Normally boredum
I think for me it can be boredom, but also a way of just channelling out everything around me, so stress is a big thing too.
I would like it to be more intentional, rather than falling back to porn as a default thing to do to spend the time
I use porn To distract from discomfort
I watch porn for various reasons, to detress, because I’m horny and I’m single and don’t have a hook up. I’m sad about things, feeling self doubt. Been having erectile issues and feel that will help build up my mojo again to think I still got it
I know I used to watch to relieve stress and hide from my feelings. These days, I’m very conscious about my porn usage. And watch it very sparingly. But I think I may be overly conscious of it… to the point that I now feel shame around it. There’s the fear that I am polluting my mind if I ever watch it, which… evidently is not true. So I think for me, continued sparse use of porn, while letting go of any guilt or shame around occasionally watching some, would be the best course of action.
Porn watch was a way to get a quick win out of a boring day. I’m working on really wanting it & seeing it when I’m very charged. Training for mental visualisation sounds like the more exciting option
Watching porn for me is often a like heightened stimulation thing. I want to get super aroused instead of just moderately a rounded from memories or fantasies. Also it’s just habit if I’m stressed, horny, bored, lonely.
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That its ok to watch porn as long as its not the main or only way you can get off. It can be used as tool to release stress or just get off if I’m horny
I could be watching porn out of habit and maybe not always feeling horny
I feel my porn usage is health even though it’s regular. It gives me pleasure and satisfaction. I do tend to watch it when I’m bored too. So I think I should work on that. The issue i probably have is timing my porn usage with when my partner might want sex. And often miss out of sex opportunities before I’ve recently just masterbated to porn…
Watching porn is okay but it may be just a habit over actually enjoying the process of it.
I feel like my religious upbringing has me very guilty when/after using porn.
If I didn’t feel so much shame, I might not have a bad habit and I’d be happier
I’ve gotten into a habit of when I open my laptop I’ll just check babestation to see who’s on then check periodically in the background even if I’m not actually horny when I’m doing it. Real productivity killer.
I think maybe it’s a procrastination technique to avoid doing things that find dull or stressful.
There are times when I watch porn and masturbate out of habit, not necessarily because I’m horny. These moments are less pleasurable then when I actually am horny. Sometimes its out of boredom or stress and I would like to find other outlets besides masturbation in these instances. In moments when I am horny and do want to masturbate, I would like to find other forms besides watching porn
I might be going straight to autopilot when im horny (or bored) and blow the steam with porn. I’ll try new ways of relief
I find the act of masturbation a lot less pressuring than sex as it’s only for me. I try not to rush it in order to fully focus and enjoy the sensations and porn, and banish the teenage fear of do it quickly before I get caught. It definitely is a stress reliever, first and foremost, and then if I’m horny, and finally just out of boredom or I’m away at a hotel for work and have full freedom. Sometimes the climax is enjoyable and it self-soothes, but if I get in to my own head then it can be a disappointing climax where it didn’t seem worth the time and effort.
Porn to me is two things. One, it has always been a way for me to feel good. Even when I was younger. Two, it’s been an adventure. Discovering new things I’ve never thought of before.
When I was younger I grew up in a very religious household so not being allowed to or supposed to do it made me want it more and then when I got in my first relationship the same was true about sex. And she was more experimental in the past. Currently I’m in a healthy committed long term relationship and there’s a lot of stress around sex that wasn’t there before so I’ve turned to porn more than I like because it’s a way for me to “explore being with other women” without being with other women and it’s also been more exciting than sex with my partner. Additionally due to my low libido recently it’s become a way to prove to myself I can still even be aroused
Watching porn had become a habit for me. My wife has night shifts in her monthly rota, so whenever she was working nights I would automatically use porn. I’d like it to become more of a treat, or for when I want to explore something new