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Every Time I Confess My Sin is a Victory

Throughout high school, I struggled with porn and masturbation. I knew it was a problem, but at the time I cared about my pleasure and satisfaction. I felt guilt and shame, but that just led me further into the dark and I hid my sin. Senior year of high school,…

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Porn-Induced Erectile Dysfunction: The Science, Stats, and Stories of PIED

June is Men’s Health Awareness Month, so it’s time to talk about everybody’s favorite topic: porn-induced erectile dysfunction. “If you are under 40, and not on specific medications, and don’t have a serious medical or psychological condition, your copulatory ED almost certainly arises from performance anxiety or internet porn—or a…

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5 Common Questions Kids Ask About Porn

One of my jobs at Covenant Eyes is to read all of the comments that people leave on this blog. Sometimes, I receive comments and questions from kids who feel all alone and don’t know who to talk to. If you’re a kid and you’re reading this, have you ever…

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Resources for Wives of Porn Addicts

If your husband looks at porn, you know firsthand the pain, frustration, and confusion that this can inflict. You are not alone. Ever since our blog was launched in 2008, we’ve written hundreds of articles and conducted many interviews for women who are married to porn addicts. Below are some…

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How Pain Leads to Porn

Porn was Dan’s anesthetic, numbing his wounds and relieving the ache of unmet desires. As a skinny kid who felt unattractive, Dan Wobschall’s gaze would fall to the floor or maybe to his shoes when he tried to talk to a girl. He felt inadequate, and the bullies who used…

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4 Reasons Women Struggle to Be Honest About Their Sexual Sin

Being honest about my past struggles with sexual sin and masturbation wasn’t easy. In fact, I didn’t want to be honest about it. I didn’t want to confess it. I wanted to shove those struggles into the deepest darkest corner of my life, never to be seen again. But I knew that…

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Day 7: Brain Chemicals and Porn Addiction

In 2004, Dr. Judith Reisman has called porn an “erototoxin,” theorizing that the brain itself might be damaged while watching porn. She speculated that future brain studies would reveal that the surge of neurochemicals and hormones released when someone watches porn has measurably negative effects on the brain. Studies since then have validated…

Last Updated: June 6, 2024

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Hypofrontality: How Using Porn Destroys Your Willpower

Hypofrontality isn’t a word you see every day—but it might hold the secret to why you keep looking at porn. Neuroscience now knows that willpower is a function of the prefrontal lobes of the brain. Scientific studies have also confirmed that using porn over and over actually reshapes these areas of the…

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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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Is using pornography a mortal sin, according to the Catholic Church?

Question: Is using pornography a mortal sin, according to the Catholic Church? Answer: Pornography is objectively a grave sin, but due to its addictive nature and other factors, it likely does not constitute a mortal sin in every case. First, I will explain what a mortal sin is. Then, I…