How watching porn can hurt your mental health and self-esteem
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Research indicates that consuming porn is linked with more negative body image, lower self-esteem, and poorer mental health.
Did you know that porn can hurt your mental health, including distorting people’s perceptions of sex, intimacy, body image, and sexual performance?
Research indicates that consuming porn is linked with more negative body image, lower self-esteem, and poorer mental health.
And not only that, research is shedding light on a previously little-known fact about porn: it’s harmful to consumers’ brains. Thanks to all the research that has been done in recent years, people are finally starting to realize how toxic pornography can be.
The research on how porn affects how consumers view themselves, their partner, and their relationships, in general, is becoming prevalent. When people consume porn, it not only warps their view of others, but it can also twist their view of themselves. Here’s how.
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