Steven Wolt

I didn't know why this was so intoxicating and why I couldn't stop.

And the problem was wrong with that type of porn.

But for me, it brought up so much shame.

And that shame was so debilitating in my life.

And so it was really a painful experience.

You know, this was a long time ago.

So there wasn't information around that.

There wasn't a place to go and talk about this stuff.

So, you know, I just had this kind of really horrible feeling.

I was engaging in a behavior that didn't feel like it was in alignment with my values and I was suffering.

Well, you know, it's interesting.

The ease and accessibility of porn, today anyway, make it so easy to regulate your emotions with it, right?

You just think about how you're able to really avoid discomfort

Because here's the deal, right?

If you're feeling anxious, you watch porn, you feel temporarily calm, right?

You're feeling bored, you watch porn, you feel some stimulation.

You're feeling lonely, you watch porn, you feel artificial connection.

So porn for me can actually affect and change my mood.

So why is that a bad thing, right?

And so, because porn can work in the short term.