Shame from Watching Porn Made Me Want to Quit My Marriage—Here’s How We Got Through It Article
“I hated myself. I wanted to quit our marriage because I felt I had failed my wife and our kids.”
I’m Terrified to Tell My Partner I Still Struggle with Porn Article
“My wife would be extremely hurt by this, and the last thing I want to do is hurt her. I’ve never told her about the struggle, but I’ve said quite a few things that have suggested an old habit.”
What Porn Never Taught Me About Having Sex for Real Article
“With my first relationship, and most relationships after, my primary focus was on having sex. Yet, I didn’t understand how to have real sex because of what I had seen in porn over the years.”
Watching Porn Since Age 7 Has Given Me a Toxic View of Masculinity Article
“I began to resent myself for this porn obsession I couldn’t get over, and I was told by peers and society that it was a ‘natural part of growing from a boy to a man.'”
I Have More Respect for Myself After Quitting Porn Article
“I respect my body more, and I wear what I feel like wearing with confidence without feeling like I am on display. This is more liberating than any porn I have watched.”
Why the Goal of the Phrase “Porn Kills Love” Isn’t to Shame Anyone Article
As an organization, we have never intended the phrase “Porn Kills Love” to be shaming. Helping people recognize that porn is harmful isn’t about shaming them, it’s about inviting them to truly consider how porn impacts their life.
“She Was Locked Up in a Room With Cameras”: 11 Horrifying Porn Industry Stories Article
This r/AskReddit thread asking, “What are some dark secrets about the porn industry?” got 13,000 comments, and some of them are concerning.
My Partner’s Porn Habit Lowered My Confidence and Self-Esteem Article
“He makes zero attempts to initiate sex and even calls it a ‘chore,’ saying that he gets to ‘enjoy himself instead of having to focus on satisfying someone else’ because it ‘gets old.'”
Watching Porn Taught Me to Focus Only on My Own Sexual Pleasure Article
Porn is produced for entertainment purposes, not education. Clearly, porn is not a quality tool to learn about mutually satisfying sex.
Quitting Porn Helped in My Fight Against Depression Article
“I became hooked to porn as time progressed and the access became more easy. But a strange trend followed me as well: depression.”
Why I Quit Watching Porn for My Family and Myself Article
“Last week, I celebrated my 500th day free from porn. Even though I have been in recovery for two years, it took most of the first year of working through my baggage and getting the tools I needed to find freedom.”
I Almost Did Porn Because I Thought It’d Be Easy Money Article
“This is what porn did for me. It reduced me to feeling ashamed of myself because I didn’t have the ‘confidence’ to hurt or humiliate on men for money.”