Sex addicts turn to porn and rehab as they avoid hook-ups
#antiporn #exploitation
smh.com.au/lifestyle/heal…
#antiporn #exploitation
smh.com.au/lifestyle/heal…
“Alyssa Lalor, the program director at South Pacific Private on the northern beaches, said there had been a "significant increase" in referrals for sex addiction since the start of the pandemic.”
“Ms Lalor said compulsive pornography consumption was one of the main problems people with sex addiction wanted help to manage, followed by using prostitutes.” (Sexually exploiting women)
“Sydney psychotherapist Dan Auerbach said many dating apps were designed to be addictive.
"Apps like Tinder and Grindr have gamified sex seeking, providing a poker machine-like experience - the next swipe might just be what you are looking for," Mr Auerbach said.”
"Apps like Tinder and Grindr have gamified sex seeking, providing a poker machine-like experience - the next swipe might just be what you are looking for," Mr Auerbach said.”
“I think advertisers have realised a massive opportunity to exploit relationship discontent by tempting users into affairs. Sites like Ashley Madison promise adventure, escape and anonymity - well-known factors that stoke addictive impulses and are hard to resist."
The normalisation of eroticised sexual inequality and sexual violence in pornography harms women and girls. #pornharms #sexploitation 
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