As sex in its original form, the meatspace version, brings many dangers like STD's and unwanted pregnancy, it seems that cybersex is a care-free activity. One cannot catch a deadly virus while playing with poseballs, and pregnancy is an option in second life only if you're willing to play it with a prim tummy. But there are other dangers.
Psychology Today touches the problems of cybersex:
With more than a billion people on line these days, it is not surprising that cybersex has become an addiction for some. Cybersex addiction may not fulfill physiologic definitions of addictions. But, make no mistake about it, it can create havoc in your life.
Indeed, of all the Internet addictions, cybersex is probably the sweetest one. And, as many of us can witness, one that can be a very hard one.
Suddenly, meatspace sex seems so easy. At least you have a rubber thingy to pray not to break. Which is not always much of a comfort, but in the cyberspace you don't have anything. You are all bare and naked. There is no rubber thing that can prevent you of going all crazy and hooked, of running in-world while you have a job to do or while the significant other is waiting for your human. No prevention from checking emails thousand times a day, nor from having dirty thoughts while your brain should be clean.
Yes, I know, cybersex has its bright side. It is fun, it is inspiring. It is a way to learn and explore. It can be a strong bond between two or more people whether they live in the same apartment or they will never meet in flesh. As always, it is just how you play that game. And a bit of luck, of course.
So, where is the line of safe cybersex? What precautions do you use? How do you know you are still your own, that you haven't got hooked? And if you ever did, how you got out, if you have?
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