The video Pornography Addiction: Is There Hope? is the newest episode in the video series His Grace on the Mormon Channel.
Elizabeth was only 11 years old when she first came across pornography. That encounter sparked a long struggle with addiction, fear, and hopelessness. It was only when she believed in Jesus Christ’s power and desire to heal her that she felt miraculous hope.
Though she spent years suffering from addiction to pornography, she never told anyone.
“I was angry all the time at my family. They didn’t know why,” she says. “Sometimes I felt like they didn’t really know me, and if they did that they wouldn’t love me.”
She secretly researched information on dealing with her addiction, but found that most of it was geared toward men.
“It just made me feel more alone. ‘Am I the only woman struggling with this?’” she wondered.
People of all genders, ages, and faiths are currently drowning in the debilitating effects of pornography addiction. Elizabeth’s personal experience is a reminder that no matter how lost in darkness one feels, hope and light are available to anyone who chooses to believe in Jesus Christ.
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This is one of my favorite “His Grace” videos so far – specifically because it influenced my perspective on how I would teach about pornography. While I have been very aware that women struggle with pornography, I winced as I thought about how many times I’ve heard teachers “reassure” young women in ways like Elizabeth said. How can I better approach teaching as a way to unite our classrooms: help each of us recognize that while we struggle with different challenges, we all struggle which means we are more alike than different. It’s often not our differing circumstances that separate us, but our perspective on diversity as being a “bad thing”. Elizabeth, thank you for sharing your story – just imagine how many peoples’ lives will be influenced for good because you shared your experience!