There's a connection to cognitive dissonance theory, which was back in the 50s and 60s. Theories have always found that people can't ultimately live in that gap forever. They're going to do something to relieve that tension so well, you either change the behavior.
Tune in this week for a deeper understanding of the psychological tension that keeps people going back to porn time and time again. We’re discussing why simply changing the behavior of viewing porn isn’t going to help with the discomfort of moral incongruence, and Ryan is sharing what the research says is the best way to approach changing your pornography use.
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