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Over the past two decades, access to pornography has become considerably easier with the advent of the internet. Lockdowns in Britain since March 2020 have for many people increased both a sense of isolation and a dependency on the internet for human interaction, and the temptation to seek a quick fix of the “feel good” factor offered by pornography is only a click away for many hours of the day.

In this workshop, we shall be considering:

• What we mean by pornography: what is legal, moral, supportive or harmful?
• What we mean by addiction: the intrapsychic processes of compulsive behaviours and question if this is an addiction
• The neuroscientific process involved: what is happening in the brain during cycles of sexual desire and satisfaction
• How we locate these concepts in a TA framework and how we can think about this as Transactional Analysts
• What strategies might be useful: how can we be of service to those who are struggling with unhealthy use of pornography?

Wilf will also touch more generally on the current legal and socio-political aspects of using the internet to access pornography during the lockdown.

Additionally, we shall visit (and revisit!) the problems, causes and even benefits (yes, really!) of viewing pornography online.