Porn is related to pornography. Pornography is printed or visual depiction of sexual activity to induce excitement and pleasure. “XXX” is mostly used to denote the pornographic material.The sources of porn material are: books, magazines, photographs, sculpture, drawing, painting, animation, sound recording, phone calls, writing, film, videos and video games.
With the emergence of internet and smart mobile phones getting an access to porn is very easy. It is everywhere. It is a touch away and is streaming 24/7/365 in a device which fits in a pocket.
Now, it comes to mind that, “why do people watch porn?”
Triggers sexual excitement
It is the major and foremost basis on which the business of porn industry is flourishing. Seeing Television and movies are forms of our entertainment and fun. Likewise, watching porn arouses people sexually and this stimulation in the body or response by the body is the idea of fun behind watching porn entertainment.
There is a famous saying, “Health is Wealth”. Being fit we can earn a lot of wealth. Sexual health plays a pivotal role in a happy married life. Real life sex is different than reel life sex. Reel sex is fake and is made glamorous and attractive to lure in all the consumers possible and is based on exaggerated lies and stuff. It is full of fantasies. They are not concerned about your health and safety.
Porn guarantees lots of sex varieties which are hotter and extreme. Indulging in porn is with a media and not a partner. There is no intimacy, love or a sexual relationship.It kills love and emotions. Arousal through feeling is no longer there and the personal connection snaps.
Enlightenment
When teenagers become young, there hormones and physical appearances are changing. They have various questions in their mind. To figure out their doubts, porn is the easiest place to search.
Exploring without advice and misinformation leads to forming of unrealistic goals and ideas about sex in real life. They emulate porn stars in appearance and behavior, which is based on lies and exaggeration. Moreover, these stars take performance enhancing drugs to improve their stamina for sex.
Doing out of box
Digital world comes in handy to giving food to brain through enormous amount of entertainment and engagement for those who don’t want to sit idle and be lonely. We can’t see porn openly as it is forbidden. But by breaking the law it gives a sense of fulfillment to the mind doing something out of the box. For many people their porn habits are a way of relaxing after a hectic work schedule. It might prove to be a quick relief but it provides excitement and pleasure for only a brief period.
Addiction
Watching porn triggers sexual excitement and a chemical called oxytocin is let out into the brain. Oxytocin is known to enhance emotions of belongingness, warmth and trust. It increases the bonding of a couple. Reports suggest that a healthy relationship shows higher levels of oxytocin. It is released naturally during real sex but viewing porn renders the same effect and the release of oxytocin happens. Porn is viewed on a screen of a mobile phone, laptop, computer, etc.. Here , a sense of bonding occurs with a screen and not a partner. Hence, it leads to addiction. Interest in having sex and making an intimate love bond with the partner is lost. It lowers the libido resulting in many sexual problems like erectile dysfunction, etc..
Whatever may be the reason watching porn isn’t worth it!
Porn is not healthy remedy for a sexual life. It only harms and cheats people of emotions to fill the pockets of the unethical and competitive porn industry. Viewing porn isn’t worth it.
How to tackle the problem?
We have to come to terms with the reality of the situation. Porn is here to stay and is not going anywhere. Internet is ubiquitous and so is porn. Get ready to tackle the issue bravely by being directly talking with your loved ones(kids). Kids are exposed to porn at a very tender age. According to reports, it is as low as only 10 years of an adolescent age.
Porn is hindering the future of our dear ones. Banning porn on the internet is a solution but it still creeps up. Banning makes them crave for it more. Making porn go away is like trying to take away mobile phones. Digital age and porn industry will not let it happen.
It is brain feeding wrong notions in their minds. They want to look like, act like and perform like porn stars they see. It is totally absurd to emulate unattainable and unrealistic glamorous addictive fantasies. For girls, sex in porn is fake and unreal. It is a test of hotness devoid of love or intimacy.
Steps to be taken:
conversation
common sense online tools
Parents step up to talk with your kids in a friendly atmosphere about the issue and guide them properly. Don’t shy away as the future of your wards is at stake.
Educating them and bringing awareness are the best tools to counter the effects of exposure to porn. They should be made to understand basic facts that :
- porn does not show real sex.
- porn is not true love.
Pornography is a fake exaggerated and unreal attempt of a sexual relationship which bears no resemblance to real, healthy and intimate sex life a person needs.
Online software also help in restricting the exposure to porn. The parents can check and choose the content seen by their kids. After filtering of the content, healthy stuff is seen by the children surfing the web.
