Ben Lennard would often make jokes with his friends about pornography, the kind of banter men in their mid-20s often share.
But in hindsight, he now understands the humour was a deflection tool trying to mask a problem that was destroying his life.
“I have a lot of banter with friends and people around me, I have a humorous side,” he said. “So for me, when I was watching it, even if I was out in public or there were people around, I’d just be humorous about it. But no one knew the addiction.
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