Have you ever noticed how many different approaches there are to overcoming porn? Even in closely connected Christian circles, we find completely different—even contradicting—recovery programs and advice. There are many reasons for the differences, and some have to do with deeply held convictions about how God works to change people.…
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Porn Addiction Survey
Through one of our partnerships, Covenant Eyes received the results of over 22,000 porn addiction surveys. This survey was developed with clinical input from a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist. Porn addiction isn’t a recognized diagnosis in the mainstream medical community. Nonetheless, tens of thousands of people self-identify as porn addicts.…
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How to Be a Porn Addict’s Best Friend
A friend of yours may be a porn addict, but if he’s still struggling, he might not be a really close friend. Everything about being an addict screams isolation and shame. Fear can be a strong motivator to keep them thinking it’s a good idea to deal with their addiction privately and block everyone out…
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Understanding the 5 Mentalities of a Porn “Addict”
While many of my books and booklets have a focus upon substance abuse issues, a struggle with any “addictive” pleasure of sin is a war within one’s heart desires. Anything pleasurable on this earth can become enslaving so the applications are manifold. Two of the books I wrote address the…
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Resources for Women Addicted to Pornography
Women struggle with pornography, too. This support article will share resources, support groups, and some popular blogs for women. Covenant Eyes’ Resources Arise Arise is our new 21-day program for women, created by the women of Covenant Eyes. It includes videos, worksheets, and more! New Fruit: A Woman’s Guide to…
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Soul-Care For Wives of Porn Addicts
Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor: If either falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm, but how can…
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Porn Addiction Among College Students
When I moved out after high school and started attending a large, public university, I quickly realized just how big of a problem porn is among college students. What surprised me even more was the fact that no one besides me seemed to think that it was a problem. I…
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Dear Porn Addict, This Is Your Wife
Husbands addicted to porn are often totally ignorant to the relational carnage it unleashes on their wife and loved ones once their addiction is exposed. Being caught as a porn addict is like dropping a nuclear bomb on a relationship. Yes, it feels like a mushroom cloud. But, after a…
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Do Christians Overhype Porn Addiction?
Is it true, as one survey suggests, that 50% of Christian men and 20% of Christian women would say they are “addicted” to porn? Really? Has it gotten that bad in the church? A recent study from Case Western Reserve University sheds some light on this subject. Researchers concluded 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…
