I went to a counselor the other week. Someone I know and love has been in counseling for over a year, and I was starting to think they were manipulating their counselor. So I made an appointment and requested that I would be able to talk about this person. The counselor got permission from his… Read more »
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The Barna Group recently released an extensive study about the attitudes of porn in modern America, especially among young people and churchgoers. They surveyed over 3000 people and found that, overall, porn has become more accepted and normalized. The attitudes about porn have shifted so much that now more young people are concerned about the… Read more »
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The rise of the smartphone has led to a matching rise in mobile porn viewing. More people are using phones than ever before, and more people are using them to look at porn than ever before, too. So what’s a conscientious person supposed to do? How can one avoid the temptation of porn on the… Read more »
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What if the one thing you fear most was the source of your deepest healing? This is the paradox of pornography addiction. In shame, porn addicts seek safety in the shadows of isolation. The sad irony is that in doing so, they separate themselves from a profound source of healing: authentic and accepting relationships. After… Read more »
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“I am alone” “I am the only woman who struggles with porn” There are many lies a woman will believe in her lifetime: that she is too fat or too bossy, that shoulder pads were a good idea, that her worth comes from her outward appearance, that she can’t lift heavy weights, that she needs… Read more »
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You’re ready to quit your addiction. You’re ready to be teachable, to be under leadership and mentoring. You’re ready to own your problem and get the help you need. You’re ready for accountability. All this sounds romantic, but accountability is a deliberate confrontation with yourself through another person—and confrontation is hard. It’s even harder when… Read more »
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Your husband just confided in you that he looked at porn. I know it must bring up a lot of emotions: – Betrayal because he didn’t stay faithful to you – Mistrust because how can you trust him in small or big things if he couldn’t be trusted not to look – Self-doubt because you… Read more »
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I first felt shame when I was four years old. My parents discovered my hideous onesie overflowing with the heads of stolen plastic flowers. They were pink. I felt the same thing when I was ten and I borrowed my brother’s magic kit and broke it. When I was fifteen, I felt it again when… Read more »
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Is porn worth it? It’s a question worth answering, but to do so, let me tell you a story: One of the most painful life experiences I’ve ever had was the first time I got major rejection from a girl I had a crush on. I was in 8th grade, and I’d kinda crushed on… Read more »
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Is Erotic Fiction Porn? We’ve got it all wrong if we think erotic fiction is just a harmless way for women to sizzle away under their blankets at night. Of course we all know the Fifty Shades series had a sizeable portion of the female population Olympic-sprinting for some alone time with Mr. Grey, but… Read more »
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