What porn myth do you struggle to let go of? Even though you know it's BS?

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I always thought porn would affect my erection by tricking my brain and trying to mimic what I saw on porn to real life sex

102

Why don’t you talk to her ?

103

that because i watch porn and it’s generally much easier for me to get an erection then with a partner, that porn is the reason i have trouble getting erect with a partner. it’s nice to know that it’s not actually watching porn that is the issue and i can turn my attention towards the real issues

104

I hard for me to not desire some stuff

105

That porn might be causing some of my erection issues. Based on the information presented, it seems logical that this is not the truth.

106

While this was a really staged conversation, the links made make sense to me and I need to consider why I turn to porn.

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107

That it makes me only want to have sex with porn and not with people

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108

Feeling guilty and that my sexual abilities are not good enough.

109

Feeling bad about watching it

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110

Similar for me

111

Porn making it harder to focus and feeling corny for real sex.

112

Porn is the reason I can’t sustain erections and cum with partners.

Never considered the science of visual stimulus and how anxiety in partnered sex plays a role in erections coming and going and porn is a steady stream of strong stimuli that keeps you locked in.

Porn and partnered sex tap into two different mind muscles is what I’m learning

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113

I think I struggle with the perfection of porn, and worrying about whether I’m good enough in real life when I’m having sex. I enjoy the sensations but my mind gets distracted comparing myself to what I see in porn.

114

A porn myth I struggle to let go of is that porn is impacting my partnered sex. That is true only if I believe it is true. However, I do need to find other ways to deal with uncomfortable emotions besides turning straight to porn.

115

Struggling with the pressures of real life sex when they don’t exist when. Watching porn on my own

116

Struggle to believe that porn doesn’t desensitize you

117

I struggled to believe porn doesn’t desensitise me and impact my ability to get an erection with my wife

118

I struggle to let go of the myth that it could make it harder for me to get erections without porn.

119

These ideas of porn not being the enemy/bad for me are new and in some ways tricky to absorb, but also liberating

120

Same with me.