Nicolette
Supporter Admin
I have read many posts over the years and there are Supporters and Sufferers who speak of addictions caused by or related to from PTSD.
In my mind I can logically reason how alcohol could become a PTSD addiction due to it's numbing effects and wiping out, I can understand weight issues due to depression (weight gain) and control (weight loss) etc but what I can't get my head around is pornography especially when in a relationship.
What I am referring to is Sufferers who 'allegedly' sit in front of a computer and watch porn while their spouse/partner etc is active in their life, even present. The side I read says this addiction is due to their PTSD whether it be the Sufferer or Supporter using those words/justification.
Does anyone have any thoughts or opinions on this - is a pornography addiction something which can be defined as related as a symptom of PTSD?
In my mind I can logically reason how alcohol could become a PTSD addiction due to it's numbing effects and wiping out, I can understand weight issues due to depression (weight gain) and control (weight loss) etc but what I can't get my head around is pornography especially when in a relationship.
What I am referring to is Sufferers who 'allegedly' sit in front of a computer and watch porn while their spouse/partner etc is active in their life, even present. The side I read says this addiction is due to their PTSD whether it be the Sufferer or Supporter using those words/justification.
Does anyone have any thoughts or opinions on this - is a pornography addiction something which can be defined as related as a symptom of PTSD?