Are you worried about your porn use?

If you’re having issues with the use of pornography and it’s affecting your sex life or relationships:

• Learn more about the potentially harmful effects of pornography and what you can do
• Seek support from a trusted friend or adult
• Reduce time spent watching porn or how often you watch it
• Talk to a counsellor for support

Signs of porn addiction to look out for and seek help:

• If you find that you need to watch more and more extreme porn to get turned on
• If porn makes you feel unable to enjoy intimacy or sex with a person in real life
• If porn starts to negatively affect your feelings about yourselves, your body or your behavior; or is causing anxiety or feelings of shame
• If porn starts to occupy too much time or too many thoughts; and impacts on or limits the time you spend doing other activities including work, studies, hobbies, socializing or being with family
• If watching porn affects your expectations of sex or the expectations you have of your sexual partner in ways that could be harmful to yourself or your partner