How Porn Changed the Way I Saw Sex

Consider Before Consuming

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4.7 • 762 Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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0:00.0	Today's episode is with Rachel, who was first exposed to pornography at just seven years old.
0:10.1	After her first exposure, she would find herself seeking out porn whenever she could,
0:15.0	and went on to develop a porn addiction that lasted 13 years.
0:18.6	Believing that porn addiction was something other girls didn't experience,
0:21.6	kept Rachel from telling anyone about her struggle.
0:24.6	Rachel shares how being exposed to violent porn from such a young age
0:27.6	caused her to later be desensitized to abuse in her relationship.
0:31.6	She now emphasizes the importance of opening up to others about their struggle with porn
0:35.6	in order to break the shame that so often
0:37.7	keeps them struggling. With that, let's jump into the conversation. We hope you enjoy this
0:42.6	episode of Consider Before Consuming.
0:51.2	Hi, Rachel. Thank you so much for making some time for us today. I'm looking forward to chatting with you.
0:57.1	Yeah, of course. Thanks so much for having me. Of course. To kind of get started, can you tell us a little bit about what life looks like for you and who you are?
1:07.4	Yeah, for sure. So my name is Rachel. I'm 22. I am engaged. I'm getting married in August. So I'm currently
1:16.2	in like my wedding. Oh, thanks. I'm currently in like my wedding planning season of my life. I'm a
1:22.7	amazing. So I make coffee and that's about it.
1:28.2	I live in Redding, California.
1:31.0	And yeah, I'm just here right now working and that's about it.
1:36.8	Amazing.
1:37.7	Well, for our listeners, the reason we're chatting today is, as you know,
1:42.4	at Fight the New Drug, we educated on the Harmful Effects
1:44.5	of Pornography, and Rachel has a personal story of how pornography impacted your life. So
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