So, what sex myth do you struggle to let go of?

❓ Course questions
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I feel that access to endless amounts of porn and my daily stress levels led to masturbating multiple times a day to relax and the combination has significantly impacted my sex drive

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182

I think the myth of porn for me is in the production value. Sex isn’t like that and falling short of a porn performance isn’t bad sex

183

I struggle to let go of the expectation that men should be able to have sex at any time, repeatedly, for 30-60min, with erections that are effortless to get and that don’t quit.

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184

I struggle with the gnawing anxiety that I can only get hard with porn, and that my partner will become frustrated

185

I struggle with the fact that real life sex is imperfect and comes with many different things to consider when compared to watching porn alone.

186

Love the sex is not perfect and that’s okay
We are fed a lot of lies of what it should be and only we know what it should be

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187

That porn gives me unrealistic expectations

188

My dick has to be hard the entire time during sex. I feel like if im not fully focusing on keeping it hard and my mind gets distracted by either thoughts or any other sexual activity such kissing or foreplay, i ended up losing my erection. If i can overcome that feeling of knowing that i have full control over my erection and if i was distracted but come back to lets say penetration, i can easily get hard again.

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189

Some things i found disgusting or disturbing eventually grew on me and now i can masturbate to them

190

I am exactly the same i can’t worry or think about anything else

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191

That seeing all these extremely bodacious women makes me less attracted to real women as typically they don’t have bodies like the women in porn

192

I need to let go of the idea that I should compare my own sex life to what I see in porn. Porn is unrealistic and purely fantasy.

193

I use porn a protection mechanism from frustration boredom or anxiety

194

I use it to self soothe and that only makes me all the more frustrated with myself

195

The “escape” and thrill of doing something you shouldn’t adds up. Also he mentioned about using as a coping mechanism, and I find that is true… “I failed sex again, I should watch some porn to feel better, and maybe cum on my own”… seems to be my mindset

196

I think I used porn to deal with anxiety and avoid my problems, and I think that refraining from it will be good for me in being forced to face certain issues I would use porn to ignore or deal with the anxiety of.

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First, I often turn to porn as a way to mindlessly avoid doing tasks I need to do that are causing me anxiety. Second, because I often masturbate to porn at least once a day, sometimes I have an orgasm nearer to a sexual encounter and have a harder and less pleasurable time reaching an orgasm during sex when I really want to, which is a cause of anxiety.

I don’t feel I need to quit viewing porn, but I’d like to rewire myself to balance it better with tasks I need to do and hold back on having orgasms so frequently.