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Since 2009, we've given visibility to research and personal accounts demonstrating how pornography can negatively impact individuals, relationships, and society. Through this grassroots movement, millions of people have found hope and freedom. We couldn't do this without Fighters like you!

Wow, this docuseries was truly awakening. I’ve tried and tried many times to quit porn, and after relapsing a couple of days ago, this was the motivation that I needed. I accept that what triggers me won’t go away, things won’t change straight away and there’s still the possibility of relapsing again; I have to be aware of that. But when one sees clearly that things do get better and the clouds do part eventually, it’s very motivating to know that there’s more to life than this. Beyond pornography is a better, more rewarding, and more fulfilling life. Thank you for making this documentary. I will work even harder to kick this out of my life!

Aug 2019

What an eye-opening and helpful experience to learn about the underbelly of the pornography industry.

Nov 2020

Thank you so much for the Brain,Heart,World videos. It broke it down very well and in a way that got through to my husband, I think. Keep up the great work!

Jun 2024

Wow, FTND. Your email this morning, with the subject title “PSA: Porn Is Not Healthy” came at exactly the right time. I’ve been having an increasingly difficult time staying away from porn. I’ve been free of it for about 3 months, but, unfortunately, this morning I looked up a popular porn website. Just as I tapped on the first video, your email popped up at the top of my screen. I instantly knew what I was doing shouldn’t happen, and I exited the website. Thanks for the amazingly-timed email, and thanks for all you do to combat this pervasive issue.

Nov 2020

When I am most lost and seemingly have no purpose, I desire porn so much more. These campaigns have given my darkness a purpose and a chance to redeem all those years I wasted stuck in porn addiction. #stopthedemand‬

Nov 2017

I’m currently in counseling right now to retrain my brain to not want porn. I went over 50 days without a stumble for the first time in my life, and even though I did eventually fall, my wife and counselor were so proud! This journey has also helped to create a healthy sex life for my wife and me. I no longer see her as an object but as my forever partner who will stand by me through this struggle! This movement has changed my life and I never want to go back to the way things used to be. Keep fighting and keep loving!

Sep 2022

I have self-esteem and trust issues. I’m still with my partner, and after talking about porn’s harm, we’re much better. I love him with all my heart, and I now feel he loves himself and me more than ever. I’m so happy I was finally able to communicate and feel free to talk about this.

Aug 2023

I am currently battling this addiction and I struggle to find the words to express my gratitude to everyone who made this documentary, and to everyone who made it available.

Jun 2019

Thanks for doing such great work, I’ve been in recovery for a few years now and reading your articles and listening to your podcasts fills me with hope for a better future.

Aug 2024

As a 36-year-old man, I have been habitually binging porn for most of my life. I can’t overturn the contribution I have made to its demand, but I’d like you to know that your message is true and needs to be so much louder. I’m trying to make this year about health, and I’m abstaining from pornography from now on with great incentive from the stories FTND has publicized. Porn is really the last unaddressed problem in my life, and it may have been standing between me and meaningful relationships this whole time.

No amount of money will balance the books of my consumption, but if it helps to amplify the signal for others and hopefully break the habit for others, then it’s well spent.

May 2018

Fight the New Drug, I want to thank you for absolutely everything. You guys have helped me understand pornography in a new way that I have never seen before. I thought your information was so important that I did a presentation on it and showed my school how detrimental porn actually is to your brain and heart. The project went extremely well, and I was able to show the kids how harmful porn is and how it affects others around you.

Sep 2023

Incredible. A phenomenal, heart-wrenching look at the suffering and destruction porn brings to our lives—and the beauty that lies in life that we can experience when we break free. Thank you.

Oct 2023

Hey, guys! Four days ago, I reached my 1-year mark in recovery. I can honestly say that abstaining from porn has been the best thing that’s ever happened to me. I have my life back! And while I can say my life isn’t perfect, this recovery period has given me the tools I need to embrace every challenge that comes my way! I no longer need to resort to porn to numb my feelings and escape my problems, I found the strength within me to fight and keep moving forward no matter what, and it’s so worth it! I think clearer, I sleep better, my relationships are amazing, and I no longer look at women as objects and can actually look them in the eyes without feeling guilty and wondering what they would say.

Fighting this is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I’m proud to be a Fighter!

Dec 2018

As a young boy, I did not get any education on sex or have anywhere to turn to get my questions answered. The circles I was in presented sex as something that was gross, dirty, and wrong to want until marriage. Essentially, I feel like a lot of circles try to scare sexual desire out of people at a young age because, in their minds, it protects them. But when I got older and inevitably had these thoughts, questions, and desires, I felt like I had no person to go to in order to get answers and so because of my curiosity I stumbled upon porn but had nobody I could go to. My hope is to help change the stigma and the conversation around pornography and to help kids make an educated decision on it.

Oct 2023

As a teen, I watched porn all the way until I became pregnant with my first kid. My mother raised us to be aware of addiction and how it sneaks up on you and takes over your life. I knew there was something wrong with the fact that I always resorted back to watching porn. The fact that I couldn’t stop permanently wasn’t “normal,” so I went searching for research on the subject. That’s when I stumbled upon this huge movement called Fight the New Drug.

Once I read the stats on how people are sex trafficked for porn, and how porn is impacting our culture and love, I was devastated that I had been supporting. It pushed me to learn more, and that’s when I learned how porn affects our brains and pulls us into the addiction. I made it my mission to never let my porn addiction affect me again and to reach out to as many people as possible to educate and help others with their addiction to porn. I can PROUDLY say I have not watched porn in two years!! I am proud to be porn-free!

Oct 2019

Thank you very much! You guys are doing an amazing job! I’ll try my best to overcome this addiction.

Sep 2024

33 years of porn addiction; 34 months now of freedom! You guys are one tool I use in the battle. Thanks!

Jun 2021

I was once a prisoner of porn and am still fighting against its grip on my life. It is the FTND website that has helped me find a way to fight and encourage me to seek real love rather than artificial love, especially in the past year as I tried to focus on my studies and finish my final year of high school. FTND has helped me more than I could ever express when I was introduced to the movement in 2016. I basically want to say thank you to everyone who is keeping the movement alive. Keep it up because it has changed my life.

Aug 2020

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