I started watching when I was 10 years old and am now 20. I also want to experience a life without it because I am using it in an unhealthy way. You are not alone!
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Porn has lead to erection issues. Ended up swinging and having group fun where I can get erections but it needs to be always exciting. Need to get back to just enjoying normal sex
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I feel weird if I don’t have porn when I j/o, almost like something is missing.
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It has helped challenge some of the thoughts about sex. Having had one relationship only I’ve made lots of assumptions and never considered if they are true.
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This section was somewhat confusing because it always been taught that porn was only bad. I still think that way for the most part but it’s making me feel more comfortable about what porn is and how it affects me.
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I like how it doesn’t have to be all or nothing and I’m keen to keep learning
Useful to have a label for why people use pornography.
A tool is a tool, it can be used for good or bad, but it is not naturally good or bad by their own
Good info. Had already greatly decreased how much I was watching or using porn. Good to get another perspective on it.
The reason I started watching porn was because of stress in high school and it then I got into my 20s went to porn conventions and like it a lot , also feeling alone never having a girlfriend ever and I felt maybe this what sex should look like. I’ve decreased my porn watching now it doesn’t give me that satisfaction as it used to .
I didn’t know that porn addiction isn’t widely recognized
I used to rely on porn as a way to relieve stress/boredom. I’m finding other ways to fill that gap now and it’s really helping
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It’s good to know that porn isn’t addictive as that’s always been a concern of mine
Sometimes I use porn as a desire booster so I have images to think about during sex and avoid thinking about failing.
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I’m religious and am tired of watching porn. I’m looking forward to trying to heal without it
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I’m so used to porn to get turned on alone. Keen to explore without.
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I think my brain is starting to believe that I need porn in order to be aroused during masturbation and to cum. This is probably part of why I can almost never cum with a partner and why I can’t stay hard while masturbating without porn
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Being in a long distance relationship Porn drove all of my intimacy alone and it developed a reliance on unrealistic expectations to have an erection. Now the inability to do so without porn is causing self confidence issues.
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Learning about the power of your inner critic yesterday and now this, it’s interesting to learn that porn doesn’t rewrite your brain in the way that drugs or other addictions can. It’s a belief we’ve told ourselves and it can be healthy or entirely left alone, I’m in control of it, I just need to figure out what control is.
Interesting that it’s the problems outside of porn that affects how you use porn. Definitely will try to lower with that in mind