Joseph, now 13, is a recovering porn addict. He discovered pornography when he was nine.
Brittni De La Mora
November 6, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – A new documentary called Over 18 examines the rise of pornography addiction in children as young as nine.
Over 18 details how hardcore pornography has become the norm in the age of the Internet. The pornography industry has undergone massive changes since the days of Playboy, whose images would fit in with today’s mainstream advertisements.
Gabe Deem, the founder of Reboot Nation, shared in Over 18 how he first discovered a pornographic magazine when he was eight, viewed softcore pornography on TV at age nine, and accessed digital pornography with high-speed Internet at age 12.
After a years-long battle with Internet pornography, Deem says he finally “can feel emotions again.”
After he quit pornography, it took him nine months to be able to be aroused without it.
Viewing pornography causes a 200% spike in the brain’s dopamine, the neurotransmitter that helps control pleasure, according to experts interviewed in the film. Porn causes its users’ brains to light up the same way heroin, gambling, and cocaine addicts’ brains do.
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