Now that pornography has become mainstream and widely accepted, it’s never been harder to avoid it in our lives. Unfortunately, the act of viewing porn can be such a tempting behavior that it’s extremely easy to become dependent on it. Just because something is popular doesn’t mean that it’s right, and porn has a nasty …
When you’re in a relationship, it’s crucial that you and your partner have each other’s interests in mind. It takes a lot of trust and loyalty to make it work, which is why it can be so devastating when you experience betrayal. When this betrayal manifests itself sexually, whether it’s cheating or watching pornography, it …
If you’ve struggled with Pornography addiction, you know the damaging effects it can have on your mental health. While technology increased the occurrence of pornography addiction through the accessibility of the internet, there are advances being made in technology that make this access easier and pose a greater threat to mental health. Today we’re going …
One of the most devastating things that can happen in a relationship is sexual betrayal. Whether it’s infidelity through cheating or something else like porn addiction, the impacts of these actions can have a profound and long-lasting effect on both of you. Today we wanted to take a moment to understand how sexual betrayal can …
Brs. Javed, David and Brighstars members of the Purify Your Gaze community share with us a compiliation of their best tips to stay sober in the month of Ramadan A warm Ramadan Mubarak to all of our readers. May Allah (SWT) accept each of our deeds and grant us forgiveness during this holy month. Ramadan …
The “dry drunk” syndrome, discovered in Alcoholics Anonymous, applies to other addictions, including pornography and sex addiction. At the “dry drunk” level, all you are focused on is abstinence and changing the outside without giving consideration what is on the inside that needs to change. Real recovery work begins when you begin to investigate the …
Being single in today’s day and age where love is always in the air, and sexual promiscuity is spreading around it is even more challenging to protect one’s sense of modesty and to be mindful of Allah SWT. A lot of single Muslims have the perception and rationale that watching pornography or engaging in cybersex …
After a long hiatus from recovery, Malik (name changed for privacy) a Purify Your Gaze member, shares his breakthrough in the area of having a healthy relationship with one’s emotions on his first Sobriety Mastermind meeting he attended. Here are his realizations: “I just got off my first Sobriety Mastermind call. I am so grateful …
It’s great that we are finally seeing efforts to raise awareness about the dangers of pornography and the vulnerability it poses especially to our youth. The truth is exposure alone doesn’t lead to someone developing an addiction. That’s half of the equation. The other part of the equation is an individual who is not well …
Once upon a time society accepted advertisements like the one below that portrayed smoking cigarettes as a healthy and necessary pastime.It took decades for people to accept the research that demonstrated without a shadow of the doubt that smoking harms your health and well being. We are finally starting to see the same happen with porn now. Research …
