Psychiatrist Virginia Sadock MD, host of the Sirius Channel’s Sexual Health and Wellbeing Doctor Radio show, and Wendy discuss porn’s impact on relationships and sexual health. When porn became more easily available on the Internet, they both noticed an influx of people seeking help for porn-related problems. Not only were people upset about the amount and types of porn they were watching, but they were reporting sex and intimacy problems caused by porn. In this dynamic discussion, Virginia and Wendy identify common intimacy problems caused by porn and provide suggestions for healing. The audio recording includes radio call-ins from listeners who share their personal stories of relationship distress, break-up, and healing to the show.
Topics covered include:
- How porn overstimulates, intensely conditions, and desensitizes sexuality
- How the type of porn you watch can make a difference
- How intimate partners suffer and what they need
- Approaches to helping couples
- How porn-sex differs from intimacy and love-based sex
- How the sexual “buzz” from watching can become more important than an orgasm
- Why porn has become a common factor in relationship break-ups
- How getting informed and taking healing steps can help
(Listener call-ins begin around 17 minutes into the program)
Listen to this powerful interview below:
