Have you ever secretly wondered, “Am I a sex addict?” or “Am I addicted to sex?” (because you might not be comfortable labeling yourself as an “addict”). If so, we will explain the signs, stages, symptoms, and some possible solutions to sex addiction. All addicts are liars by nature, which…
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6 Common Questions Asked By Wives of Porn Addicts
The following is an excerpt from our free e-book, Porn and Your Husband: A Recovery Guide for Wives. Why does he look at porn? There are a few things you need to understand about your husband’s heart and his use of porn. The first is simply that men are visually…
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Hungry for Porn or Just Hungry?
What in the world would make a fish go after a worm on a hook? Perhaps it’s because he’s just a total idiot. Or he’s a disgusting gluttonous pig who can’t control his desires. Maybe it’s because he’s evil. Possibly it’s because he’s worthless and doesn’t even deserve to live at all.…
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Why Does My Husband Prefer Porn to Sex With Me?
More and more I meet women who are so disheartened because their husbands have stopped really initiating sex and have instead gone to porn for satisfaction. I hear this from women who say they miss having sex with their husbands, and they just don’t know what to do to reestablish…
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What the Saints Can Teach Us About Struggles With Porn
You and I are truly in good company as we celebrate the Solemnity of All Saints (November 1), the multitude of sinners-made-saints who go both recognized and unrecognized in the liturgical calendar. This is true even if you struggle with pornography. If you dig a little deeper, you’ll recognize the true…
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3 Reasons It’s Not Okay to Use Porn to Spice Things Up in the Bedroom
I remember when my wife was 8 weeks pregnant and she was reading in a few online discussion forums for pregnant women. She came across a number of threads of conversation about pornography. Several women said their husbands had really ramped up their use of porn during the pregnancy. To…
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Brain Chemicals and Porn: How Porn Affects Your Brain
What does porn do to your brain? Can porn change or damage your brain in any measurable way? What are the psychological effects of watching too much porn? There’s a lot of information out there, so we’ve condensed it into this handy reference. Does Porn Affect Our Brains? Yes, porn…
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Willing To Be Healed
Ten years old. That’s when it started. I had begun to feel strange urges to look at women without their clothes on, but couldn’t bring myself to talk about these feelings with my parents. Instead, I gave in. Using the Internet Explorer on my Wii U, I exposed myself, completely…
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3 Ways Porn Affects Your Sex Life
I have four kids. A daughter and three boys. If you’re a parent, I’m sure you’ve said things that you never thought you’d have to say as a grown, mature adult. Let me give you an example. One of my children was recently running around the living room naked, singing…
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Porn Is Not Your Biggest Problem
*This post contains mention of sexual assault. I spent many college nights scrolling through porn on my phone. Image after image flickered across my screen, but they always left me longing for more. One image or video was never enough to erase my loneliness or cure my sexual desire. Just…