For Caretakers: Your Child Just Told You They Struggle with Porn. Now What? Article
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.
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.
“I still have a sexual appetite. But I’m not sexually aroused and it’s not because he’s some ugly potato, it’s because of the lingering effects of watching so much extreme porn.”
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.
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.”
Many cartoon porn consumers like animated porn because it doesn’t involve real people. But does that make it healthy to watch?
“I have felt crushed and devastated ever since I found out. I feel like I can never trust her when she’s home alone. I don’t know what to do anymore.”
This list can help you know what to say when you’re talking to someone about something as personal as recovery from a porn habit.
Solid relationships are built on the ability to talk about things that matter to both partners. This includes talking with your significant other about porn.
“I spent the last six years hating myself, considering myself a monster, a disgrace to society, and a poor excuse for a human being.”
Porn viewers can become so obsessed with chasing something that isn’t real that they miss out on relationships and building connections.
“All porn teaches is to objectify women and that watching porn makes you a ‘real man.’ Pornography should not be a standard of manhood.”