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Psychiatrist says Porn is more accepted than WoW

June 09, 2008 in News comments 29

A psychiatrist has said that pornography is more accepted then the game World of Warcraft, saying there are more serious addictions to WoW than porn. He says that people feel badly when they are playing computer games, but it is socially acceptable to have a porn viewing problem.

A psychiatrist specialising in treating those who worry about spending too time playing videogames has said pornography is more accepted than World of Warcraft.

"People feel a lot of shame around computer games," Dr. Jerald Block told The Boston Globe. "Whereas, it's socially acceptable to have a porn problem.

"As a society we understand that porn is something people do, and you can see a psychiatrist and get treated for it.
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  • 1
    Final Blade Jun 10, 08
    Well I can understand why, I mean getting addicting to a game like WoW can prompt users to play for 20+ hours or days and not go to the bathroom. I mean thats gross, and not good at all for people minds and body.

    Where as Porn helps stimulate your mind and body and release your urges if case need be.
    • 1
      chautemoc Jun 10, 08
      Video games dont stimulate your mind and body?
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        Final Blade Jun 10, 08
        Not in the way Im describing. Games like WoW is unhealthy to the human body for reasons I listed, where as watching porn is actually healthy for your mind and body.
        • 1
          chautemoc Jun 10, 08
          Can be, but I wasnt just talking about WoW addicts, I was talking about all gamers and all games. Under those circumstances, can video games stimulate the mind and body in similar ways with similar effects?
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          iLLmatic Jun 10, 08
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          where as watching porn is actually healthy for your mind and body.
          roflmfao to the max
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          Avalith Jun 10, 08
          You would think that people would get the hint that they need to take a leak when they start doing the gotta pee dance in their chairs while playing a computer game.

          iLLmatic, there actually are known health benefits for men while watching porn. Regular exercise of the prostate either through masturbation or other sexual activity has been known to reduce a male's risk of BPH or prostate cancer. I will admit however that it is a bit ludicrous to claim that porn has any form of positive mental impact whatsoever.
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        Avalith Jun 10, 08
        chautemoc: They sure as hell stimulate the mind (read: Brain Age, Lufia).
    • 1
      Krunal Jun 10, 08
      Actually they do go to the bathroom... in a sense... they simply relieve themselves on their seats like Hardcore Poker Players do...
    • -1
      JayCat Jun 10, 08
      Okay: Cause Final: either this is the funniest comment I have ever read... or it's sorta sad.

      Please: tell me if the line "porn helps.... release your urges if case need be." is tounge in cheek.
  • 1
    HisServant77 Jun 10, 08
    Wow, that's . . . well not much can be said about that. It just honestly shows where morality is headed in this world. Also goes to show the stereotype video games have.

    But FinalBlade, I believe they were talking about being addicted to either porn or wow. Both of which are pretty bad . . . addictions period are bad. But, imagine being addicted to porn. You can't go a day without it, then, many times a day. Then a little becomes unsatisfactory, you need more, and you need . . . harder versions of the stuff. It ruins your life more than just your time. It desensitizes. Take it from someone who counsels those who are stuck in such addictions, and from someone who's been there before.
    • -4
      Final Blade Jun 10, 08
      Those are rare instances of it happening. Tell which one you rather have that addiction or something like WoW where your playing for days straight, drinking energy drinks to stay up, Not going to the bathroom and not doing humanly things?

      Being addicted to porn isn't that bad, in comparison WoW addiction, also Porn stimulates body and mind, where as WoW addiction causes harm to your body and mind and its not healthy at all. There is benefits of watching porn. And lets not forget not everyone can get a GF in real life, but this a second option to it.

      The benfits of Porn far far outweigh any addiction to WoW, since well there isn't any benefits for WoW at all.
  • 1
    HisServant77 Jun 10, 08
    I'm sorry, I just have to disagree on the thought that porn addiction has positive outcomes. We're not talking about which one we'd prefer to have. Obviously the article said people find porn addiction more acceptable than wow addiction.

    What I described is not a rare occurance. 100% of the cases I know, and that isn't just those whom I counsel, but those who actually find nothing wrong with it. It happens, unfortunately. But, I'll just have to disagree with you on this, because I don't want to "derail" the article or something by my explanation.
    • -1
      Final Blade Jun 10, 08
      Your not understanding there is no Benefits to being addictive to World of Warcraft. There is mental and Body stimulation with porn that is actually beneficial to the body. I explained it all in the first post. Whats not to get?

      • 1
        HisServant77 Jun 10, 08
        "what's not to get?"-->I never said I didn't get it, you did. So I can't answer that. But perhaps I can explain a little.
        Your thoughts, right?: "Wow -- cons: unhealthy bodily neglect.
        Porn: pros: you 'stimulate body and mind'" Right?
        But you're neglecting to think of the cons of porn, which FAR OUTWEIGH the pros you believe are there. Sure you move more, you burn more calories, you get "release" as you say. But, is that worth the huge list of cons? Especially when the "stimulation" of the body and mind are but minute compared to other activities, but the cons of it are FAR worse than most other activities?

