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There are some interesting comments in the following discussion about the fact that when watching porn your ability to think morally is effectively turned off. Maybe that is the reason that while watching you are ok with the process, but after you stop you feel disgusted with yourself for what you have just done. OnceContinue reading “Is watching porn turning off your ability to think morally?”

Maybe if it is verified that everybody being filmed is perfectly comfortable, has agreed to everything that is happening, and is well paid, then it is ok to watch porn? Or maybe if you only watch videos of married couples having sex it is ok? Think again!

The Pakaranga Ecclesia recently had another talk about pornography on their Family Matters podcast, which is well worth listening to as a follow on to the initial discussion they had about this topic.

Your mind won’t be content to keep watching the ‘normal’ content that you might currently be viewing. To keep getting the same level of pleasure you will need to start watching more and more perverse content, maybe even to the level of needing to watch content that is illegal!

Understanding how dopamine influences your behaviour may be helpful in getting your compulsive use of pornography under control.

It is interesting that Paul, when speaking about things that ought not to be done, does not say “There must not be sexual immorality, impurity …”, instead he goes even further than that, saying, “But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, impurity …”

Reflections from an anonymous brother. How do you begin a topic like sexual lust? You see it’s a really important topic, but it’s something we don’t discuss. We don’t discuss it, because it’s not comfortable.