I feel like I have a porn addiction which makes anything else feel not stimulating in comparison
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I never thought of my porn/naked hot chic addiction is when I am looking to masturbate, but what you said…it hits home big time. The last time I was close to a woman, I was drinking and just couldn’t operate. Since that time, I haven’t been with anyone, but my confidence has also been an issue and porn is definitely a factor. I think for me, it’s like the booze…if it’s in my fridge…any time I want some, I can have some. If it’s not in my fridge, I just have to move it along. The thing I think porn does is sabotage your confidence, but also your mind-to-penis/libido pathways. Granted, some porn, I can get hard quick and finish quick. Maybe that’s my problem as well. It’s a really challenging addiction…cause alone, I am down with it. Obviously not going to just meet someone and be like want to watch porn…
For me, my brain stopped just getting naturally hard as my porn affliction and being single paralleled each other. Definitely not healthy. Not proud of it, but believe less porn, less drugs and alcohol…you can reclaim your magic.
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I’ve been trying to quit porn ever since I couldnt stay hard the last time I had sex… that was 2 years ago and im still not able to not use porn. This is gonna change now, im done with that shit
I don’t mind watching porn every now and again. But I often feel like it decreases my sex drive if I watch it too often. I’m going to try a month without it and see how I feel.
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I think porn in moderation is probably alright. I do want to learn more about some porn myths
Males don’t have to be dominant, that’s a sex concept not a rule
It’s difficult for me not to compare my penis size with men in porn despite having received positive feedback from previous partners. One of the things that holds me back during sex is how big I assume a new sex partner’s previous partners may have been because of the skewed average penis size porn portrays.
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I think porn in like fast food. Some people can enjoy it in moderation, and some people can become addicted to it, and it ends up ruining their lives. I personally know that I have an addictive tendency, so the flooding of dopamine caused by pornography can not be a good thing for me. I’ve noticed that over the years, what used to make me climax is now to vanilla or boring. I’m requiring increasing amounts of stimulation to orgasm and that’s not good.
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I think all the reasons noted by the expert are why I watch porn. I always had anxiety about sex but after the breakup of my first and only real relationship I began using porn to self sooth. Then it became the only thing I could enjoy to the destruction of my ability to connect with real people. I do realise now that I’ve never been addicted but that my relationship with porn was very unhealthy and isolating.
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With adhd, it’s a quick way for me to get dopamine and feel the sensations in and around my body during and after. I’m just worried that because of the daily intake of pork for these dopamine hits has an effect on my erections when it comes to my partner
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I use masturbation and porn to self soothe and to get an immediate hit of pleasure, but I have trained myself to only be aroused by porn and self pleasuring, which impacts sexual interactions with others.
It was relieving to hear that “solo sex is less anxiety inducing than partnered sex”, so it’s normal–and fixable!–if you have erections during solo sex but not when with a date or partner.
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Sometimes I may rely too much on porn to get aroused, especially before a sex date.
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This was exactly how I felt too
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I think porn is creating an unrealistic perception of what sex should and could be for me
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Porn makes it easier to get an erection since i do not have anxiety of performing for my partner, but afterwards i feel shame and then it creates more anxiety with my partner
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I watch porn to relax and find it much easier to get hard. But when I’m with a partner, I can’t relax and enjoy the moment at all. Even things that normally turn me on to think about have no effect or then I feel shame for thinking about them as it’s not about my partner.
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I learned that I shouldn’t feel bad watching porn. I find that it can teach you new things to explore with your partner
Same!
I think the only problem I have with porn is that I have been told by self help influencers how bad it is for people, leading me to feeling bad about myself while watching it. Also seeing the male actors do what I am having trouble doing now makes me feel worse about myself.