Specialists affirm that the appeal of the porn websites imply a "must look!" feeling on the users, bringing the ones that are more sexually frustrated or bored for instance to the so called porn addiction . It's easy to perceive when someone is falling into the dangerous trap of porn addiction : people start to spend time they should give to other activities to stay online downloading porn for hours and hours. Ironically, as it happens with other types of addiction , the victims of porn addiction are exactly the ones who don't realize their condition. They always think that other people are overreacting and their obsession it's completely normal.

Specialists also believe that people who find themselves trapped in porn addiction are in fact trying to self medicate feelings of depression, anxiety and stress. People addicted to internet porn usually are very shy people, but in fact they do not correspond to the classic stereotype of the weird and nerdy guy, crazy for sex and staring at everyone. They are normal, average people.

Surprisingly, the answer for people suffering with porn addiction is also on the web. Several websites are coming along offering a service similar with the Alcoholic Anonymous service, giving advice to the addicted and their families.