It’s not as bad as I thought. I always figured it was an addiction but really it’s just a way to relieve stress. It can be used in the right way. I want to be abstinent from it for a bit though, just so I can test my limits.
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For me it has become something of habit, and because of that it’s a bit mindless. I think I need to readjust it into something that is fun and positive, rather than ticking something off a list.
It removes my ambition to initiate sex with my wife. It’s an easy, quick, stress free release but I then regret the lack of serial connection with her.
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I feel like porn is part of my ED issues and a 90 day break while I complete the exercises here might be a good idea for me.
It never feels good to release to this stuff haven’t in some time
Porn can enhance sexual anxiety however you can work for this not to happen if you want
Porn has given me unrealistic standards that I can’t seem to shake off
Situational ED has been my main point of stress, where I feel so sexual and comfortable with porn but with a partner is just all anxiety.
Knowing now that by examining my relationship with porn and being healthier with it I can boost my confidence with a partner gives me lots of hope
I use port to self soothe since I don’t experience anxiety when solo. It feels like a means of escape that is preventing from addressing the actual issue.
For me porn has almost replaced real sex and I find it really difficult to achieve an erection without it, and certainly when I’m with a partner. I think it’s possible to have a good relationship with porn, but in my case it’s grown into a substitute for sex and I feel it’s blocking me from dealing with uncomfortable, but not insurmountable issues with my current partner. So I feel as if porn for me has created situational ED and is a distraction from actually doing the work in my relationships.
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I relate my friend. While I’m having sex with my partner, I almost have to turn on porn in my mind in a sense. It takes me out of the moment and I hate it
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Porn helped me to learn about my sexuality, but it’s no longer helping me in life. Now I want to learn how to hold a healthy sexual relationship.
For some reason, I recently found that I could only cum while watching porn. It was like my “wank bank” was empty and I was having trouble visualising.
I’ve started to use the erotica stories here and it’s helping
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Situational ED has been my main problem in my sex life I feel super comfortable when I’m watching porn but with a partner my anxiety is thru the roof but now I see what the problem is and now I feel a little better about how I could counterattack this problem
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I’ve known for a while about my anxiety I have with my partner, where I feel if I’m not watching porn and or holding my penis in a certain way then I start to have issues keeping my erection. Coupled with an intense self-critic. I generally have anxious thoughts about sex with my partner and if I can’t keep my erection
I totally relate as well. I stopped watching porn for 3 weeks now and i was curious as to whether it would still arouse me as my libido has been low lately. Tried it and instant hard on and stopped watching. It’s genuinely mind blowing the effect it has on your brain. So im currently thinking how can i achieve that same arousal with my partner as it has clearly become a substitute for sex for me as well.
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I learned that I don’t have a porn problem at all. I’m able to easily stay away from it and only really watch it to either masterbate or out of pure boredom to pass the time. I thought that maybe it was effecting my sex life, but it turns out that was in my head too.
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Yeah it really the problem or causing the problem I have
I know I was addicted to porn. It was like a switch in my head. Once it turned on, there was no turning it off. I had to immediately go watch porn and masturbate. I can finally say that I have recently overcome this, and I can’t express how much more clearheaded I am
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I watch porn whenever in down, i dont even masturbate half the time, i just find girls with a body type that i love and just watch pics of them or a solo act. I can sit there for hours sometimes, its wasting my time