Is Porn Addiction Hereditary?

Discussion in 'Porn Addiction' started by Cyrus B, Oct 28, 2013.

  1. Cyrus B

    Cyrus B Fapstronaut

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    I grew up in a very religious house. If two people on tv kissed my mom would turn the tv off or put her hands over my eyes. I gave them a run for their money when it came to porn as a kid. I was overly sexual with my girlfriends as a teenager, plenty of magazines and videos. My parents used to burn the magazines, throw the tapes away, take them to a local counselor, I was even put in a sex addict rehab (resort) in california when I was 14, where I made out with 3 different girls, and engaged in sexual activity with them. Not the best place to send me apparently.

    I remember when I was about 16 my parents searched my room (this was a common occurrence) and found some vhs tapes, the next day I went downstairs and saw my dad watching one of them. I didn't think much about it, he wasn't masturbating, but it was always in my head why he watched it, he knew what it was.

    A few years ago, I was asked to look at my parents computer, (I'm a computer professional) and I realized one of the reasons they were having issues was spyware from porn sites, and a heavy porn internet history that could only have happened when my dad was there alone, no one else had access to that computer.

    My mom asked me what the problem was I told her to take it somewhere to have it fixed, that I couldn't do it. The place told her what the issue was, and she confronted my dad about it, he admitted he used internet porn frequently.

    They went to counselling, not sure what the outcome ever was, but having a son of my own and not wanting him to end up like me (or his grandfather apparently) I am curious if there is any research that is saying this is hereditary...
     
  2. Sisyphus

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    Personally I haven't seen any evidence that this particular problem is hereditary.

    However, I don't know if you have watched the 6 part lecture on 'yourbrainonporn' but it does have a very interesting segment that could explain what you have described. This relates to the formation of memories associated with strong emotional feelings. This is just me theorising, by the way, but here goes...
    Both yourself and your father's sexual fantasies have occurred at the same time as strong emotional feeling of shame and/or guilt. This has created a very strong concrete memory of a sexual fantasy and pleasure. This in turn has fuelled the typical binge on porn to feel good, feel shamed, avoid porn, trigger, binge, reduced pleasure response, seek more variety, more shocking or just spend more time on porn, binge, shame, rinse and repeat...

    Anyway, that's my take, others might have other insights, but I would put myself in the not hereditary camp unless I see compelling evidence.

    Other than that, good luck, watch the 6 part series on yourbrain on porn, stay off PMO, let go of any feelings of shame or guilt (easier said than done, I know) and get better, oh and well done for getting this far, don't quit!
     
    Last edited: Oct 28, 2013
  3. It's not. Not in my experience.
     
  4. PathOfReform

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    No. This doesn't make any sense.
     
  5. Never Again

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    Vulnerability to porn addiction is very likely to be heritable. Tendency toward sexual deviance, relative abilities for self-control, baseline libido, propensity for short-term reward seeking/hedonism. All likely to be heritable. Watch out for this in your own children should you choose to have them
     
  6. FYI, OP hasn’t logged into this site since 2016.
     
  7. PathOfReform

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    Lmao just noticed. Why the fuck would anyone bump a thread from over 5 years ago?
     
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