It’s chilling really. It’s what I like to call the “SILENT KILLER” It often goes unrecognized because addiction to a behavior is a relatively new concept to many people. Is it really a harmless entertainment for the bored minds?
It took down my husband. It nearly took down our marriage SEVERAL times. It lead to YEARS of pain, brokenness and despair. It numbs the mind. People are objects. It’s caustic. Stats show rapists, drug addicts and murders started here. It rewires the brain through hormones and repeated experiences formalize the rewiring.
And then, enough is never enough. "If I take the same dose of a drug over and over and my body begins to tolerate it, I will need to take a higher dose of the drug in order for it to have the same effect that it did with a lower dose the first time," So it now becomes the gateway to more.
How do you pierce the darkness?
It can be reduced to three simple principles: repentance, discipleship, and accountability. Porn is bondage.
85% of men view it. It's a destruction of the mind, body and heart and it's one of the only sins that you sin against your own body. The pleasure hormone that is released becomes more addictive than cocaine. The mind and body longs for more, but soon the body and mind become desensitized and numb so that it can continue engaging in the Darkness of viewing other men's daughters wives and women as an object rather than a person. Long term affects on the Engaging in pornography is one of the most selfish and cowardly things that you can choose to do in a marriage.85% of men view it.It's a destruction of the mind, body and heart and it's one of the only sins that you sin against your own body.The pleasure hormone that is released becomes more addictive than cocaine. The mind and body longs for more, but soon the body and mind become desensitized and numb so that it can continue engaging in the Darkness of viewing other men's daughters wives and women as an object rather than a person. Long term affects on the brain and emotions, and marriage are devastating. If Satan can temp you to destroy the intimacy of a marriage, he can basically destroy the entire thing. Intimacy is of number one importance created by God for two people to come together in Purity, sacrifice and love. Watching porn causes dopamine to be released in the part of the brain responsible for emotions and learning. ... But the brain begins to change as we repeatedly tap into this particular pathway by viewing porn — it becomes desensitized to the effects of dopamine. This is the new "marriage destroyer" drug. and emotions, and marriage are devastating. If Satan can temp you to destroy the intimacy of a marriage, he can basically destroy the entire thing. Intimacy is of number one importance created by God for two people to come together in Purity, sacrifice and love. Watching porn causes dopamine to be released in the part of the brain responsible for emotions and learning. ... But the brain begins to change as we repeatedly tap into this particular pathway by viewing porn — it becomes desensitized to the effects of dopamine. This is the new "marriage destroyer" drug.