I had a bad therapist who amplified my shame about porn and other things. She made my ED worse. This felt gentle and supportive. It’s not a good therapist but it’s a positive step.
I don’t feel bad about it. Porn is not something I rely upon regularly, but I know that I need to monitor my habits so that never becomes an issue.
I will monitor the triggers and go from there, knowing porn isn’t bad is reassuring to have a positive relationship with it, one thing I do need to do is switch it up I usually look for the same stuff when I do watch
I’ve never had a problem with porn i can take it or leave it
Because my porn viewing has become so habitual, I need to be intentional about monitoring my context and feelings when I feel the urge to watch.
I feel a lot more comfortable with porn
I feel that I do not have this problem. I will not consider this as a main problem for my erection issues. Watching porn can be a reason but I am not a porn addict
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I haven’t watched porn for years so didn’t think it was the cause of my erection problems
I’ve enjoyed watching porn really since going to uni. I’ve never felt guilt about it and in the past I’ve not had any erection problems so I thought that that probably wasn’t a concern. Now that all of a sudden in the last year or so i’m finding it more difficult to get hard I’m going to try and cut down, particularly on the stress wanks. Not sure.what I’ll do when I can’t sleep though, an audiobook or headspace isn’t as effective.
Now I am more aware of my relation with porn and I am commited to manage better my stress issues.
I quit porn completely in July 2019 (I have watched it a few times last year - less than 10). I don’t want to go back to it
Realized porn isn’t negatively impacting my erection issues not we’d life
I will think about why I’m watching it and what I want to get out of it
That the way it’s affecting me is that I think it is and feel guilty, rather than it actually is
I should be smarter about my consumption of porn and avoid it if there is no need for ir
Haven’t watched porn regularly since 2016. Have little to no desire to watch it unless I see a hot only fans model on Instagram I might check them out on reddit for a few seconds then shut it off and forget about it
I try to make it more of a longevity exercise today rather than watching a 1-minute video and getting off within that time frame. Now I practice some desensitizing/grounding techniques to last longer and watch the 6-10 minute videos to see if I can last all the way through.
I think turning into a habit, or something I rely on to de stress, I’m going to use it more intentionally. Maybe I’ll want to treat myself and enjoy a longer story, or discover new things that I like - rather than using it as a quick way to get off. When I’m feeling stressed I’ll find other ways to alleviate stress, and when I’m horny I can let my imagination work.
I feel a lot better about it — knowing porn gives me faster erections than in real life (and that porn skips over the awkward parts) helped me be more calm about not getting hard immediately with my girlfriend. I actually stayed hard and went all the way last time we had sex!
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Mindful of my habits