I Tried Everything To Quit Porn

I Tried Everything To Quit Porn

From Consider Before Consuming by Fight the New Drug

March 18, 2026 · 51 min · Episode 160

About this episode

Hunter Clark shares his personal struggle with quitting pornography and the deeper emotional issues behind it.

Hunter Clark was first exposed to pornography as a child. What started as curiosity eventually became a habit he struggled for years to overcome. Like many people, he tried everything he could think of to quit—willpower, accountability partners, blockers, even extreme personal challenges—but nothing seemed to work. In this episode of Consider Before Consuming , Hunter shares how shame kept him stuck in that cycle for years and how things began to change when he stopped focusing only on quitting porn and started looking at the deeper reasons behind the behavior. In this conversation, we explore questions many people are already asking: Why is porn so hard to quit? Does shame make porn habits worse? Can pornography affect relationships? And why do so many partners blame themselves when they discover a loved one’s porn habit? Hunter opens up about the moment he realized his struggle was connected to deeper emotional wounds, the impact pornography had on his relationship with his wife, and how honesty and open conversations helped break the isolation that shame can create. We also discuss the idea that porn habits are often a symptom of something deeper—whether that’s unresolved…

People in this episode

Guest: Hunter Clark

Topics covered

  • pornography
  • shame
  • emotional wounds
  • relationships
  • addiction

Keywords

  • quit porn
  • accountability
  • personal challenges
  • emotional struggles

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