Hoe je als christen stopt met het kijken naar porno: stappen die helpen



  • Start with five steps: tell one trusted person, filter every device, remove the easy moments, plan the first minutes of temptation, and confess quickly after a slip (1 John 1:9).
  • De Schrift plaatst lust in het hart (Mattheüs 5:28) en de Katholieke Catechismus (paragraaf 2354) noemt pornografie “een ernstige zonde.”
  • The WHO’s ICD-11 lists compulsive sexual behaviour disorder (6C72) as an impulse control disorder, and it says distress caused only by moral disapproval is not enough for the diagnosis.
  • See a counselor when repeated attempts to stop have failed, when use goes on despite harm to a marriage or work, or when it comes with depression or anxiety.
  • Christian help includes Celebrate Recovery, Pure Desire Ministries, Integrity Restored (Catholic) and The Freedom Fight, and there are also Sexaholics Anonymous and accountability software.
  • Anyone viewing sexual images of children must stop now: Stop It Now offers confidential help, and the NCMEC CyberTipline and the Internet Watch Foundation take reports.

If you want to stop watching porn, start with five things: one person who knows, filters on every device, a plan for the first minutes of temptation, quick confession after a slip, and a counselor if the habit will not break. Scripture calls lust sin (Matthew 5:28), and it promises forgiveness to all who confess (1 John 1:9). Every one of those steps does the same work. It brings the habit out of hiding, into the light where God already…

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