Quitting porn is no easy thing to do. It requires intentional new habits and rewired thinking. And without some proactive planning, few things have the power to slow down healthy new habits like the holidays. So if you’re trying to quit porn (or any bad habit, really) and maintain your…
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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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Husbands Who Watch Porn
A year ago today I published what has since become our most popular post, viewed more than any other we’ve written. I’ve republished the entire post in full below. I hope it continues to bring hope and healing to wives. . . . . “Dost thou love life? Then do…
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Covenant Eyes Scholarship Essay
Each year Covenant Eyes awards thousands of scholarship dollars to students who demonstrate integrity. This year, we’re doing it again! Check out the application information and pass it along to a student you know or apply for the scholarship today. The essays below were written by one of the scholarship winners. He shares how his…
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Stop Looking At Porn You Sicko! (Part 2)
In part one of “Stop Looking at Porn You Sicko!” I explained how my approach to battling against consuming pornography for years was to simply try harder to quit. I think many addicts adopt this approach. And yet, in spite of an above average amount of willpower and effort, I…
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Why Support Groups Will Help You Heal from Betrayal
“Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble. Likewise, two people lying close together can keep each other warm. But how can one be…
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Porn (Almost) Ruined My Marriage: April’s Story
I met Darren at the young age of nineteen. My mom had just moved us to a new town after her 32-year marriage ended in divorce from my father—a man who was physically, emotionally, and sexually abusive. Darren was older than me and came from a tight-knit family. But most…
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The Link Between Porn and Sexual Dysfunction
In our culture, which places so much value on sex and sexuality, we find rising rates of sexual dysfunction. We know that sexual dysfunction commonly afflicts men and women alike. According to one study, “Sexual dysfunctions are highly prevalent, affecting about 43% of women and 31% of men.”1 The tragic…
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The Bible and the Brain
How Scripture strengthens, renews neurological pathways The Creator of the brain gave mankind a neurological handbook—the Bible. To live new lives we just have to embed its truths into our daily thinking. Science shows us why the brain can so easily become obsessed with pornography, and it also explains the…
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The Lies That Kept Me Trapped by Pornography
I can remember very vividly what it was like to feel the pull of pornography. I can remember those long nights, exhausted but still alert, looking for my fix. I would drag out the ritual for hours: sometimes on the Internet, sometimes visiting adult video shops, sometimes engaging in phone…