“[Quitting porn] has helped me to see women as people, instead of objects. To see them as beautiful minds, not just as body parts.”
Most of us don’t have as many Instagram followers as these Fighters, but anyone can make a difference when it comes to raising awareness on the harmful effects of porn in society.
“I developed a huge lack of self-confidence, I started to hate my body and I didn’t know how to start and keep real relationships.”
“Somehow I got the sick, twisted idea in my head that as long as my boyfriend was hooked to porn, I would have to get skinnier.”
The reality is that porn is a part of the world that kids are growing up with, and it’s important to be aware of the potential consequences porn may be having on young people.
“We communicate so much more. We are more confident with each other. We are more relaxed during sex. It feels like there’s a spark there.”
“With my first relationship, and most relationships after, my primary focus was on having sex. Yet, I didn’t understand how to have real sex because of what I had seen in porn over the years.”
Porn is often called “adult material,” but many of its consumers are well under the legal age. How are the children who see it impacted?
Looking the other way is not the most helpful approach. Get the facts on what to know about your child’s exposure to porn and what you can do about it.
“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.”
“She was heartbroken to find that I had been doing something that betrayed her trust in me and made her feel inadequate. I was disgusted by what I had done and swore to never do it again.”
