Yesterday we read about how pornography impacts our views of women and hurts the performer. Today we’re going to take this to its logical conclusion: pornography feeds into sex trafficking. Pornography comes from the Greek words porne, meaning “prostituted woman” or “prostitution”, and the word graphos, meaning “writings.” If we…
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David’s Story of Child Porn 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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6 Steps to Experience Freedom as a Woman Trapped by Porn
I was angry. Emotions swirled in my head—confusion, sadness, shame, betrayal—as my tears hit the pew. I had just come from my first confession including my struggle with masturbation. Years of an addiction I didn’t realize I had because of the lies I believed. Lies I told myself. That was…
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How Many Women Watch Porn?
Despite the rising number of women who use pornography, women who struggle often feel alone. One woman, Kimberly, shares this story of how difficult it is to reach out for help: “Um, just so you know. I’m the one with the problem. I’m not calling because my husband or boyfriend…
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3 Stories of Guys Who Struggled (and Recovered) From Porn-Induced ED
Erectile dysfunction. It’s kind of an awkward topic to talk about and an even more awkward problem to admit struggling with, especially if you’re a young and healthy guy. But there’s actually an increasing number of teens and young men dealing with ED. While it’s due to performance anxiety or…
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Are you over-spiritualizing your porn struggle?
Have you ever thought that you may be over-spiritualizing, or possibly under-spiritualizing, your struggle with pornography? This question may come as a surprise to you, but asking yourself this question and responding accordingly may help you experience the breakthrough you’ve been fighting for. There needs to be a balance, and that…
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How I Found Freedom From the Binge and Purge Cycle of Porn
Since the age of 11 years old, I have struggled with pornography and purity. I Was Trapped in a “Binge and Purge” Cycle I can still vividly remember the day that my innocence was stripped from me, when I first entered that word on that computer and my life was…
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Fight Fear With Freedom
I am going on just shy of a year free from online pornography. I am in a healthy and happy relationship with the love of my life, and my relationship with my family has never been stronger. I have an accountability group of my peers from my university that lift…
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Is Naked Art a Form of Pornography?
I’m often asked, “What’s the difference between pornography and naked art?” Usually the person who asks this assumes there is no difference, and his question is intended to help me see that. This video offers the beginning of an answer to why there is a difference. Defining our terms is a…
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My Porn Addiction Started With a Book and a Babysitting Job (Part 1)
Lacy is a wife, mother of four sons, author, women’s recovery coach, and advocate for female recovery efforts. She advocates for research, new treatment and recovery methods for women, and education of parents. She won’t stop talking and writing until every woman who struggles knows that she’s not the only…
