I used to be enslaved to pornography. It was something I couldn’t go more than a few days without. I lived in a cycle of temptation, sin, shame, vows to quit, followed again by a quick slide into more sin—it was maddening. Yes, in my sober moments I could see…
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I’ll Stop Watching Porn When…
All through middle school, I thought, I’ll stop watching porn when I get in high school. I was convinced that older guys didn’t need to watch it. When I made it to high school, my plan became to no longer watch pornography once I found a serious girlfriend. In reality,…
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Why I Was So Drawn to Porn
“Sex is ruled by a peculiar version of supply and demand—our desire for it can only be spoiled by promiscuity.” – Charles de Gaulle Why do guys like porn? There are many reasons why: some obvious, some not so obvious. For some people it is a tangled web of motivations.…
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This is Your Brain on Porn: Video Interview of the Author of Wired for Intimacy
How does porn impact the brain? Dr. William Struthers, Associate Professor of Psychology at Wheaton College, talks about this in his book, Wired For Intimacy: How Pornography Hijacks the Male Brain. In the following video he dives into this topic in great detail, explaining why pornography is addictive from a…
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How to Have a Discussion with Your Kids About Porn: Buy this New Small Group Resource!
It is not an issue of if your child will see pornography, but when. The stats are telling. More than a quarter of older teens today still bump into porn unintentionally online. More than half of boys and a third of girls see porn for the first time before the…
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6 Steps to Experience Freedom as a Woman Trapped by Porn
I was angry. Emotions swirled in my head—confusion, sadness, shame, betrayal—as my tears hit the pew. I had just come from my first confession including my struggle with masturbation. Years of an addiction I didn’t realize I had because of the lies I believed. Lies I told myself. That was…
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Is Porn Use Causing Erectile Dysfunction in Teens?
There’s not a lot of attention spent on erectile dysfunction in teens, however an increasing amount of younger men and teens find themselves struggling with this problem. The majority of causes for erectile dysfunction are age-related, but for teens and young men, erectile dysfunction may be psychological and is often…
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A Marriage Redeemed from Porn: Darren and April’s Story
Darren was in seminary, in training to be a minister, but his secret addiction to porn was growing. His wife April tried many things to help Darren to stop, but finally after 11 years of marriage, she left him. Last week, we talked to Darren and April about the day she…
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4 Secrets the Porn Industry Hopes You Never Find Out
Porn’s power is largely based on the element of fantasy. Whatever you lust for, you can pretty much find it. All those things you’d thought you’d try or acts you think might satisfy you are available at a click. And because these things play out on the screen in front…
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Learning to Think Like A Man: How I Overcame Sexual Addiction
by Victory Is Possible Being 8 years old has an almost magical quality. You feel invincible. You have your whole life in front of you. No worries. Flying is as easy as stretching your arms and running. Remember climbing trees and playing kick the can and hide and go seek?…