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.
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“Everyone is looking at it but no one’s talking about it. A lot of people still think porn is ‘Playboy’ and it’s not.”
There’s one habit that can pull people from the things they love most in life, and many people across the world struggle with it: porn.
We must talk about the way violent materials depicting the abuse of women and girls are becoming the norm. Actually not the norm, the goal.
“I didn’t stop watching porn for a relationship, and no one had to convince me to stop. I stopped watching for me and my well-being.”
Any of these things or a combination of them could mean something entirely unrelated to porn, but here are six possible signs that porn may be affecting your relationship.
“I reached out to a friend and I spilled my heart to her. Literally as the words ‘I have a problem with porn’ left my mouth it was as if a physical weight was lifted from me.”
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.
“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.
