How Pornography Negatively Affected My Self-Worth || Katelyn’s Story Video
Hear Katelyn’s story about the role shame played in her compulsion to view porn, and how she’s been able to begin her shame-free recovery.
Hear Katelyn’s story about the role shame played in her compulsion to view porn, and how she’s been able to begin her shame-free recovery.
Beloved actor, activist, and former athlete, Terry Crews, is speaking up again about the harmful effects of porn, and we’re here for it.
“I can’t tell you all how much happier I am since I’ve stopped watching porn…I was so unhappy with my life. It’s a drug, no doubt about it. “
Chris Rock and his wife of 16 years divorced not long ago, and in his stand-up special, he cites porn as a big reason why.
When Deanna Lynn turned 18, her friends and the pimp they introduced her to would sell her to other couples “to help [the couples] connect.” This was her introduction to the commercial sex industry.
“One day, I was trying to find a gaming website, but I ended up clicking on the wrong link. I’m not being dramatic when I say that one wrong click changed my life.”
If a child tells a parent they need help, chances are they’ve been trying to find the right words to say and the right time to say them for a while.
We don’t need to tear other humans down to give visibility to the proven harmful effects of pornography, even if someone is a performer.
Sex was always a very mechanical and unloving act. He always treated me like one of these girls that he saw on his computer… ‘Normal’ sex could never satisfy or even arouse him.
“I felt inferior, old, ugly, unwanted, and crazy for being so upset. I confided in a friend. She said everyone watches porn and maybe I wasn’t giving him enough sex. I KNEW that wasn’t true.”
How do you tell your partner? Should you tell them? How do you know what to say? We’re going to go over some tips so you feel more comfortable sharing your struggle.
“I struggle every day to look at my husband in the eyes. But I know one thing—I love him, I love him deeply and I won’t allow porn to destroy our life.”