Porn as a crutch

🕹️ Porn & masturbation
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So as someone who is teetotal and have been for 17 years, dont smoke or take drugs i found porn to be my outlet.

If i had a bad day, a big argument with a partner, get very bad news then i reach for the porn. It always took my mind off my troubles and distracted me from feeling bad.

Because i have used porn as a crutch for so long, i dont know any other coping mechanisms that are remotely close to this in terms of affect.

The consequence is that too much porn effects my sex life and ability to get or maintain an erection.

Perhaps i spent too many years living alone suffering depression and anxiety and porn was my crutch for the bad days, bad news etc

Even no it feels like my go-to response in really bad times. Maybe a double whiskey would be better?

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Maybe, but my male partner also watches porn and even edges to it and yet he’s able to keep it hard during sex for hours. I’m just lucky if I can stay hard for longer than 5 minutes without constant stroking. As far as I’m aware, he doesn’t use any viagra.

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@local-teal-swallow Hi! I can relate a lot to your experience. I’ve also been a teetotaler for many years, don’t smoke or take drugs. Porn was my outlet when I was in a negative state such as boredom, loneliness, or sadness. I suffered from depression when I used porn a lot and suffer from depression even now as I am using it much less. I don’t think my psychological ED involves performance anxiety. I think my psychological ED involves issues with my sexual desire and arousal response.