Watching porn, although harmful to your psyche, isn t dangerous.
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Watching porn, like any other form of addiction always has that element of escalation. When you first start watching porn, simpler imagery would be enough for you to climax. However, as you get used to the same images over and over, your brain would want to go towards more unique experiences. This will result in seeking out more risqu porn categories and only then will you be able to climax. However, trying to implement these risqu sex habits in the real world may have consequences. Some of the consequences may be hurting your partner, contracting diseases when seeking the forms of sex you want in the outside world and even injury to yourself.
One of the worst effects of porn on real life sex between couples is
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Pornography is simulated reel sex and shouldn t be considered as an analogue to real life sex. However, most men start watching porn as teenagers and the imagery from porn is set in their minds about sex in the real world. This affects their relationship as the men try to enact porn in their bedroom without having concern for their partner. This results in sex being impersonal, lacking tenderness and love. This may leave the partner unsatisfied and might result in a lack of connect causing relationship troubles.
Pornography may contribute to extra-marital affairs.
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According to multiple studies, men who were more prone to watching pornography were more likely to seek out other partners for sex as they felt their sexual fantasies and desires were not being met by their current partners. This would result in cheating and may even result in an otherwise happy relationship to terminate.
Porn results in desensitizing men to real world sexual pleasures due to
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Porn creates a habit of instant gratification among men as regards to sexual gratification. Porn becomes an addiction as the cycle of desire, procuring the stimuli, taking the action and getting satisfaction becomes self-perpetuating. The more pornography you see, the more this cycle takes hold and disconnects you from the real world. Thus when you are with a real human being, their needs don t matter and you become centered on your immediate demands to climax rather than enjoy it as an experience.
Pornography is the leading cause for involuntary and periodic premature ejaculation.
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One of the most common sexual problems that men suffer from is premature ejaculation. Pornography along with bad masturbation habits is one of the leading causes of premature ejaculation. Porn tends to create instant gratification and quick fix habits within men which translate to premature ejaculation problems when they are with a partner. It is thus necessary to stay off porn and break the habit in order to view sexual pleasure as an experience rather than a quick fix drug high.