Richmond, Va., Dec 16, 2018 / 16:46 pm
Andy*, a devout Catholic and recently married man in his twenties, encountered a vicious cycle of pornography in high school and some college – a cycle of porn and loneliness.
"[Porn] would create this whole loneliness, but then, [because of] that loneliness itself, I was seeking for some sort of connection and I was seeking that through the use of pornography, like this reciprocating cycle," he told CNA.
Starting sophomore year of high school and ending sometime in college, Andy's porn use would also make him feel shame about interacting with people. It would lead him to be more anti-social, then to loneliness, and ultimately to more porn use. He said it was real, human connection which broke that cycle.
"I found that one of the things that actually helped me break that cycle was actually more interaction with people that were really good friends and people that were there for me."