It also leaves certain types of sex under-represented. The sexologist Jenn Gunsaullus told pop culture site Decider in 2018 that these scenes in TV shows should be in service of the characters and storylines: “If there really is no good plotline that’s engaging folks, then, yeah, it’s just going to be like porn.” When a graphic scene is added just to shock or titillate, it lets down the show – and the audience. But it depends what that sex is being used for. There’s nothing inherently wrong with explicit sex on screen – acceptance of a wide range of preferences has been a long time coming.

Extreme sex scenes can drum up coverage and viewers in an increasingly crowded market. As the streamers grow, make more original content and jostle for position, they are behind an ever-greater proportion of TV releases. As a cable network, HBO, alongside streaming services, doesn’t have to stick to the same rules on nudity and sexual content as network TV does in the US. From 2011 until its finale in 2019, HBO’s Game of Thrones churned out rape scenes and plotlines featuring incest and its current prequel series, House of the Dragon, has proved equally barbaric.Įuphoria – which showed porn and statutory rape from its first episode – and The Idol both appeared on HBO, too. 'There are a number of organisations that offer generalist counselling for people who want to change unwanted behaviours, including alcohol and other drug use, gambling or other addictive behaviours, which could include sex addiction,' the spokesperson said.The past decade has seen a normalisation of kink-driven, extreme and violent sex on TV. Latrobe Community Health Service offers drug, alcohol and gambling addiction services in Gippsland.īut a spokesperson for the organisation said there were no services in the region that exclusively treated sex addiction. 'It's a big effort to find the right support.' Shortage of specialists 'It's not perfect online, but it definitely fills a gap that just wasn't available for us locally,' Eliza said. They eventually both found CSAT's available right away, based in Sydney. With local mental health hotlines confirming there were no services locally, Eliza contacted a psychologist who said they needed to find a certified sex addiction therapist (CSAT). ' world had come undone, so he was collapsing, so caring for someone who is having suicidal ideation and trying to work out how get the best help,' Eliza said. The process of finding help for both Eliza and her husband was not straightforward.

'To have conversations with other partners has been a huge relief.'

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