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Bubukill

Bubukill

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Oct 25, 2017
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Drunk rant aside, this has been a serious personal issue for me.

I stopped watching porn cold-turkey a bit over a month ago, and my libido has completely flatlined. I've had no desire to masturbate or have sex (even when opportunities have been presented to me). I'm not sure if my brain is currently trying to rewire itself, or whether I'm going to be stuck in this dead-libido stage forever. It's seriously scaring me though.

Hormonal levels and physical health are perfectly normal too, so it has to be mental and almost certainly related to porn usage in the past.

You are in what they call a "Flatline". It is temporary.
 

Tanerian

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Feb 24, 2018
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OP here saying "addictions are bad"

No shit, you don't say???

However, the vast majority who view porn, aren't addicts.
 

Pirateluigi

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Oct 27, 2017
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My wife is a sex worker. If y'all stop watching porn, we can't pay the bills.

Besides, porn is absolutely fine in moderation. Hell, watching it with partners can be a ton of fun.
 

Surakian

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Oct 27, 2017
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It sounds like you have an unhealthy relationship with porn, sex, shame, and addiction.
 

Lionheart360

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Was in the same situation as you. Went a month without masturbation and felt like garbage. I fell right off the wagon.

It doesn't seem possible or even healthy to repress your sexual urges if you are a healthy younger male with a decent sex drive.

I'm sure it's easy to quit when you have someone, but until that happens, I'll be using without shame
I'm mostly worried about potential ED issues that might arise earlier than normal due to porn usage. Not being married yet and looking out for a partner, I want to be able to perform as well as I can.
 

Adventureracing

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Nov 7, 2017
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I think this is a personal thing. If you find you're having trouble with ED or getting aroused with your partner this might be something to think about. Also I do think more people need to think about how and what porn we consume. This is an industry with a lot of abuse and exploitation.
 

J_Viper

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Oct 25, 2017
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I'm mostly worried about potential ED issues that might arise earlier than normal due to porn usage. Not being married yet and looking out for a partner, I want to be able to perform as well as I can.
Been there mate.

I have a lot of nerves in a one night stand sort of scenario. I need to be comfortable with someone emotionally before I can expose myself physically.

Also, it has never been a better time to find ED assistance. Bluechew is insanely cheap.
 

TheGamingNewsGuy

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Nov 5, 2017
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Honestly, there's part of me that thinks that drink is a way worse addiction then porn as people drink way too much nowadays and even if they aren't addicted - it's doing a lot more home then pepole realise
 

chandoog

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Tokyo_Funk

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Dec 10, 2018
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"Find a partner, it's eaaier"

Been trying that for 37 years. I'm not good enough, never been good enough and have only had psychos so Chrome browser, Dolly Little and an hours free time is all I got.
 

Dodongo

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Oct 25, 2017
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I've noticed an anti-porn crusade on Reddit lately, and a lot of it seems to be coming from an overlap between MRA-types and very religious people.

It hasn't even crossed their minds that some couples watch porn together.
 

never

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Oct 28, 2017
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Sex workers are awesome. Porn is awesome. Watch porn with your partners it's awesome. If you don't have a partner masturbating is awesome, if you do masturbating is still awesome.
 

Spinluck

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Oct 26, 2017
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I agree with OP.

Porn ain't bad but it should be used in moderation.

Everyone is different though but I don't respond well to watching it often to masturbate. I remember not being able to get an erection with a partner no matter what we did because I fried my libido watching porn.

It also, admittedly, had me viewing women in ways I'd find pathetic today.

If you're going to watch it often. I say in moderation is this best. And if you're gonna j your d to it. Do it with intention and not compulsion.
 
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