Rachel Hale
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first heard Mar 2026
last heard 25 Aug
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Other men who did know that they had a problem
reached breaking points in their relationships, whether that was with a significant other or their families, in the way that the porn really became something that they couldn't shake.
A lot of these men said that they thought it was something they could quit cold turkey and then realized for one reason or another that they couldn't.
One of these young men, Ryan, who's now 25, on a nine-month mission trip where he did not have access to porn, went through some really significant physical challenges
symptoms that you could liken to withdrawal symptoms of sorts, including, you know, having headaches, feeling very lethargic.
And that was one way that he realized it.
Other men I spoke with talked about having porn-induced erectile dysfunction, where when they became sexually active in their 20s or at a different age, they realized that they really struggled to engage in sexual activity in real life when they didn't have that porn on the screen.
As I was researching, like you said, I came across a mix of both of these types of forums and some of them are named similarly.
So it's a hard landscape to navigate.
And it's usually one that people are only going to find if they're really looking for it for these support groups.
There's a big intersection of the porn recovery support groups and other male mental health and like male motivational forums on Reddit specifically, though there are others.
And some of these groups have 1 million members, some of them upwards of half a million weekly visitors.
And I, in my research, came across more than five, maybe a dozen of these groups total.
And so what really struck me about it is just how many men are struggling with this.
And of those men who are going to seek that support, how many might be struggling silently to where they would have sought out these groups.
And some of these different forms will have monthly challenges and
People will use these forums to post updates about their recovery journey, to share their stories and to seek out support from others.
Often younger boys seeking out advice may be from older people on the forums.
And of course, these forums aren't exclusive just to men.
But after speaking to moderators, it was clear anecdotally that there are a lot of men who are using these forums as a first step place.
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