Current Age: 24
I never set out to get into anything like this. If you’d asked me when I was 13 or 14 what kind of content I’d end up watching later on, I would’ve just said normal stuff like anyone else.
It started pretty early for me, like it probably does for a lot of people. Just curiosity online, nothing unusual at first. At the beginning it was all pretty standard, and I didn’t think much of it.The thing I didn’t really notice happening at the time was how quickly your brain gets used to things. After a while, the same type of content just doesn’t hit the same way anymore. You don’t even realise it’s happening — you just find yourself clicking on different things, looking for something that stands out more.
I remember one night when I was maybe 15 or 16, I was just scrolling and ended up clicking on something I normally wouldn’t have. It wasn’t even the main focus of the video, but there was a moment involving a girl farting, and for some reason it stuck in my head.
It wasn’t like an instant “this is what I’m into now” moment. It was more subtle than that. I just kept thinking about it afterwards in a way I didn’t expect.
A few days later I searched for it on purpose. Then again a bit after that. At the time I told myself it was just curiosity, nothing serious.
But looking back now, that was the point where things started shifting.
Over time, I started specifically looking for content involving women farting or anything similar — sounds, reactions, situations like that. It wasn’t constant at first, but it became more regular than I realised.
What I didn’t understand back then was how easy it is for something to become a habit. It stops feeling like a choice after a while. It just becomes something your brain goes back to automatically when you’re bored or stressed or just scrolling.There were times I tried to stop or cut it out completely. I’d manage for a while, but then I’d end up back in the same pattern without really thinking about it. That’s probably the part that made me realise it wasn’t just a casual interest anymore.
Now I’m in my early 20s, and I’d say I still deal with it in the sense that it’s something I fall back into more than I’d like. Not all the time, but enough that I’m aware of it.
I don’t really see it as something extreme or dramatic. It didn’t ruin my life or anything like that. But I do recognise it as a habit that formed through repetition and exposure, not something I consciously chose.
If I’m being honest, it’s less about the specific content itself now and more about the routine around it — scrolling, searching, zoning out. That’s probably the part that’s hardest to break.
I think a lot of people underestimate how easily that kind of pattern can form when you’re young and just exploring things online without really thinking about the long-term effect.
For me, it didn’t happen all at once. It was just gradual. And by the time I noticed, it was already part of my habits.
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