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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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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Am I a Sex Addict? Self-Assessment And Help Guide
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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David’s Story of CSAM Addiction: Facing 8 Years in Prison
The following is a guest post by David Chatham. He is in court today awaiting sentencing for possession of child pornography. . . . . Many people talk about the proverbial “knock on the door” as their wake-up call and introduction to recovery from pornography addiction. For me, the knock…
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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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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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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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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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6 Ways to Raise a Sex Addict
In my seven years of counseling sex addicts and their wives, I’ve seen some common themes amongst the sex addicts’ families of origin. I’d like to share them with you today. Here are six ways to raise a sex addict. In the chance that you’d rather focus on raising your…
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Pornography’s Prison of Shame and God’s Keys to Freedom: Matthew’s Story
Pornography remains one of the vilest substances on the planet, an abomination that twists our God-given sexual desires and mutates them into selfish desires leading to emotional and spiritual destruction. My Mental Prison Cell I was nine years old when I discovered pornography, and for eleven years, I would spend…
