The Straits Times Podcasts S1E49: Porn is not real; how to recognise an addiction: Health Check Ep 49
Health Check Ep 49: Porn is not real; how to recognise an addiction
16:20 mins
Synopsis: This is a fortnightly podcast series on Wednesdays by The Straits Times.
Online porn use has reportedly gone up during the Covid-19 pandemic as reported by The Economist in May. However, there's a dark side to porn. Excessive consumption of porn affects the viewer, his or her relationships and society. Viewing pornography can become a lifelong addiction.
In this episode, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo hosts Andrew da Roza, an addictions psychotherapist who specialises in sex addiction at Promises Healthcare.
They discuss how a predatory porn industry is out there trying to get to children, how harmful online porn addiction can be, and what you can do about it.
- Why parents need to buy porn-blocking and activity tracking software with the most popular version used here, being Net Nanny (3:45)
- Parents should know how porn can be damaging for a child's brain development (5:23)
- Why porn addiction is recognised in other countries as a serious mental health crisis; its impact on fear of real relationships and how scientifically, it hijacks healthy sexual development in youth (6:03)
- Treatment options for youth and adults and the various types of patients with varying levels of porn addiction (9:39)
Produced by: Joyce Teo (joyceteo@sph.com.sg), Penelope Lee and Ernest Luis
Edited by: Penelope Lee
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