“Everyone does it”

The ugly truth is that it might seem like everybody watches porn because a lot of people do. By the time a young person has reached high school, they're likely to have viewed porn. But there's a big difference between accidentally stumbling over porn and being hooked by it or purposefully continuing to consume it.

A growing number of adults see how porn weighs them down and ruins their relationships over time. As a result, many people are committed to quitting porn permanently. Many books, research studies, and organizations with thousands of members exist — dedicated to fighting personal porn consumption. Clearly, not everybody watches porn.

Almost everybody smoked cigarettes not so long ago, often starting in high school. At first, smoking seemed innocent. Then it became almost a rite of passage. Now cigarettes come with a Surgeon General's warning. Like cigarettes, porn should also come with a warning label. Porn's popularity doesn't make it safe or healthy.

Porn can be bad for your physical and mental health, as well as your closest relationships. The longer you consume porn, the harder it gets to quit. Porn actually rewires your brain over time to desire super-normal stimuli. You might even lose interest in real sex or experience early-onset erectile dysfunction.

You are not everyone. Your choices are your own. Quitting porn could literally change your life for the better.