We have not recognized fully the scope and nature of this problem, and we are paying a terrible price which will be realized more and more as time passes. We must treat pornography and sexual addiction as a full addiction and not from a behavioral/spiritual perspective alone.

We received the following comment from a recent visitor to our site.  We asked Don Hilton JR, MD a leading neurosurgeon and author of “He Restoreth My Soul” to provide his input and feedback.  Many in the world share the same attitude and belief towards Pornography / Sexual Addiction as our recent visitor.
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In June of 2009, Lia McClanahan wrote a wonderful article outlining the resources available to those that suffer from addiction.  She shares uplifting and hopeful stories about those that have used these resources to overcome the addictions that have bound them.   This is an excerpt from her article.  
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My topic is that of human intimacy, a topic as sacred as any I know and more sacred than anything I have ever addressed from this podium. If I am not careful and you are not supportive, this subject can slide quickly from the sacred into the merely sensational, and I would be devastated if that happened. It would be better not to address the topic at all than to damage it with casualness or carelessness. Indeed, it is against such casualness and carelessness that I wish to speak. So I ask for your faith and your prayers and your respect.

Donald L. Hilton Jr., MD in his new book He Restoreth My Soul, provides important information to all who are seeking information and help relating to pornography addiction. He addresses components of the problem including information on research about how the use of pornography changes the brain. He explores the hope for recovery and the healing [...]

Women who discover their husband’s pornography use will benefit from doing some emotional first-aid to help stabilize them so they can do the long-term work of healing. I will outline some of the most helpful first steps women can take when they discover their husband’s behavior. I will then briefly explain what is involved in long-term recovery for women affected by their husband’s pornography use.

It’s common to wonder if addiction only counts for those guys who look at pornography multiple times per day. While this is certainly a pattern of addiction, the definition can also apply to a much broader type of behavioral pattern.