Why Porn Is Not An Addiction with Dr. Cameron Staley
The Dad Edge Podcast
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What Is the Difference Between Addiction and Compulsion?
Many of us dive into porn because we actually desperately want a better connection with our wives. We engage in all kinds of behaviors like that to avoid emotion. With compulsions, it's emotions. And so often why men struggle with porn a little bit more than women is often women are more comfortable identifying emotions,. Or men are kind of socialized to have a couple of emotions. Trait: People that are lower on the well-versed levels of mindfulness struggle more with compulsive behaviors.
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