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‘It really destroyed my brain’ – Billie Ellish opens up on her addiction to watching porn since age 11

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Billie Eilish claims that porn “destroyed my brain” after she began watching graphic online movies in elementary school.

The singing sensation, now 19, made the shocking admission on Monday’s episode of “The Howard Stern Show.”

“I think porn is a disgrace as a woman,” Eilish said in the interview. “To be honest, I used to watch a lot of porn. I started watching porn when I was about 11 years old.”

“I think it really destroyed my brain,” the “Ocean Eyes” singer continued, “and I feel incredibly devastated that I was exposed to so much porn.”

Eilish also admitted to watching increasingly graphic types of pornography, which distorted her views on sex and relationships.

“It got to the point where I couldn’t watch anything else unless it was violent, because I didn’t find it attractive,” she admitted.

“I used to be a virgin.” I’d never done anything before. As a result, it caused issues… I didn’t say no to things that weren’t good the first few times I had sex. It was because I assumed that’s what I should be attracted to.”

The singer told Stern that she started watching “abusive” BDSM porn, which she claims has caused her to have night terrors and sleep paralysis.

“I’m so angry that porn is so popular,” Eilish fumed. “And I’m so angry at myself for thinking it was all right.”

Eilish also chastised the porn industry for instilling unrealistic body expectations in women.

“The way those vaginas look in porn is f–king insane,” she remarked. “There are no vaginas that look like that. Women’s bodies aren’t like that. We don’t arrive in that manner.”

According to Brad Salzman, founder of the New York Sexual Addiction Center, it is not uncommon for children to start watching online porn at the age of 11.

“It’s actually the norm,” said Salzman, who has treated young men addicted to sex and porn. Many of them are in their early twenties, not much older than Eilish.

“Parents aren’t paying attention, and it [porn exposure] can have long-term consequences,” Salzman said. “It completely changes their perception of what normal sexuality is supposed to look like and how they think they’re supposed to interact.” They may begin to see other people as sex objects rather than human beings.”

The age of porn exposure is shockingly young, according to Ziv Cohen, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at Cornell University.

He stated that some parents approached him in a panic after discovering that their 7 and 8-year-old children were accessing porn.

“Exposure to that at a young age gives them a very skewed and inaccurate image of sex,” Cohen said. “It has a negative impact on their perception of intimacy and the opposite sex.”

According to Salzman, three factors contribute to the addictive nature of porn, “none of which existed 20 years ago.”

“It’s completely accessible, completely anonymous, and completely affordable — or free.” There is an infinite supply in any flavor you desire.”

Salzman was not surprised when Eilish began to seek out more extreme types of porn. “It needs to become more frequent, more extreme, and risky — people need to keep cranking up the volume.” “That’s why people end up in categories they wouldn’t have chosen in the first place — to chase the high,” Salzman explained.

“People must understand that internet pornography is not a harmless hobby.” “It’s possible that it’s the most addictive drug we have today,” Salzman added.

Cohen recommended that parents have open and honest conversations with their children about pornography. He stated that it is “unrealistic” to expect that all children will be able to avoid exposure.

However, some of the negative consequences of viewing pornography can be mitigated by a healthy and stable environment populated by loving and attentive adults. 

Meanwhile, Eilish told Stern that she prefers to keep her dating life private.

While she was open about her porn experiences, the singer was far more reserved when asked about her relationship status.

“I’m not a serial dating… “I don’t go to parties and flirt with people,” Eilish explained.

“It’s really difficult to meet people when they’re either afraid of you or think you’re out of their league,” she added. “I thought I’d be single for the rest of my life last year.” I couldn’t even imagine myself in any kind of relationship.”

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