Im struggling with the idea that porn isn’t unhealthy. I feel like most of my issues with getting and staying hard are due to the fact that when I watch porn and can pick and choose from anything I want/feel like to help me finish, whereas I cant do that during sex.
I would say very similar comparison.
I believe porn does contribute to the problem more than this whole section leads on however I see their goal is to remove that one extra factor that may be causing ed which is the belief that there’s something wrong in the first place and we already did too much damage by the amount of porn you’ve already consumed I’m going to stop porn altogether to reboot my arrousal but I’m not going to dwell on what issues it’s probably already caused
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There is still a gap I need to figure out between my visual stimulation with porn vs in person. I’ve literally been more hard snap chatting with someone trading nude videos and then in person with that exact individual struggled to get hard the first time. This feels like an odd decoupling of phone/computer vs in person stimuli.
This activity gives porn way too much credit. It definitely causes issues.
In the video, it’s explained that people watch porn for various reasons, ultimately aiming to achieve the same outcome: pleasure. While I understand the intention behind this perspective—seeing it as a sort of critique during intimate moments—I believe that in my case, excessive consumption of porn is negatively impacting my real-life interactions. I will make an effort to be more aware of this issue so that I don’t trigger a survival instinct that disrupts the flow of intimacy.
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I often have a very difficult time cumming. I feel it’s because my brain is trained to see lots of visuals from porn and I dont get to see that much during sex
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I relate to watching porn soothe stress and negative emotions
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I jerk off and watch porn both as distraction for when I feel alone/bored and something I look forward to doing it almost like I go to because it feels better than my default emotions.
I’m looking forward to channeling my focus into real life connection that I had substituted with watching porn. While I realize it is a two way street it all starts with me I suppose. I appreciate the comments below as well and can relate 100%
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Similar story of thing with me - I demonise porn less, but I’d like to be able to work on arousal without porn, so I can use it but I’m not dependent on it
That if I can’t get or stay hard, the entire experience is ruined.
I struggle to let go of the belief that watching porn has messed with my ability to keep an erection while having sex.
I don’t feel embarrassed or shameful about watching porn. I do worry that it has set my arousal bar too high, making it harder to become aroused in a real-life situation. The research on this seems to constantly change.
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I have a hard time believing that porn doesn’t impact erectile dysfunction directly
I thought that porn would make me less attracted to real sex, but the claim that with porn there is no anxiety or pressure makes a lot of sense to me
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Porn made me desire real sex even more but with that, it brought the idea that real sex has look, feel, and sound the same as porn
I struggle with the idea that porn can alter your brain. And maybe its just giving into the fear that is actually the damaging part of it but anytime I hear someone say that about porn it worries me that I’ve indulged too much into it and im now irreparable in a sense
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I think I use porn as a coping mechanism when I am stressed, or bored, or struggling with my mood.