As observed by many surveys, an average child is exposed to porn by 11 years or slightly older. In fact, many children are fond of the habits of searching for pornographic materials on the internet. Although websites such as ThePornDude are striving to reduce the ability of kids to access porn on their platforms, many of the kids have devised means of dealing with all measures put in place. Hence, exposure to porn has become a common challenge for many students.

This article focuses on the experience of a student who started watching a lot of porn after gaining admission to the university. As a freshman, he was often disturbed by the tons of school works that he had to do as well as the pressure he had to graduate from the university with flying colors. After a while, he was overwhelmed and turned to vices to save himself from his troubles. He started playing video games more than before and skipping classes. Since he was already exposed to porn before his teenage years, it was easy for him to start watching more porn as the day went by.

Over time, he became more addicted to watching porn as he could hardly go a day without watching some episodes. Also, he became more drawn to fetish pornographic content. It is worthwhile to understand that he wasn’t alone as 90% of young adult males watch pornographic content regularly. Overall, millions of people of different ages and genders around the world are addicted to watching porn.

His experience about the effects of porn addiction

According to the student’s experiences, pornography is one of the most powerful factors that lower the sexual energy that men require to perform well in society. He notes that after watching porn, he would become lazier and won’t have the urge to talk to girls. However, before his addiction to porn, he was active in talking to girls and trying to have good relationships with them.

He relied heavily on the virtual partners that he had on porn sites. Rather than talk to girls, he would rather look for the most beautiful and sexiest women online as they have sex and masturbate. Sadly, the videos of lots of these women are easily available and accessible on the internet. Also, the society, in many places, accepts this phenomenon as being normal. Furthermore, he noted that he, in many situations, refused to have sex with his girlfriend because he knew he would rather watch porn afterward.

Notably, his claim has been supported by some statistics that showed that over 50% of individuals that take part in “sexual internet interactions” lost sexual desire. The statistics also revealed that pornography has boosted marital infidelity rates significantly.

Another important thing that the student noted was the effect of pornography on his school performance. He said that since he started watching porn regularly, he became anti-social and unmotivated to do most of the things he used to do. After a while, he was not doing his homework again. Over time, his attendance dropped significantly as he continued to avoid gathering where he could meet people. Besides, his grades began to fall and he became more miserable than ever before.

Seeking for solutions

The realization of his problems made him understand that he needed help. Resultantly, he began searching for assistance on the internet. Luckily, he came across an online support community for people that are addicted to pornography. While the support community assisted him to an extent, he still went ahead to find someone of his age to talk to. Now, his condition has improved significantly. He can now go on for days without watching porn or masturbating.

Overall, porn can have damning effects on students. Therefore, they should try to avoid it as much as possible.