Sebastián: Fighter & Recovering Porn Addict
Consider Before Consuming
Fight the New Drug
4.8 • 779 Ratings
🗓️ 18 November 2020
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Trigger warning: Graphic descriptions of sex acts and porn videos are discussed during this conversation.
Sebastian is a Fighter from Madrid, Spain, who has been struggling with pornography from a young age. He was eight when he was first exposed to porn when he and his friends searched for it out of curiosity, and by the time he was 12 years old, it became a compulsive habit that escalated into more hardcore genres. Sebastian discovered that he was struggling to perform sexually with partners in real life without porn, so he started to research how pornography affects the brain and sexual performance. In this episode, Sebastian talks about how he’s tried to break free from pornography several times and how he’s still actively working to break free completely. Listen to Sebastian give his honest (and, at times, triggering) account of how porn has negatively impacted him, and how understanding the research on its negative effects and the industry's ties to sex trafficking has helped in his ongoing battle to quit porn for good.
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| 0:00.0 | How can pornography impact you, your loved ones, and the world around you? |
| 0:07.0 | Discover the answer for yourself in our free three-part documentary series, Brain Heart World. |
| 0:13.0 | In three 30-minute episodes, this docu-series dives into how pornography impacts individuals, relationships, and society. |
| 0:20.0 | With witty narration and colorful animation, this age-appropriate series shines a hopeful light |
| 0:26.3 | on this heavy topic. |
| 0:27.8 | In each episode, you'll hear from experts who share research on porn's harms, as well as |
| 0:31.9 | true stories from people who have been impacted personally by pornography. |
| 0:36.0 | Stream the full series for free, or purchase an affordable screening license at |
| 0:40.2 | brainheartworld.org. |
| 0:44.2 | I just started to do it more and more often, you know, and suddenly I was doing like |
| 0:47.8 | five, six times per day. |
| 0:50.2 | And that's when I felt, you know, like this is really changing me. |
| 0:57.2 | My name is Garrett Johnson, and you're listening to Consider Before Consuming, a podcast by Fight the New Drug. |
| 1:04.3 | And in case you're new here, Fight the New Drug is a non-religious and non-legislative organization that exists to provide individuals the opportunity |
| 1:12.2 | to make an informed decision regarding pornography by raising awareness on its harmful effects |
| 1:17.7 | using only science facts and personal accounts. We want these conversations to be educational, |
| 1:23.5 | uplifting, and hopeful. As we sit down with experts, influencers, activists, and people with |
| 1:29.0 | personal accounts, we cover a wide variety of topics that may be triggering to some. You can refer |
| 1:34.5 | to the episode notes for a specific trigger warning. Listener discretion is advised. Today's episode is with |
| 1:41.4 | Sebastian. He's 21 years old, lives in Madrid, Spain, and he's a fighter. |
| 1:47.4 | He first sought out porn at 8 years old. |
| 1:50.0 | Within a few years, he noticed that his porn consumption had escalated to more and more often. |
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