Men are slowly lured into pornography. Over time, the attraction to porn moves from innocent curiosity to increasingly enslaving addiction
13 Steps of Becoming Pornified
The Pornified Man is a man who, through repeated porn habits, becomes enslaved to pornography and whose life is affected in hidden ways. He may have no desire to break free, or he may have tried often yet remains trapped.
The path to becoming a Pornified Man is a descent toward enslavement (and Hell!). While a man may jump steps, pull back, or quit for a time before relapsing, the descent generally follows a predictable progression.
As you read down this list, consider which thoughts and behaviors you are experiencing and where your pornography habit may lead you.
Before scanning, know this: God loves you, and no matter how far you have fallen, if you repent and turn to Him, He will forgive you and give you freedom.
Step 1 – Discovering and practicing masturbation in boyhood, joined over time to a natural awareness of and attraction to females. Throughout the 13 Steps, this pattern of sexual arousal and masturbation becomes the key driver of pornification.
Step 2 – Noticing and lingering on sexual images or the sexual characteristics of others.
Step 3 – Seeking out or returning to sexual images (partial nudity, swimsuit and lingerie models, sexualized dance or fitness shorts) in social media, TV, movies, websites, and advertisements.
Step 4 – Looking at others and imagining their sexual characteristics by mentally undressing them.
Step 5 – Accidentally finding or being introduced to pornography by a friend and beginning to search periodically for sexual content online.
Step 6 – Spending more time online, being tracked by algorithms, and being deliberately presented with sexualized content based on past viewing history.
Step 7 – Periodically (monthly or occasionally) exploring pornography sites that feature a wide range of pornography (images, audio, written material, or videos) and saving favorites in hidden folders.
Step 8 – Building a regular secret habit of pornography viewing, usually in the early morning or evening, before falling asleep.
Step 9 – Increasing pornography viewing to several times a week, frequently leading to compulsive bingeing sessions, growing loss of control, and failed attempts to quit or reduce usage.
Step 10 – Increasing pornography usage to almost daily, with a compulsive search for novelty to achieve sexual stimulation by viewing more extreme and perverted material; feeling growing shame and guilt, and may begin to experience erectile dysfunction.
Step 11 – Turning to more immersive pornography types, including virtual reality porn, gaming, personalized AI-generated content, and role-playing sites.
Step 12 – Moving beyond passive pornography viewing to interactive engagement through sexting, chatting, paid subscriptions, and live-stream interactions with sexual performers (i.e., prostitutes).
Step 13 – Directly producing pornography through sexting, sending explicit photos or videos, hidden sexual message threads, secret accounts for explicit exchanges, filming personal sexual acts, or posting sexual content.