As we continue to navigate the changes in our society, one thing we know for sure is that anxiety, stress and depression are on the rise! It is no wonder! But did you know regular porn use is on the rise at alarming rates as well? Boredom, Loneliness, Anxiety, Stress, Tiredness and Depression, the “BLASTD effect” are common triggers for […]
Fr. Sean Kilcawley of the Diocese of Lincoln, Neb., joined Dr. Mario Sacasa on his podcast Always Hope to discuss the effects pornography use has on our culture, but particularly the way it hinders vocational discernment. Fr. Kilcawley discusses both his personal experience as well as the latest research on how pornography use affects the […]
Four out of the top 20 websites in 2018 were pornography sites. That’s 20% and that doesn’t even count the pornographic content that was viewed on other popular sites, such as Reddit or Instagram. Jim O’Day, Executive Director of Integrity Restored, digs deeper into the statistics and what they have to tell us about our […]
Porn. The very word makes most people very uncomfortable. It is rarely spoken aloud. Rather, it is nervously spoken in hushed tones to prevent any passersby from getting the wrong idea. Pornography itself does not hide. It is estimated that the porn industry is bigger than Major League Baseball and the National Football League – […]
In June, the World Health Organization (WHO) updated its International Classification of Diseases, the manual for classifying conditions, addictions and diagnosis (ICD). This document was last updated in the 90s, which explains why things like gaming addiction and online porn addiction were not included. Yet in the latest update ICD-11, the WHO recognizes online gaming […]
I often see two types of clients coming through my office struggling with sexual addiction. There’s the man who pursues therapy because his life is out of order as a result of pornography. He has just realized it and if he is married, his wife has found out. There is also the guy who is […]
In a several month sting this spring dubbed “Operation Broken Heart”, more than 2,300 pedophiles were arrested after being targeted for online illegal activity. Their crimes ranged from child sexual abuse to distribution of child pornography. The number of these sorts of crimes is growing, and the increase in pornography and sexual addiction is a […]
Here at Integrity Restored, we have been hearing about and seeing the effects of pornography addiction daily. As I was reading an article this morning, “Inside a porn addiction clinic with patients as young as EIGHT” published in the UK’s Daily Star, it dawned on me how society is not fully aware of the harms, […]
Given the vast proliferation of pornography consumption in the US, we shouldn’t be surprised at how much traffic these sites receive, but I guess I was a little bit. Did you know that 3 out of the most visited sites on the internet are pornography sites? The rankings and the corresponding numbers are staggering! Never […]
By Fr Sean Kilcawley One of the common challenges for men in recovery is to figure out “what is normal” and distinguish that from the effects of past pornography consumption. While it is true that pornography consumption leads to the objectification of others, preoccupation with sexual thoughts and fantasies, a darkened intellect, and weakness of […]
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