Dangers of Pornography and Ways to Destroy This Mammoth Social Evil

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Pornography is such a serious danger in today’s society. It is one of the most common forms of addiction in the world today. There are terrifying facts about pornography after several hours of research by many organizations all around the world. These facts help us to understand the seriousness of this addiction and why it needs to stop immediately.

Some Disturbing Facts about Porn:

1) Research states that pornography affects about 5% – 8% of adults all over the world.

2) Every second, 30,000 people are viewing pornography.

3) Every 30 minutes a porn film is made in the United States of America.

4) There are nearly 68 million daily pornographic search engine requests. (That is 25% of all the search requests on the internet).

5) About 200,000 Americans are pornography addicts, defined as spending 11 hours or more per week watching pornography.

6) 12% of websites on the internet are pornographic. That’s 2,46,44,172 sites.

7) 35% of all internet downloads are pornographic.

8) The average age of initial porn exposure is 11.

9) Surveys state that over 50% of religious men and 20% of religious women stated that they are addicted to pornography.

10) In America, internet pornography generates revenue of about 2.84 billion dollars and the porn industry worldwide generates revenue of about 4.9 billion dollars.

Harmful Dangers of Pornography:

Addiction:

Pornography is such a serious issue that gives only problems and negative side effects. Pornography is a kind of problem that eventually makes you a hardcore addict. No one has watched porn occasionally or habitually and not fallen captive to this evil. Pornography can have a serious hold over the brain of a person watching its content.

Porn scenes, like addictive substances, are seen as hyper-stimulating triggers that lead to a person experiencing unnaturally high levels of dopamine secretion. This can seriously damage the dopamine reward system and can leave the reward system unresponsive to the good and acceptable natural sources of pleasure.

Affects your Relationship:

Another major problem of pornography is that it affects and ruins relationships. An intimate relationship requires time and energy to be invested into it. But that’s not easy. That’s where porn comes into action and provides a way to just avoid all this pain and effort for a quick momentary pleasure that seems to be similar to the pleasure that intimacy with a partner brings.

Data and surveys between 2006 and 2014 show us that the rate of divorce had doubled for the average American who started watching porn. Studies also state that 56% of divorce cases involved one person having an obsessive interest in watching pornographic content.

Supports the Evil of Human Trafficking:

Porn also supports Human Trafficking. The facts show us that every click on a porn website actually contributes to destroying life through sexual immorality. The shocker is that even those who are acting in porn videos are actually forced to do gross and hurtful things that they never even want to do. 

For a study, around 854 human trafficking survivors were surveyed, and the results showed that nearly 50% of them were forced into acting in pornographic movies. How shocking and how shameful!


Here's what You can do if you're Fighting this Battle:

I can go on all day stating the negative side effects and the dangers of pornography. This evil has got to stop immediately. One of the major reasons why masses of people remain addicted to pornography is because they are afraid to reach out for help. They are afraid of asking for help because not many people talk about this.

We all have weaknesses and it's okay if you have fallen into this addiction. There is a way out! That’s good news, isn’t it? Yes, here are a few tips for you if you’re battling this addiction.

1) Know that you are not alone in this Fight

 

The first thing you’ve got to do is stop putting yourself down and you have to get out of your shame-filled mentality. You’re not alone in this battle and it's okay if you have fallen into this addiction.

2) You must acknowledge that you are Addicted and you must realize that you are doing something wrong

Most of the people in the world deny the fact that they are addicted which makes it really difficult for them to stop watching porn. Accept the naked truth that you are addicted. It’s not failure but victory to accept our mistakes.

3) Take responsibility for your actions and decisions and stop blaming others for your addiction

Stop blaming your partner or your spouse for not showing you affection or love. Instead, take up responsibility for your every action and learn from your mistakes and your past.

4) Prepare yourself to run away from or to avoid every form of temptation

Never give in to the lies of this addiction. Runaway from every situation that tempts you to watch such filth on the internet. You only deceive yourself when you think you can play with fire without getting burnt.

5) Give yourself ample time to work through your process of Recovery

Sometimes God will take you through a slow yet steady process of growing that may seem painful. But the result would be victory over this addiction and a life free from shame, guilt, and lust.

View your victory over this addiction as a marathon and not as a sprint. Look for the little victories in your journey to overcome porn and rejoice in the progress you’re making. Approach this addiction one day at a time even though it sounds cliché. God Bless You.

Written By - Daniel Deepak Charles