Dr. David Burns

Like Masters and Johnson, the approach that they use for human sexual dysfunction, you know, say the woman might guide his hand over her body, but they're not allowed to have intercourse, but learn to touch each other in a loving way and things of that nature.

Like Masters and Johnson, the approach that they use for human sexual dysfunction, you know, say the woman might guide his hand over her body, but they're not allowed to have intercourse, but learn to touch each other in a loving way and things of that nature.

Exactly. Now, we usually think of porn addiction as a problem problem. But I think I can recall a patient that I treated in Philadelphia who had had sexual abuse from an older man when she was a little girl. And she said she actually enjoyed it. And then... Later in life, you know, she got married to this fellow who was very muscular, hunky guy.

Exactly. Now, we usually think of porn addiction as a problem problem. But I think I can recall a patient that I treated in Philadelphia who had had sexual abuse from an older man when she was a little girl. And she said she actually enjoyed it. And then... Later in life, you know, she got married to this fellow who was very muscular, hunky guy.

And she found, you know, she just couldn't get sexual arousal from him. So she started having affairs with sleazy guys. Hmm. And the day before she saw me for the first time, somebody referred her to me. She said she stood at the mirror with a razor blade to her neck saying, should I slit my throat or go ahead and have that session with Dr. Burns tomorrow?

And she found, you know, she just couldn't get sexual arousal from him. So she started having affairs with sleazy guys. Hmm. And the day before she saw me for the first time, somebody referred her to me. She said she stood at the mirror with a razor blade to her neck saying, should I slit my throat or go ahead and have that session with Dr. Burns tomorrow?

And fortunately, she came, but she was very ashamed of herself. And she had never revealed any of these issues to her husband before. And she was able to work through it in a pretty fantastic way in the therapy. But I was just wondering, and you may or may not know this, but to what percentage of the time is it a fellow who's got this issue, the kind of problems you're describing?

And fortunately, she came, but she was very ashamed of herself. And she had never revealed any of these issues to her husband before. And she was able to work through it in a pretty fantastic way in the therapy. But I was just wondering, and you may or may not know this, but to what percentage of the time is it a fellow who's got this issue, the kind of problems you're describing?

And how often would it be a woman who's affected by a porn addiction and having a negative impact on her life?

And how often would it be a woman who's affected by a porn addiction and having a negative impact on her life?

You're getting desensitized. Is that right?

You're getting desensitized. Is that right?

So brain shrinks, is that what you're saying?

So brain shrinks, is that what you're saying?

And is that flatlining, that's just from porn use or just from methadrine or any kind of drug? Is that right?

And is that flatlining, that's just from porn use or just from methadrine or any kind of drug? Is that right?

Well, that's unique to porn use, the flatlining.

Well, that's unique to porn use, the flatlining.

So that would be important psychoeducational information for people who were trying to withdraw so they don't go into that state of hopelessness, which can then drive them back to porn use. This is my only way of getting any kind of sexual arousal or excitement. Is that right? Am I reading that right?

So that would be important psychoeducational information for people who were trying to withdraw so they don't go into that state of hopelessness, which can then drive them back to porn use. This is my only way of getting any kind of sexual arousal or excitement. Is that right? Am I reading that right?