Photos by Daisy T. Photography. Reposted from Brett’s blog with permission. January 1st, 2017. For a couple of years now I have wanted to write about my…
This guest piece by Gary Wilson explores the different ways that porn can become a huge problem for consumers and stunt their sexual satisfaction.
To understand just how popular and normalized porn is, one needs to look no further than the metrics Pornhub records and publishes at the end of each year.
“I thought I was strong enough to fight through what was occurring but instead it was eating away at me. Porn has warped that man’s mind and hurt his abilities to have a fulfilling relationship.”
“Have I overcome it yet? No. Does it still feel hopeless sometimes? Yes. But I am here to tell you that if you struggle with porn, especially as a woman, it is possible to overcome it and it is not hopeless.”
We simply believe everyone deserves better than porn, and your hours are worth spending with meaning and purpose that lasts.
“It all began when my father brought home the first issue of Playboy magazine in 1953… By the time I graduated from high school and went away to college, I was seriously addicted.”
Let’s talk about three ideas our current culture widely believes about porn that need some reevaluation. What is research actually saying?
“At one point, I had so many disks with porn on them that if you placed them on the floor, they stacked up past my waist. Yet, I couldn’t comprehend that I had a problem.”
By avoiding porn, you’re avoiding contributing to the normalization and glorification of toxic narratives. Here are eight worthwhile reasons to quit porn.
Let’s pretend for a moment that porn doesn’t have compulsion-forming potential. Would there still be risks and harms? Would it still be unhealthy?
Clay sat down with our Consider Before Consuming podcast host to discuss not only why research is showing porn to be harmful, but the benefits of a life free from porn.
