Physiology teacher Gary Wilson has some keen insights about why men become addicted to Internet porn and some of its effects. The following 16-minute video gives viewers a brief tutorial of the neuroscience behind porn addiction. (The presentation is generally clean, but there are some images that viewers might find…
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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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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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Day 14: Before and After Porn
When Nick Stumbo first encountered porn at the age of 10, he immediately knew that it was shameful and secretive. Like most Christian homes at the time, the topic of sex was taboo. Aside from the “birds and the bees” talk that Nick had with his father, there was little…
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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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4 Things to Remember About Your Husband’s Porn Problem
When dealing with the porn addiction of a spouse, it’s really easy to believe lies that make you feel inadequate. Here are the four most important things to remember about your husband’s porn problem. 1. It’s not because you aren’t attractive/fit/sexy/adventurous enough. If you’ve seen the types of pictures and movies…
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Why do I feel shame from watching porn?
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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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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5 Tips to Remember When Helping Someone Quit Porn
How do you help someone with a porn addiction? Twenty years ago, you probably heard of someone who had a porn problem. Today, you know someone with a porn problem. In 2015, nearly 4.5 billion hours of porn were watched worldwide.1 Porn is at least a 12 billion dollar industry…
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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…
