Consider that many people who consume and possess child sexual abuse material started out viewing fairly “normal” or “vanilla” content that escalated into an interest in more hardcore and violent images and videos.
Even if someone feels lonelier after watching porn, they still might feel like they can’t stop watching porn. Why does this happen?
Here’s something to consider: no one needs porn. Guys don’t need porn. Women don’t need porn. People can choose for themselves.
If watching porn is so common, when exactly does consuming porn become problematic, compulsive, or even addictive? This “test” can help you find out.
How does watching porn fit in with our biological instinct to connect with others? The fact is—not so well.
This largest study of online porn to date raises questions about the extent of sexually violent, nonconsensual, and even criminal material freely available on mainstream porn websites.
Gone are the days when people hid their Playboy magazines under the mattress—we’ve now in a society where porn is the norm.
How does porn impact people’s lives, specifically women? Meet Emma, a 19-year-old cosmetology school student who struggled with porn for much of her youth.
“I don’t feel beautiful, and I don’t feel sexy. Because in the back of my mind, I know he has a ‘type’—and it isn’t anything close to what I look like.”
“I realize that porn led me to weird, even dangerous, scenarios. It felt cool at the time, but at 14, I’d click from porn to chat rooms, where I’d connect with men much older than me.”
Consider the possibility that someone overcoming a struggle with porn can dedicate themselves to fulfilling relationships because of this difficulty, not just in spite of it.
According to credible research and personal accounts, let’s explore just a few of the many reasons why people are often motivated to give up porn for good.
