Four Dangers of Involving in Cyber Sex

Cybersex is a form of sex in which two or more people connected through internet send sexually explicit messages, pictures or videos that describe a sexual experience. They also pretend to be having sexual relations as they describe their actions and respond to the messages of other participants in order to stimulate their sexual desires and fantasies.

The numbers of couples affected by cybersex infidelity are increasing greatly. This form of infidelity is difficult to understand both for the partner who feels cheated and the one who cheated. Some of the couples I have worked with narrated how their spouses had sent their naked pictures and videos to strangers. And you are left to wonder why they behaved in such manner despite living together with their spouses and how exactly they were able to derive pleasure from such act.

Although many people say that it’s just a fun time, and shouldn’t be counted as infidelity but do you feel likewise?  A research published in early 2012, in which Academicians from the Faculty of Psychology and the Social Research Institute of the National Autonomous University of Mexico participated, reveals that 15% of women and 25 % of men have had relationships with people met from online sites.

The followings are some of the dangers associated with participating in cybersex:

Your privacy could be hacked

At the end of February, a report in the British newspaper stated that the British Intelligence in cooperation with the US National Security Agency had intercepted webcam images of 1.8 million users’ accounts around the world. If you got involved in cybersex, hackers could break into your privacy and you might be surprised to see your naked images circulating on the internet.

You could be blackmailed:

Another danger of cybersex is the possibility of suffering blackmail or extortion from people. Let’s assume that you met someone online and started a sexual relationship with the individual. Then it progressed to sharing of naked pictures and videos. Are you aware that that individual could use those images to blackmail and extort money from you? They could also threaten to show those videos to your spouse. Now come to think of it, how did you get yourself into such mess?

Thousands of dollars have been lost to blackmailers and there are some people who were killed by their blackmailers. If you don’t want to be a victim then you must stay away from such act.

From the virtual world to the real:

Most cybersex doesn’t end on the internet because some of these individuals book up dates with their online sex mates just so that they have the real sex experience.  You might think that some of the people met on these online sex rooms actually stay in distant locations but I would like to tell you that there are thousands of persons who travel daily just to meet with those friends met online. So at the end of the day a cyber-infidelity progresses into a real infidelity which comes along with its dangers.

Cybersex addiction:

It is very easier to get addicted to cybersex. Most victims confessed spending about six hours daily behind the screen and it actually affected their sleep routine because they had exchanged their rest time for lustful pleasure. The addiction to cybersex goes as far as affecting the relationship with one’s spouse as such individuals start paying less attention to their spouse and family.

Getting involved in online infidelity is often a sign of crack in the relationship between the couple. Although, the addicted individual might only get temporary satisfaction from such activities after which he is forced to return to reality. So instead of turning to the internet to try to find happiness or whatever pleasure you feel might be missing from your marriage, why not talk to your spouse about it? If it’s the sex, love or intimacy that is missing you can work it out with your spouse.  Also, if you are already addicted and wish to fix things back then you should consider seeing a therapist.