Dilip was browsing the web one day when he came across some nude pictures of women. He liked what he saw. And wanted to see more of them. He typed in “nude” on Google, and a whole series of nude pictures appeared. He typed in “sex” and graphic pictures of sexual activity appeared. The next day, when he opened his computer to do some work, sexual imagery began to pop up now and then, with links to porn sites. He began to access them. Gradually sexual imagery and activity began to fill his mind. Not satisfied with what was freely available, he began to spend money to access more and more hard-core stuff online. He was now spending an average 4-6 hours a day accessing porn… All this affected his work and his daily life and relationships. He cut out many other pleasurable activities he was interested in earlier, such as engaging in sports, spending time with friends, visiting places. He began to feel tired and exhausted. The joy and peace he used to experience began to disappear. He felt he needed to stay away from the porn sites, but could not. Accessing them became a compulsion. He began to hate himself for his inability to stay away from porn. He also began sinking into depression.
There is an explosion of Internet use today. A good deal of the Internet usage is driven by online pornographic pursuits. A sizable chunk of information available on the Internet is related to sexually explicit material. Sexually oriented chat rooms draw a large number of Internet users. Seminarians, priests and religious are also part of the growing number of online pornography addicts. Often these forays into pornographic material begin as attempts to satisfy sexual curiosity, but develop into compulsions.
FR JOSE PARAPPULLY SDB
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