Why be concerned? This is why
"Why beat yourself up because you like porn, sex, mongering, strip clubs, or AMPs? Why take that guilt trip?"
No one ever accomplished anything by "beating oneself up." But one should be concerned if they have an addiction, and take action if it has negative affects on their health or other parts of their life.
How do you know if your addicted?? A good rule of thumb is that if you asking yourself that question, you probably are.
I don;t consider the study of human behavior a science. Addictions are more defined by society's mores and values than anything else.
But the most "scientific" method we use to determine addiction, there are 10 or 15 questions you need to answer, and if 5 or 6 have affirmitive answers, your considered addicted. Talk to a professional if you want the exact specifics.
You need to be concerned with an addiction because it may affect other more important parts of your life. For example, getting food and shelter are two basic needs that rate higher than the sex drive (having sex is third). If you spend too much on mongering and don't have enough to pay your mortgage or grocery bill, that's a problem. If you get your car impounded and can't get to work, lose your job, and can't earn money to pay your mortgage or for groceries, thats a problem. If your wife walks out on you and gets a big chunk of your paycheck and you can't pay your mortgage or grocery bills, that's a problem.
A friend of mine was fired from THREE jobs because of his addictive behavior when he went panning for gold on his placer mine claim. He would go on the week-ends, and would not return Monday for work. He just could not bring himself to leave, thinking the big nugget would be in the next spot he looked.
We also have other needs that are not considered as high as the sex drive..need for love, comfort, companionship, feeling good about ourselves, self-esteem, etc. The consequences of too much mongering can affect all of these...like getting arrested with name in the newspaper, no money for other things, divorce, accumulating debt, etc.
Some addicts are lucky or blessed and never have to deal with unpleasant consequences of their addiction...like the alcoholic CEO that never gets caught DUI nor ever has an accident. But addicts that do end up suffering from unpleasant consequences usually bsay "This is not how I wanted my life to be."
If your acutely aware of the consequences of addictive behavior and say "so what, this is how I chose to live my life", then so be it...but that's sort of a sociopath attitude...it means you don't play well with others.
We need pleasure, too. If all your time and resources are spent on an addictive pleasure, you'll be losing out of other pleasures...the trip to hawaii in January, the new car, new set of golf clubs, or whatever.
My addiction to coffee is a little bit of an inconvenience, but at least its affordable, legal, and acceptable.
some people have agendas don't they??
Well, you certainly seem to have a blanket excuse for everything.
Too bad excuses don't change reality.