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89. How to Tell If You're Addicted to Porn – Top 8 Signs of an Unhealthy Relationship to Porn (Rebroadcast)

Jun 17, 2024

Determining if your porn consumption is healthy can be tricky. Discover eight signs that may indicate an unhealthy relationship with pornography. Signs include an inability to stop, feelings of guilt or shame, and loss of interest in real-life intimacy. The discussion encourages self-reflection and highlights the subtle consequences of excessive viewing. It also emphasizes the importance of seeking support and offers resources for those ready to make a change.

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Identifying an Unhealthy Relationship with Porn: Eight Key Signs

00:00 • 22min

Navigating Porn Addiction: Signs and Support for Change

It's not always easy to tell whether your porn consumption is healthy. One major problem is that the consequences of watching too much porn can be subtle, and can look like they come from other unrelated issues. In this episode I discuss the top 8 signs that your porn viewing may be problematic.

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Show Notes:

00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview

00:18 Rebroadcast and Importance of Topic

00:42 Unhooked Academy Group Coaching Program

01:11 Main Topic Introduction: Unhealthy Relationship with Porn

01:55 Defining Unhealthy Relationship vs. Addiction

04:50 Top 8 Signs of Unhealthy Relationship with Porn

05:03 Sign 1: Inability to Stop Watching Porn

06:23 Sign 2: Craving More Porn

07:43 Sign 3: Loss of Interest in Real Sex and Intimacy

10:10 Sign 4: Lying or Hiding Behavior

11:33 Sign 5: Feeling Guilt or Shame

13:06 Sign 6: Losing Attraction to Partners

16:19 Sign 7: Experiencing Sexual Dysfunction

17:53 Sign 8: Constant Distraction by Sexual Thoughts

20:19 Summary of Top 8 Signs

21:08 Conclusion and Call to Action

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ABOUT JEREMY LIPKOWITZ

Jeremy overcame addiction, shame, self-judgement, and depression in his early twenties with the help of mindfulness meditation. Mindfulness not only helped him let go of destructive behaviors, it also allowed him to connect with deeper meaning and purpose in his life.

For the past 10 years Jeremy has been teaching mindfulness and emotional intelligence practices at universities, recovery centers, and companies throughout Asia and the US. He holds a Bachelors and Master’s degree in Genetics and Genomics, and spent several years at Duke University working towards a PhD in Genetics & Systems Biology before he turned full-time to teaching mindfulness.

Jeremy is also an ICF certified Executive Coach. As a former scientist and academic, Jeremy has a great passion for bringing his EI based coaching skills into the corporate and professional world. He realizes how powerful & transformative these practices can be for skeptics and senior-level managers. He is known for his calm and grounded demeanor, his expertise in habits and high-performance, and his compassionate approach to transformation.