I’ve been experiencing very similar results when I compare level of fulfillment using porn versus without. I am a creative person, but it feels that my decade-long porn use (almost never masturbate without porn) has stunted my erotic imagination and my body’s response to non-visual stimulation. This problem is 90% of the reason I’ve joined mojo as I’m hoping to be provided with a toolbox to rewire my brain’s relationship to my body. Thank you for sharing!
Feels good but can become quite a consuming habit
I enjoy masturbation but I think there was a time in my life when I was addicted to porn so I try not to watch it anymore
Negative: 1. Penis used to strong pressure2. Cannot maintain erection during sex3. Can only get an erection while watching porn4. Does not feel body sensations or be at the moment when having sex5. it has affected my sexual imagination while having sex
Positive - quick relief when distracted and unfocusedNegative - boredom or lack of focus becomes a habitual stimulus (I’m not aroused beforehand)
Positives: can be a big stress reliever, feels good at the time, can be the only way to satisfy yourself if you’re single
Negatives: has made it difficult for me to get erections during sex, can be quite addictive because sometimes I masturbate too much to the point I’m not sure that I’m getting much pleasure out of it
Positives: I learn new ways that my body responds to stimuli, including fun new ways to experiment with my partner.Negatives: I get reliant on the ability to self-serve. Because I suffer from anxiety, it can make me frustrated when I’m with my partner and my body doesn’t achieve an erection as quickly or as easily as when I’m alone.
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Stress release probably. And I don’t need to fear that I won’t orgasm. But the negative is I have been masterbating roughly the same way for my entire life. I feel like my penis has been conditioned to this, and isn’t as responsive to other forms of stimulation.
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I have something to focus on
Positive: it always worksNegative: too use to it and wish I wasn’t use to that being my only sexual stimulant
Positive effects of masturbation is pleasurable, and fun to visually stimulate myself with pornography. My problem was I got into edging, and then that turned into hours a day of just seeing how far I can go without release. Now that I have a sexual partner, I want to stop edging and utilizing porn as it has affected my sex drive, and combined with stress has given me sexual anxiety about my erection.
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The positive of course is the feeling during and after achieving orgasm.
The negative is my reliance on it to achieve an orgasm, focusing on only visual cues. I get In my head about seeing how easily other guys get hard in certain situations. I then chastise myself for not having the same response, and it turns into a shame spiral.
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Im not really sure, It feels hot, but it also feels guilty for me now. It feels like a drug, i deep down want it but i “know” its bad for me and my sex life so im confused and guilty. I feel bad after, unlike regular masturbation where i feel fine after. Seems kinda right now like the only upsides are its hot and pleasurable
Pros - Keeps me sexually satisfied every dayCons - I feel that I do it too much/intensely, and thus lose my erection when having real sex
It is relaxing and stress reliever, but it doesn’t help getting aroused when she needs me I think
Positive: pleasureNegative: easy to form habits and fantasies which are nothing like the real thing with a partner and intimately allows doubts and fears creap in by the comparison of the two
Pros - Keeps me sexually satisfied every dayCons - I feel that I do it too much/intensely, and thus lose my erection when having real sex
Postives - as above - stress releif, pleasure, orgasm, I dont use porn much but I use my mind and imagine my wife I also have erotic images of her that I use. I recently fell back in to watching some porn when she upset me. Negatives - Harder to get erect with my wife, losing erection and makes it hard to do in the dark as no visual stimulation
I love masturbation relieves stress allows me to sleep better afterwards and is like self care. My negatives probably come in when I’m in my head and full of self doubt I can’t fantasise properly and that can lead to feelings of shame and frustration
Porn shows me sex that isn’t truly realistic. Masturbation is fun and has a release but I do it to the point I almost injure myself.