks, acts and behaves.
For example, porn addictions often lead those suffering to isolate themselves in order to feed their addiction. Porn addictions also cause many relationships to break down and can lead to unemployment and divorce.
Although accessing pornographic content is not always deemed to be harmful, as the brain’s reward system becomes activated and associates pleasurable sensations, enhanced moods and happiness with viewing pornographic content, many individuals find it extremely difficult to control the impulses they experience.
Unfortunately, an inability to control impulses and limit the amount of porn accessed causes many to become preoccupied with viewing pornographic content, such as images and videos. As a result, porn addictions gradually arise.
In addition to the above, many psychological factors can cause porn addictions to arise. For example, trauma, stress, substance addictions and mental health disorders are all cited as common causes of porn addictions.
When a porn addiction arises, the following signs all indicate that porn addiction treatment & rehab must be secured.
Worldwide, various treatments are available for porn addictions. However, when porn addiction treatment & rehab is required, the most successful treatments include inpatient detoxification, psychological therapy, well-being therapy, one-to-one therapy, family therapy and group therapy.
Combined, these particular treatments help many understand the cause of their porn addiction and learn how they can manage and overcome compulsions that lead to excessive viewing of pornographic content.
At Asana Lodge, we provide inpatient porn addiction treatment & rehab to those in need. Incorporating a number of industry-leading treatments that have proven to be extremely successful in treating porn addictions, all of our treatments and treatment programmes are tailored to the personal needs of our clients.
Should you attend our residential drug and alcohol rehab for porn addiction, you will be equipped with a personalised treatment programme that will outline the treatment you require to overcome your porn addiction. Devised by our team of qualified and experienced medical and therapy professionals, your treatment programme will likely include detoxification and rehabilitation.
Detoxification at our residential rehab is supervised by a team of highly experienced professionals. Essentially reducing the uncontrollable urges encountered at the height of a porn addiction, detoxification encourages the brain and body to withdraw from porn.
Following detoxification, rehabilitation is administered and sees a number of therapies encountered. Although the therapies incorporated into an individual’s treatment programme depend on the psychological ramifications of their porn addiction, many of our patients come to encounter cognitive behavioural therapy, family therapy, stress management, mediation therapy and trauma counselling as they undergo porn addiction treatment & rehabilitation.
Combined, these therapies will enable you to understand the cause of your porn addiction. Cognitive behavioural therapy, for example, will help you understand how you can overcome and manage any compulsions you may experience.
Family therapy and mediation are also extremely beneficial when it comes to porn addiction treatment as it helps repair relationships that may have been affected by an addiction.
Regardless of the treatment encountered during porn addiction treatment & rehab, you can rest assured knowing that you are in safe hands. With our support, you will be able to put your porn addiction behind you and go on to secure a long-term recovery.
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If you require porn addiction treatment & rehab, please do not hesitate to contact us today by calling 01908 489 421.
As many individuals keep their porn addiction a secret due to shame, the symptoms of porn addiction are difficult to distinguish. However, when a porn addiction comes to impair your life, you will experience unwanted and pessimistic thoughts. You will also experience urges to watch or view pornographic content that you find impossible to ignore. Symptoms associated with porn addictions also include intrusive thoughts, irritability, agitation, isolation from others, mood swings, anxiety, insomnia and paranoia. If you experience any of the symptoms noted above and find that you consume an unhealthy amount of porn, securing porn addiction treatment & rehab will benefit you.
Financial difficulty, impaired relationships with others, mental health disorders including depression and a reduced quality of life are all recognised as long term effects of porn addiction.
Porn addictions, like many other behavioural addictions, occur when an individual becomes obsessed and compelled to view pornographic images or videos in order to feed the brain's reward system.
Dr. Olalekan Otulana (Advanced Practitioner) - Clinical Reviewer - Last Reviewed: 10/11/2023 2:00 pm
Dr. Otulana is a highly skilled General Practitioner and Addiction Specialist. He possesses extensive expertise in the field of Substance Misuse Management and boasts a diverse background in evaluating, overseeing (including detox procedures), and overseeing the residential recovery of individuals grappling with various drug and substance addiction issues. His primary goal is to conduct thorough assessments of patients dealing with addiction issues and determine their medical detoxification and psychological treatment requirements. Dr. Otulana is well-versed in caring for patients who need dual drug and alcohol detoxification therapies.
In addition to his medical qualifications, Dr. Otulana is a proficient healthcare professional who holds a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree from the prestigious Cambridge University Judge Business School.
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