Get The Facts: How Porn Can Negatively Impact Love And Intimacy
Consider Before Consuming
Fight the New Drug
4.8 • 779 Ratings
🗓️ 15 June 2022
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
Countless studies consistently show that porn consumers tend to struggle in their relationships. From poorer relationship quality to an increased likelihood of cheating, research suggests that porn plays a major role in fueling unhealthy relationship dynamics.
This episode is a part of our Get The Facts series, where we explore the research on a specific topic surrounding porn’s harms to help you be more informed and more empowered with the facts.
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| 0:00.0 | Decades of studies from respected institutions have demonstrated significant impacts of porn consumption on individuals, relationships, and society. |
| 0:20.0 | Our Get the Facts resource includes 15 research-based articles to help individuals consumption on individuals, relationships, and society. |
| 0:25.8 | Our get-the-fax resource includes 15 research-based articles to help individuals get the facts about the harms of porn. |
| 0:27.4 | Check out our get-the-facts articles by visiting F-T&D.org forward-slash get-the-fax. |
| 0:32.8 | That's F-T-N-D-O-R-G forward-slash get-the-fax. |
| 0:39.2 | My name is Garrett.ndd.org forward slash get the facts. My name is Garrett Johnson, and you're listening to Consider before consuming, a podcast by Fight |
| 0:46.0 | the New Drug. |
| 0:47.3 | And in case you're new here, Fight the New Drug is a non-religious and non-legislative organization |
| 0:52.6 | that exists to provide individuals the opportunity |
| 0:55.7 | to make an informed decision regarding pornography by raising awareness on its harmful effects |
| 1:01.5 | using only science, facts, and personal accounts. Welcome to part two of our get the facts |
| 1:07.8 | series, where we explore the research on a specific topic surrounding |
| 1:12.5 | porn's harms on individuals, relationships, and society to help you be more informed and empowered |
| 1:19.8 | with the facts. |
| 1:21.7 | You can find the sources to the claims made in this episode or read along at Ftndd.org forward slash get the facts. Now let's get to the |
| 1:32.5 | episode. Despite the incredible complexity of the human brain, at least one thing is clear. As human |
| 1:41.1 | beings, we are hardwired for connection. While the importance of love and connection |
| 1:45.7 | has been a popular topic of study among philosophers for thousands of years, modern neuroscience |
| 1:51.0 | confirms that we are neurobiologically wired to develop meaningful relationships with other humans. |
| 1:57.0 | As world-renowned researcher and author Dr. Bernay Brown has stated, and I quote, |
| 2:02.7 | we are psychologically, emotionally, and cognitively hardwired for connection, love, and belonging. |
| 2:08.8 | Connection, along with love and belonging, is what gives purpose and meaning to our lives, |
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