A few other points to raise: it is incredibly demeaning to women, treats them as cheap harlots, destroys the true basis for intimacy between men and women (self-sacrificing love, procreation), not to mention the inevitable progression to deep evil depravity (S&M, bestiality, rape, even murder)
This article took me back to my childhood. I was that kid caught in porn. But I wasn’t honest and upfront about it. I dabbled then immersed in it for probably two months before it came to my father’s attention.
But the way you described how a father should engage with this problem, is exactly how my dad dealt with it.
Today I am grateful to him for saving me from the path I was following. Who knows where I would be without his interference.
People that don’t struggle with porn perhaps would read this and say I am crazy. But porn is one of the worst addictions to have. Yes, worse than alcoholism or meth. Why is it worse?
Because once you shake alcoholism, you just have to stay away from drinking environments and bars. With porn, it is much harder because even if you stay off of websites, porn magazines, and personal ads, you will never completely be free of porn because they are forever in your head. Takeaway all access to porn, and yet, you can’t escape the mind. On a daily basis I have three thousand pornstars gyrating in my head. If I am not careful I will fail. If Christ had not saved me I might be hopelessly struggling. But He is my help. I definitely could not overcome it in my own strength. All glory be to God!
I was 8 when my cousins showed me some extremely graphic porn videos, it was a vice I just ignored for years or would half heartedly try to quit and then the first stressor set me back. What finally set me free was Christ and many of these recommendations you list here followed almost immediately after that intervention kept me from falling back. This is an invaluable resource for anyone struggling. Grab it by the throat and order it away. Love this post sir.
A few other points to raise: it is incredibly demeaning to women, treats them as cheap harlots, destroys the true basis for intimacy between men and women (self-sacrificing love, procreation), not to mention the inevitable progression to deep evil depravity (S&M, bestiality, rape, even murder)
This article took me back to my childhood. I was that kid caught in porn. But I wasn’t honest and upfront about it. I dabbled then immersed in it for probably two months before it came to my father’s attention.
But the way you described how a father should engage with this problem, is exactly how my dad dealt with it.
Today I am grateful to him for saving me from the path I was following. Who knows where I would be without his interference.
People that don’t struggle with porn perhaps would read this and say I am crazy. But porn is one of the worst addictions to have. Yes, worse than alcoholism or meth. Why is it worse?
Because once you shake alcoholism, you just have to stay away from drinking environments and bars. With porn, it is much harder because even if you stay off of websites, porn magazines, and personal ads, you will never completely be free of porn because they are forever in your head. Takeaway all access to porn, and yet, you can’t escape the mind. On a daily basis I have three thousand pornstars gyrating in my head. If I am not careful I will fail. If Christ had not saved me I might be hopelessly struggling. But He is my help. I definitely could not overcome it in my own strength. All glory be to God!
From the title, I thought it was the kid joined the porn industry and was being filmed. Glad it wasn’t that bad.
I was 8 when my cousins showed me some extremely graphic porn videos, it was a vice I just ignored for years or would half heartedly try to quit and then the first stressor set me back. What finally set me free was Christ and many of these recommendations you list here followed almost immediately after that intervention kept me from falling back. This is an invaluable resource for anyone struggling. Grab it by the throat and order it away. Love this post sir.
Amen!