        But again, I don't want to derail this or anything. If you wish, I have a forum we can discuss things in? So long as discussions are civil?
        • -1
          Final Blade Jun 10, 08
          There's barely alot of cons, your making it sound like 100% of porn watchers are additive in the way your describing when in fact there's not alot. Maybe around 20%, if that, much of porn watchers. I myself along with many other legal adults watch porn, and im not addicted in that way at all.

          What cons? Please list these major cons that is far far more than the cons of WoW which I explained earlier to make a point, as to why it makes sense people prefer porn?

          Your blowing the cons of porn(no pun intended), which I do know btw, out of proportion. Fact is Porn is more beneficial than WoW. Thats my point end of story. Doesn't matter if you agree cause I was making a statement not asking whether people agree.

          I was making a case or stating how I can see why they would think that considering how there is little to no benefit for being addictive to world of warcraft, where as porn there is pros or benefits which people will incline to agree and side on that.

          @Chaut not really, unless of course you get a hard on or aroused at pixels within the games and your controller releases yours urges, I can't see it being the same stimulated effect porn has for you.

          GG makes a valid point which I 100% agree with.
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          HisServant77 Jun 10, 08
          Directed to Final Blade below:
          FB, my friend, no I'm not making it out to be 100% of porn watchers are addicted to it. I've been keeping with the addicted aspect of this article, and you seem to keep that part for the WOW part, but moving away from it for the porn part. If you don't believe me, re-read all your posts with this.
          Again, for fear of offending more and getting more "thumbs down" for logically expressing what I find to be true, I ask if you want to debate the Porn issue, then feel free to at my forum. PM me for it or look at my neoseeker sig/profile. It's moved away from discussion of the article, to a debate on whether porn is bad or not.

          And yes, GG has a great point. It is a sad truth
        • -1
          Miss Razz Jun 10, 08
          Indeed. But although it might be more socially acceptable to have a porn addiction, it's still bad news for the person who has it.
          Society generally shrugs off porn addictions as not being serious, but the actual person with the addiction will have alot of stress to their life and their partner's life (if she/he sticks around, that is).

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          where as porn there is pros or benefits which people will incline to agree and side on that.
          Ehh? What pros/benefits are there to having a porn addiction?
          You look at it, jerk off, then while your cleaning the spoof from your hands you realize how sad and pathetic your life is because you're all alone and have no girlfriend/wife because she doesn't want to stick around a man who is obsessed with looking at porn and not her body.
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        Avalith Jun 10, 08
        There are no benefits to being addicted to anything. Yes, there are physical benefits to pornography in some cases, but being addicted to it will only harm your body. This is about addiction, not about casual usage.
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    pwned227 Jun 10, 08
    WoW is fine in moderation and i guess you could say the same for porn if you are at the legal age.
  • 0
    Miss Razz Jun 10, 08
    I thought this was common sense?
    If a guy looks at porn, nobody will question him because it's a "blokey" thing to do. And if you're obsessed with porn, then people don't really take it seriously. You might get a "hahaha. Good on ya mate!" from your friends.

    If a guy plays WoW, then people will have the misconception that he is a geek or nerd who lives in his parent's basement and has a pimply face due to never getting out into the sunlight.
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    Final Blade Jun 10, 08
    There's no need to discuss further, you turned it into a debate, when all I was doing was stating something as to why I can understand their point. Now I know porn and the info surrounding it, there's no need for me to debate cause its pointless.

    However just know that the Cons for WoW is far greater than the cons of porn you seem to THINK it is. When in fact is so small compared to WoW.
  • 4
    Gutter_Tech Jun 10, 08
    wow final blade is really defending his porn. dont worry your in a safe place nobody is judging you here. we just want to help.
  • 1
    iLLmatic Jun 10, 08
    Why has nobody questioned Final Blade about how porn is stimulating for the mind and body? I can barely even type that without laughing. Seriously dude, what the *bleep*?
    • 0
      HisServant77 Jun 10, 08
      I don't know, iLLmatic, but I've suddenly become the bad guy here because I expressed how I believe porn addiction has more cons than WOW addiction.

      I think I can imagine what FB is saying by "stimulating the mind and body." I think basically he is saying it's using muscles in your body instead of sitting there staring at a screen all the time. But still doesn't seem "stimulating to mind and body" to me.
  • 1
    BANDITO ATTACK Jun 10, 08
    which one is a better alternative to sex: porn or WoW?
  • 2
    McClubbin Jun 10, 08
    I don't get why everybody's debating this so furiously. After all, it's just one unnamed psychiatrist who's making this claim. Even if it was Freud, himself, I'd still question his judgment.
  • 4
    kik36 Jun 10, 08
    At least when you're watching porn you have control over the content.......while cybering with someone in WOW, you are never sure if it's that fat hairy 45 yr old dude naked in his chair.
    • 0
      Slumpy monkey Jun 10, 08
      Thats the thrill of living life on the edge, isnt it?
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    Tromonator133 Jun 15, 08
    When you play a video game that you love, you get obsessed with it and can't stop playing it. You usually forget about all the other things that go along with porn while occupied with a video game.

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