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If you view pornography a lot, does that make you an addict?

If you view pornography a lot, does that make you an addict?

(Kristin Murphy, Deseret News)


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SALT LAKE CITY — At least once a month Jordan Rullo has someone come into her Salt Lake City counseling office emphatically stating they're a porn addict.

Rullo, a board-certified clinical health psychologist and sex therapist, will start a thorough 90-minute assessment and ask them about their viewing habits.

They'll sheepishly report they watch porn once a week for 20 minutes at a time.

Then she'll ask them how often they view television.

Every day, they say, for a few hours after work.

"But you're not a TV addict?" she says.

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