Didn't realize that cybersex is like crack to lonely people? Yep. "Cybersex-pert" Dr. Jennifer Schneider explains the cybersex addiction epidemic to Bonnie Ruberg at The Village Voice. The gist: While cybersex may occur in moderation, that's not really newsworthy or particularly interesting; but when someone would rather look at youporn than eat sleep or breathe, you've got yourself an Oprah segment.
So, what makes Dr. Schneider qualified to discuss the practices and risks of cybersex addiction? Not first-hand experience, you disgusting pervert...
Q: Have you ever done first-hand research into cybersex—as in, have you ever had cybersex yourself or observed anyone having it?
A: I’ve done surveys and talked to patients. It’s not like I’m just doing this because I’ve heard someone say whatever. As to whether I’ve gone online myself, I haven’t, specifically because these days even if you don’t go online you are totally deluged with email. For example, if somehow you get on this or that person’s list and then they sell the list to everybody else. Every day I probably get thirty emails about “enlarge your penis.” So even without getting on any porn websites, I know what they’re like. All you have to do is just go once on a porn site and immediately your address gets spread out. I just really don’t need that in my life. So the answer is, no I haven’t.
You need to be seriously concerned about the amount of time you spend reading email and in front of that webcam. Get out and have a glass of wine, go shoot craps, or something, you creepy addict.