With the adoption of VR, sex content has become much more exciting. You enter a full virtual environment that is focused on pleasure and envelops you completely. A good VR headset will eliminate all background distractions. The depth of immersion makes you feel like you are actually participating in the scene, and the delight is enhanced with the help of synchronizable sex toys. Given such powerful sensations, is VR making adult content more addictive? Here are two main reasons why the answer is negative.
No increase in accessibility
The advent of VR sex has instigated panic. The novelty is viewed as a sexualized technology warping the minds of children. However, it is the duty of the parents to control their kids’ internet usage. After all, the change of format does not render adult content more accessible. In the past, every new piece of technology used by porn studios was criticized as evil. Just think of VHS tapes.
Surely, in the days of yore, porn included videos and magazine available in special stores only. The need to show your face might have been a deterrent. Now, however, sex content has long relocated to the internet. Most sources of VR porn are the same studios that release conventional 2D videos. Hence, there is no change in accessibility. But what about the addiction?
Addiction is a myth
No matter how often you may have heard about the perils of adult content addiction, it is not recognized as a real issue. According to Michael Shelton, Master of Science and licensed Professional Counselor, there is no such mental health disorder at all. Although the media makes adult content addiction look like a legitimate disorder, it is hardly true. Their definition lacks distinct etiology, prevalence, and diagnostic criteria.
Mental health professionals in the United States refer to The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) as the default classification. Despite all the heated debates, “hypersexual disorder” is still not included in the reference as it requires further research. hence, there can be no such diagnosis as “porn addiction”.
Thus, humans know much less about sex content addiction than the media think. Until this habit is recognized as a legitimate mental disorder, nothing is clear. It is too early to sling accusations at VR porn producers. Do not be misled by catchy headlines. VR-enhanced adult content is the closest thing to real-life sex that a person can experience, but its addictive potential is only a suggestion.