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hen we think about porn, we think about adults. After all, stores that sell pornographic magazines and videos are often called “Adult Stores” and pornographic shows on cable warn of “Adult Content.” But the fact is that most people have their first experience of viewing porn when they are, on average, eleven years old, and almost everyone who has ever been exposed to porn (and that’s the majority of us) first gets an eyeful well before the age of eighteen.
If you have issues with porn today, chances are they can be traced back to your early encounters with pornography. Childhood is a formative and vulnerable period in a person’s life, a time when our attitudes are shaped and many of our behaviors take root. And as we move from childhood to adolescence we develop our sexual appetites and preferences.
Brad is a good example of someone who, like many other children, first saw porn when he was young. He developed a strong habit of using it well before he left home. His story shows how easy it is to be introduced to porn in childhood. Brad is a twenty-seven-year-old salesman, married, with one child. He’s been in porn addiction recovery for the last four years.