I contest that pornography has become one of the most destructive forces of our time. Pornography destroys marriages, and breaks down stable families. 12 year olds are now easily accessing images that once could only be found behind the counter in a dingy convenience store in the not-so-nice part of town, and kids are being exposed to porn at younger and younger ages. These images get burned into young impressionable minds, and, if left to its own devices, can strongly influence a child’s views on sexuality, on women, and on acceptable behavior. If you’re reading this, I’m guessing we have some things in common. I’d like to share with you a little bit of my story.
I got involved in this fantasy world when a friend of mine and I found a Playboy magazine in his dads desk drawer. I was probably around 8 or 9 years old at the time, but those images were burned into my mind and piqued a curiosity that I explored at any opportunity. (In a tribute to my father, I never found anything in my home that was even a little bit inappropriate- thanks Dad!)
After a few other exposures in middle and high school, it was years later in college that this pornography habit really gripped me. Strangely enough, at first I didn’t even seek it out, because I was taught that it was wrong, and would have been tremendously embarrassed to go out and purchase it on my own (this was prior to an easily accessible internet). It became easily accessible, however through college roommates that had porn and thought nothing of it. One of my first memories of ‘pornography’ came from the Publishers clearing house mailings. Do you remember? They sent you a page of stickers representing magazine covers that you could stick on the order form to order your magazine of choice. Well, one of the magazines was Playboy, and ever since I could remember, I wanted to stick the playboy sticker on the form and send it in! Well, independence from home, mom, and dad allowed me to finally tear out that sticker. When I was probably around 20 years old, I got that same mailer, with the same stickers, and stuck that Playboy sticker on and purchased my first pornography-a whole 12 month subscription.
It seemed it was the normal thing to do, everyone else I knew had some sort of porn stash, and I had an easy time rationalizing it because the magazines, books, and video tapes they had were much more hardcore than anything in Playboy (and didn’t even have those great articles!).
Well, long story short, this escalated, the internet came along, and my ‘dream come true’ playboy subscription turned into a secret habit that nearly destroyed my marriage. Once my habit was exposed, I had a choice to make: Pornography or my wife.
Well, I chose wisely. I attacked my pornography addiction with guns-a-blazing. I enlisted every resource, read everything I could, got professional help, spiritual guidance, and a 12 step group and went after this like a cancer that was growing inside me. I read, journaled, took notes, learned, and talked. I’ve been 100% pornography free since, and I’d like to use this site to take all of that knowledge and experience I’ve gained in my battle so that you can share in the success I’ve had. It’s not easy, but God willing, a porn addiction can be overcome.
Well, long story short, this escalated, the internet came along, and my ‘dream come true’ playboy subscription turned into a secret habit that nearly destroyed my marriage. Once my habit was exposed, I had a choice to make: Pornography or my wife. Well, I chose wisely. I attacked after my pornography addiction * with guns-a-blazing. I enlisted every resource, read everything I could, got professional help, spiritual guidance, and a 12 step group and went after this cancer that was growing inside me. I read, journaled, took notes, learned, and talked, and I’d like to take all of that knowledge and experience I’ve gained in my battle and give it to you, so that you can share in the success I’ve had. I’ve been 100% pornography free since, and I’m convinced if you do these things, you can be as well.to breaking the Porn Habit.
Thank you for taking the first step toward breaking the porn habit. Pornography has become one of the most destructive forces of our time. 12 year olds are now easily accessing images that once could only be found behind the counter in a dingy convenience store in the not-so-nice part of town. Kids are being exposed to porn at younger and younger ages. These images get burned into young impressionable minds, and, if left to its own devices, can strongly influence a child’s views on sexuality, on women, and on acceptable behavior.
