FAITH-BASED PORN ADDICTION RECOVERY
From struggling in silence to
Standing Strong
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Do You Want To
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experience lasting freedom from pornography addiction?
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break out of the shame cycle?
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be a person of strength and integrity?
Sounds too good to be realistic?
I get it. You’ve probably tried so many times that every attempt seems to prove that you’re stuck with it.
But what if this doesn't have to
be your story ?
FREE BEGINNER'S GUIDE !
Breaking Free: Your First 5 Steps to Overcoming Pornography Addiction
This free guide shows you the first steps you need to take on your journey towards freedom from porn.
Want to know how to break free ?
Is Freedom Even Possible?
You’ve probably tried to stop more times than you can count. You’ve promised yourself it was the last time—several times. Maybe you’ve even started to believe this is just who you are now.
Friend, listen:
you are not your addiction
Freedom isn’t the result of trying to be stronger. It’s the result of learning what’s driving the porn addiction and healing the parts of you that have been stuck in coping mode.
To get there, it’s not enough to want it badly. You need the right tools. Standing Strong Project is here to provide you with those.
Welcome to your freedom journey.
test yourself
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Do I have an Addiction?
... or a Bad Habit?
Wondering whether you have a porn addiction or just a bad habit?
Take the free self-test and find out.
Recovery: What Actually Works
What do I need to break free from porn addiction and stay free?
At its core, sexual addiction isn’t about sex. It’s about the “feel-good” brain chemical, dopamine. When your brain learns to rely on a dopamine rush to escape stress or pain, it establishes links between your nervous system and your emotional life. That’s why it’s not enough to simply try to avoid pornography.
Research in sexual addiction recovery consistently shows that the most effective porn addiction recovery speak to the whole person:
your neurobiology
your emotional world
your spiritual life
your sense of identity
That’s why every journey at Standing Strong Project walks with you through every layer of healing: body, soul, and spirit. By the way, that’s biblical.
Because real freedom requires
inner transformation
Not Sure Where to Go Next?
You don’t have to figure everything out today. Sometimes the next step is simply researching what addiction is and what recovery looks like.
Whether you’re just beginning to explore or ready to dive in, there’s a next step here.
FIRST STEPS:
Read the free guide “Breaking Free: Your First 5 Steps to Overcoming Pornography Addiction”
FIND OUT ABOUT PORN ADDICTION:
Watch informative videos on SSP’s YouTube-channel “Breaking Strongholds”
READY FOR LONG-TERM FREEDOM:
Check out the Standing Strong Hero Program, your full faith-based recovery journey.
Why Don't I Have the ...
Strength to Quit Porn?
You may have believed that if you were just disciplined or spiritual enough, you wouldn’t be stuck in this struggle.
It’s a common and damaging myth that you should be able to quit porn on your own. In reality, it takes more than effort. It requires support from others, emotional healing, neurochemical resetting, and the practice of biblical transformation principles.
You’re not weak for needing help. You’re wise for choosing it.
FAQ
Common Questions
Is porn addiction real?
It’s very real. Watching porn releases “feel-good” chemicals in your brain that, over time, rewire the pathways in your nervous system. The more you use porn to feel good, the more your brain craves it when you don’t feel good. Just like with alcohol or nicotine, your nervous system can become dependent on that stimulus to feel satisfied, because repeated porn use literally changes your biology.
Porn addiction isn’t just an excuse for sexual release. But realizing it’s an addiction is an opportunity to seek help.
Is watching porn the same as being addicted to it?
Not necessarily. Some people are able to use porn without developing compulsive patterns, just like some people smoke cigarets occasionally without becoming addicted to it.
But if you’ve tried to stop and can’t, if you use it despite feeling bad about it, or if you find yourself hiding or lying about (parts of) your porn use, it’s an indication that it may be more than a bad habit. Addiction isn’t about the action itself but whether or not it controls you.
Take the faith-based test: Am I addicted to porn?
What does it take to break free from porn?
Because neurobiology shows that sex addiction is rooted in how the body’s reward system responds to emotional stress, true healing requires working with both the body and the emotional life. Any recovery process that ignores emotional pain points and self-regulation may, at best, teach a person how to resist temptation but is really only creating “dry drunks”. To become entirely free for good, you need to process the emotional luggage that keeps you stuck in coping mode.
How does a Christian break free from pornography?
By dealing with the root, not just the behavior, while living in a close relationship with Jesus. Porn addiction isn’t simply a moral failure or a spiritual deficit: it’s a learned pattern tied to stress, emotional pain, and the brain’s reward system. That’s why freedom takes more than prayer or discipline. It requires honest work with your emotional life, your beliefs about yourself, AND your connection to God. Even secular scientists say that breaking free from porn requires working on body, emotions, identity, and spiritual life.
Is it possible to quit porn forever?
Trying to quit porn can feel impossible, because regular use literally rewires your brain to keep craving it. But that doesn’t mean it’s impossible. It just means the process is emotionally challenging and requires the right kind of support. Anyone who wants lasting freedom needs more than motivation; they need a structured process guided by a professional who understands the nature of sexual addiction and what healthy sexuality looks like.
Then, yes, it is possible! Every day, there are people who break bree from porn because they do the necessary recovery work.
How do I overcome sexual temptations?
In early recovery, temptation can feel overwhelming, because your brain is still wired to seek relief through porn. That’s why it’s important to have a strategy in place and not simply try to wing it when you’re standing in the middle of temptation.
Get to know your addiction cycle so you become able to interrupt your automatic inner responses and engage in the mental and emotional processes needed. As you heal, those urges lose their grip. The more your nervous system stabilizes, the less tempting porn will actually feel.
Is watching porn a sin if I'm single?
Sexual sin isn’t primarily about hurting a partner. Jesus made it clear that he considers sexual lust, directed towards anyone other than a spouse, sexually immoral. Porn disconnects sex from love, commitment, and intimacy, therefore separating it from the connection God intended. When we use porn, we abuse our sexuality as intended by God, and that’s by definition a sin.
I'm a woman struggling to quit porn. Is something wrong with me?
Absolutely not! Porn addiction affects both men and women, but many women carry a double layer of shame: one for the struggle itself, making them feel weak, and another for believing it’s a “male problem”, making them feel like freaks.
Addiction doesn’t discriminate. Women experience the same emotional pain and are therefore at risk of developing the same addictions. If you’re a woman struggling to quit porn, you’re not alone.
