After helping people quit porn for more than 20 years, we know there’s a strong connection between porn and shame. Most research psychologists and sociologists recognize this connection. However, many still debate which comes first. Does feeling shame about porn cause people to consider it an addiction? Or does porn…
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Why People Watch Porn: 11 Reasons It’s Appealing
A study conducted by the University of Bucharest in Romania posed the open-ended question to 267 students: Why do you watch porn? Compiling the responses, the researchers generalized them under a single explanation: People watch porn as a substitute for sex.1 This fits with the popular conception of pornography. Nowadays,…
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Porn’s Devastating Impact on Christian Leadership
In 2021, Barna found that 38% of pastors had thought about quitting the ministry. Certainly, the difficulty of leading a church in the COVID era was a major factor in these results. The overall trends of church attendance and secularization in our culture can be discouraging for leaders. However, there’s…
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Why Do Married Men Watch Porn?
Unfortunately, married men often watch porn. One survey found that as many as 55% of married men say they look at porn at least once a month, and over a quarter admitted to looking at it several times a week.1 Other research has implicated pornography as a major factor in more…
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Should Married Couples Fast From Sex During Porn-Detox?
A 90 day sexual fast. That’s right, almost three months of abstinence from sex. This is what many porn addiction counselors prescribe for addicts and their spouses during the initial months of recovery. Why is this? Is this really necessary? Dr. Mark Laaser was a nationally recognized author in the…
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6 Powerful Stories of Marriages That Overcame Porn
When porn addiction enters the bounds of marriage, devastation and hurt usually follow. Many relationships are permanently torn apart because of sexual temptation and lust. However, at Covenant Eyes we have the joy of hearing stories from men and women who successfully restored their marriages, even after porn tried to…
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Confronting Pornography: A Discussion with Charlie Kirk
Ever thought about the societal implications of porn addiction? Today, we're going to take a deep dive into this complex subject with none other than Charlie Kirk, an advocate who has walked this challenging journey to freedom himself. He shares his personal struggle against pornography, how faith and Covenant Eyes…
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12-Step Porn & Sex Addiction Recovery Groups – What are the differences?
There is no end to the groups available for porn addicts and sex addicts. The five major groups based on the 12-step method are SA, SAA, SLAA, SCA, and SRA. All of these sexual addiction recovery groups have adapted the famous 12 Steps to their purposes, but there are some underlying differences among…
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Is Something Wrong With Me?: A Woman’s Struggle With Porn
Sin has taken the form of nude images, explicit magazines, TV shows, R-rated movies, sexual assault, and little minds being exposed to perversion at a young age. Whether the calendar reads 1932 or 2024, both men and women have had to face porn presented in different packages. Porn has become…