If you’re reading this, I’m guessing we have a lot in common. I’d like to share a little bit of my story. I got involved in this fantasy world when a friend of mine and I found a Playboy magazine in his dads desk drawer. I was probably around 8 or 9 years old at the time, but those images were burned into my mind and piqued a curiosity that I explored at any opportunity. (In a tribute to my father, I never found anything in my home that was even a little bit inappropriate- thanks Dad!) After a few other exposures in middle and high school, it was years later in college that this pornography habit really gripped me. Strangely enough, at first I didn’t even seek it out, because I was taught that it was wrong, and would have been tremendously embarrassed to go out and purchase it on my own (this was prior to an easily accessible internet). It became easily accessible, however through college roommates that had porn and thought nothing of it. One of my first memories of ‘pornography’ came from the Publishers clearing house mailings. Do you remember? They sent you a page of stickers representing magazine covers that you could stick on the order form to order your magazine of choice. Well, one of the magazines was Playboy, and ever since I could remember, I wanted to stick the playboy sticker on the form and send it in! Well, independence from home, mom, and dad allowed me to finally tear out that sticker. When I was probably around 20 years old, I got that same mailer, with the same stickers, and stuck that Playboy sticker on and purchased my first pornography-a whole 12 month subscription. It seemed it was the normal thing to do, everyone else I knew had some sort of porn stash, and I had an easy time rationalizing it because the magazines, books, and video tapes they had were much more hardcore than anything in Playboy (and didn’t even have those great articles!).
Well, long story short, this escalated, the internet came along, and my ‘dream come true’ playboy subscription turned into a secret habit that nearly destroyed my marriage. Once my habit was exposed, I had a choice to make: Pornography or my wife. Well, I chose wisely. I attacked after my pornography addiction * with guns-a-blazing. I enlisted every resource, read everything I could, got professional help, spiritual guidance, and a 12 step group and went after this cancer that was growing inside me. I read, journaled, took notes, learned, and talked, and I’d like to take all of that knowledge and experience I’ve gained in my battle and give it to you, so that you can share in the success I’ve had. I’ve been 100% pornography free since, and I’m convinced if you do these things, you can be as wellSteps to breaking the Porn Habit.
Thank you for taking the first step toward breaking the porn habit. Pornography has become one of the most destructive forces of our time. 12 year olds are now easily accessing images that once could only be found behind the counter in a dingy convenience store in the not-so-nice part of town. Kids are being exposed to porn at younger and younger ages. These images get burned into young impressionable minds, and, if left to its own devices, can strongly influence a child’s views on sexuality, on women, and on acceptable behavior.
If you’re reading this, I’m guessing we have a lot in common. I’d like to share a little bit of my story. I got involved in this fantasy world when a friend of mine and I found a Playboy magazine in his dads desk drawer. I was probably around 8 or 9 years old at the time, but those images were burned into my mind and piqued a curiosity that I explored at any opportunity. (In a tribute to my father, I never found anything in my home that was even a little bit inappropriate- thanks Dad!) After a few other exposures in middle and high school, it was years later in college that this pornography habit really gripped me. Strangely enough, at first I didn’t even seek it out, because I was taught that it was wrong, and would have been tremendously embarrassed to go out and purchase it on my own (this was prior to an easily accessible internet). It became easily accessible, however through college roommates that had porn and thought nothing of it. One of my first memories of ‘pornography’ came from the Publishers clearing house mailings. Do you remember? They sent you a page of stickers representing magazine covers that you could stick on the order form to order your magazine of choice. Well, one of the magazines was Playboy, and ever since I could remember, I wanted to stick the playboy sticker on the form and send it in! Well, independence from home, mom, and dad allowed me to finally tear out that sticker. When I was probably around 20 years old, I got that same mailer, with the same stickers, and stuck that Playboy sticker on and purchased my first pornography-a whole 12 month subscription. It seemed it was the normal thing to do, everyone else I knew had some sort of porn stash, and I had an easy time rationalizing it because the magazines, books, and video tapes they had were much more hardcore than anything in Playboy (and didn’t even have those great articles!).
Well, long story short, this escalated, the internet came along, and my ‘dream come true’ playboy subscription turned into a secret habit that nearly destroyed my marriage. Once my habit was exposed, I had a choice to make: Pornography or my wife. Well, I chose wisely. I attacked after my pornography addiction * with guns-a-blazing. I enlisted every resource, read everything I could, got professional help, spiritual guidance, and a 12 step group and went after this cancer that was growing inside me. I read, journaled, took notes, learned, and talked, and I’d like to take all of that knowledge and experience I’ve gained in my battle and give it to you, so that you can share in the success I’ve had. I’ve been 100% pornography free since, and I’m convinced if you do these things, you can be as well.
