Teen Health Issues

“I didn’t want to keep looking. But I did.”

This was what most teens say, when caught red-handed engaged in porn viewing. It is not their fault. This is a very usual thing which can happen to most teens. Not only guys but girls can also be a part of this. It’s the age, the newly dominating hormones, the adolescent behavior and the curious mind. Do you remember how you got to see those pron materials for the first time ? Most would definitely remember “Internet” as the answer (in their mind). Because porn is available very easily on net. People are selling sex targeting the teens. Most are also available free of cost, as a sample so that once you get addicted to it, you end up watching by paying. It’s not your fault ! Trust me, it was never your fault. It’s a cheap mischief out of which some are earning. Only we need to understand that. Few incidents which I came across are provided below.

Incident 1.

I remember when I was in Class 10th, I got to know what porn was. It was when I got a new computer connected to Internet. I was so thrilled. I wanted to study so hard, go through all the sample papers available, email my favorite celebrities and lots lots more. I cant express how excited I was. I surfed all sites for my study sample papers. I kept doing that he whole day. I would not evne let my brother touch it and often we both fought about the same. But he was too young to peep into my studies. Days passed with my increased enthusiasm for study and learn new things using the Internet.

One night, I was searching for some academic topic and suddenly an ad popped up saying, “Click here to have real fun”. I still remember ! A teen of such small age, who has not even completed her 14 years, is obvious to get curious and click. I clicked and a new window opened. I don’t remember the name of the site, but the pictures I saw just took my breath away. Sweats rolled down from behind the ears, from my forehead. Those filthy pictures, I just could not understand what was all that about. But anyway, it looked really nasty and vulgar. I closed it at once and shut down my PC. Though, I didn’t look at it for much time, but still I kept thinking about it the whole night. I was so shocked, I could feel my heart beat faster and faster and could not sleep for the whole night. I thought of talking to my family or friends, but could not. I just know this much that whatever I did was not supposed to be seen.

Days passed, and with the pressure of exams and studies, the incident had become dusky. But one day suddenly I felt like seeing the site again. This thought came into my mind reading some topic related to “sexual health”. I searched on net with some objectionable words, I wondered, how easily it could be accessed. I kept browsing, looking at pictures, looking at streaming videos. It was providing me with ultimate pleasure and fun. The world looked so good for few moments. But it was just for few minutes to few hours. Then I felt saturated with those stuffs. It no longer could bind my attention. At such small age, I was unable to understand what I was exactly going through. But I used to look at it whenever I felt like. After a few days, I used the Internet only for this purpose, not realizing the fact that I had got addicted to pornography.

Incident 2.

I used to go to my friend’s house for ‘combined’ studies. We used to more fun than studies. This is why I think it was named as ‘combined’ studies. He had Internet access at his home. We used to play computer games for hours together. We used to have a nice time enjoying ‘no studies’. One day while searching for some game, I came across a dirty site, unknowing that it is a porn site. We both threw shocks at each other and looked. We laughed, giggled loud to hide our nervousness. We passed comments saying, “That’s so stupid. Turn it off.” But we never turned it off. We kept watching it. Then I went home. After that our lives changed. We started feeling like a man. My friend kept searching for more photos, videos on the net and would watch it with me. I could not realize but I was getting addicted. I knew I wanted more and more. I didn’t want to look. But I Did.

Incident 3.

I went to a convenience store with one of my friend. There I saw him picking up some nude magazines. I wondered ! what was all that about ? He gave me one to read. As I started, I fell like reading more and more. My heartbeat rose, chills ran down my throat, hands wet in sweat and sweat rolled down my face. It was a completely different experience. I enjoyed reading that with a continuous feeling of nervousness and hesitation, as if I am doing a crime. I kept burrowing more and more such materials from my friend and would often stole from stores. My anxiety grew more and more. I never realized I got addicted. I felt close and so much wanted to someone, without even realizing that there was nothing real in it.