You’re cheating yourself out of one of the single best things in life. At the same time, it’s killing your ability to experience and enjoy genuine sexual intimacy. Pornography kills something important inside you. SIDEBAR: I frankly don’t care if you think pornography is morally wrong or not. One Gallup poll indicated that 58% of respondents believed pornography is “morally wrong.” 40% believed it is “morally acceptable.” This is a tectonic shift from only two decades ago. Public opinion about pornography has cooled down as technology has heated up. Mobile devices have opened up a free, bountiful Pornicopia. Porn use has become incredibly normalized and trivialized.
Understand the dynamics and pathology of porn addiction. Think about how you can be part of the solution. They may be succumbing to a porn addiction along with millions of other ordinary people.) Don’t waste energy thinking about how you’re part of the problem. (Short Answer: This is your partner’s issue. If you’ve discovered that your partner uses pornography or is addicted to it, you might be wondering what’s wrong with them, or even if it’s you. You’re not defective.Īlong with millions of other people, you cranked up what researchers refer to as the Triple-A Engine Effect (Accessibility, Affordability, and Anonymity.) Now, you want to turn that engine off. Like there’s something about you that’s defective. If you feel like you need to stop and you can’t, it’s easy to feel like it’s just you. Pornography addiction is an epidemic.Įveryone is (obviously) so private about their pornography use. I want you to know that if you, a partner, or a family member is struggling with pornography, you’re 100% not alone. Why am I telling you all this? To encourage you. (About 90% of these visits are on mobile devices.) 2.8 billion ranks porn behind only Google, YouTube, and Facebook in monthly visits. If we combined them all, one could argue that the internet is mainly a pornography delivery service.
Remember, that’s just the top five porn websites. In fact, if we combine the top five porn websites, porn ranks fourth for all internet traffic… with 2.8 billion visits per month. If you guessed “Porn Website,” you were right every time. I’ll give you a choice between two websites, and you guess which website gets more clicks. If you or someone you know might be addicted to porn, you’ve come to the right place.