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Is Watching Porn Bad For You?

Also Known As: pornography


Grade

C-


Short answer

Watching porn every once in a while is completely fine. A porn addiction, however, can lead to a wide range of unwanted effects.

Grade

C-


Long answer

Just like masturbation, watching porn is a perfectly healthy and OK thing to do.. until it becomes and addiction. Addiction happens when your repetitively do something that makes you feel good. When you combined masturbation with porn, intense amounts of dopamine are released, literally rewiring your brain and forming an addiction.

As you watch more porn, your tolerance for stimulation also increases. This makes it harder and harder for reality to turn you on. In many cases, watching porn becomes better than having sex and as a result, relationships are affected. You may even begin to see your mate as less attractive.

Other problems porn addictions create include: getting an erection may become harder (can eventually lead to erectile dysfunction), lower energy levels / fatigue / depression, delayed ejaculation, lower testosterone levels, masturbating without porn becomes impossible, and when thinking about sex you immediately begin to think about all of the irrational possibilities you find on the internet.

If you feel you may be addicted to porn, it's time to stop now. As you continue to watch the online fantasies, the addiction will only become worse as more dopamine is released. Fortunately, our brains work as a "use it or lose it" system, meaning if you stop one habit and focus on a healthier one, your brain will ignore and eventually tune out the old desire.

Please note that most of this information goes for men only, as women have a very different perception on sexuality.


Possible short-term side effects

  • addiction

Possible long-term side effects

  • partner may become less attractive
  • reality becomes boring
  • harder to get an erection
  • lowers energy levels
  • possible depression
  • lowers testosterone
  • trouble masturbating without porn


Benefits

  • convenient

Healthier alternatives

  • sex
  • masturbate without porn



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Written by Desmond Richard
Published on: 12-27-2015
Last updated: 12-10-2016

Thank you for your feedback!

Written by Desmond Richard
Published on: 12-27-2015
Last updated: 12-10-2016




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