UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS –
Nov. 29, 2024 – Shaun Flores was 11 years old when he first started watching porn, after being introduced to it by a friend.
“I was hooked almost immediately,” the now 30-year-old says.
“It was just like, wow, what is this that people are doing where they look like they’re just having the time of their lives.”
Shaun’s curiosity quickly turned into something that he found difficult to stop.
He describes watching porn morning, noon and night, saying it became as “common as brushing your teeth”.
Shaun has shared his story in a new BBC iPlayer series, Sex After.
“I realised there was an issue when I had no energy to do anything,” he says. “I didn’t want to play football, I just wanted to be inside.
“But there was the guilt and the shame that came with it, and no matter what I tried to do, I couldn’t stop watching it.
“That’s when I knew there was something up.”
