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I seriously would like someone to try to explain it to me. I just don't understand. I have watched porn here and there, but the vast majority of it is actually really annoying and not realistic. What makes a person get hooked on it to a point of being unable to go without it?
Watching it sometimes is one thing, and I have friends who do, but literally being addicted to it is hard for me to grasp.
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And why is that?
Because the imagine is a powerful thing. Our minds are capable of pretty accurately reproducing a sensation we've experienced and applying it to a visual element, thus completing the "experience" entirely from memory and vision.
I struggle with it off and on since I was 12. I'm now in my 30s. I hate it but there are times where I absolutely need a "fix". When I do watch it, I'm not watching the acting or even the absurd positions and angles they perform. What draws me in is if the woman is attractive. I don't like fake boobs, i don't like too much makeup, I don't like the real grotesque things they do. If the woman looks normal like an every day woman you'd find anywhere, that's what gets me going. And the dude she's with has to be somewhat normal looking also. Dudes with massive dicks slapping women in the face is hardly indicative of the average male or average sexual encounter. When they're two normally attractive people getting it on it feels so much more real and I'm able to imagine myself in that scene.
The worst part is I'm married to a beautiful woman. My problem with porn has nothing to do with deficiencies at home or with my wife. The fetish/kink side of me watches the fetish/kink type porn to fulfill fantasies that I will probably never be able to play out in real life... or things I'm embarrassed to tell my wife I want to explore. I don't believe she'd judge me, but I'm into some weird (but not gross) shit.
All that said... I really hate it and will continuously strive to rid myself of it's poison. I've currently gone several weeks without and intend to finish the year without. I know the longer I abstain the easier it will get and by the grace of God I will one day overcome it permanently.
I did because literally as hard as I try I cannot get laid for the life of me
Personally, and I don't feel like this is most people who are addicted, I first started in April or may 2020 and ever since I haven't stopped even though I've tried, and it's not because ohhhh I need porn I can't live without it, it's because personally I have weird fantasies that I don't think and maybe even know wouldn't appeal to most people, I won't name anything just know that it isn't common at all and that I've had them before ever watching porn (I went to a therapist, that was part of me trying to stop and we realized I've had them or at least something very similar to them from back when I was 7, yes before I had my first period before anything), before I got on porn I was in an 8 month relationship, I always knew I was bi I hid it though and then had thoughts of breaking up and even cheating before watching porn due to the fact that many things that I liked were me with another woman but also if that isn't taboo enough where I'm from the stuff I liked doing with other women weren't really normal or typical you could say, it's not something disgusting or anything it's just very weird and uncommon, normal sex is good but my fantasies are what really get me, and I know it's really tough to get those fantasies out of a relationship (let alone the heartbreak the fights the drama the vulnerability), so yes I feel like porn isn't what I need but it provides what I need if that makes sense, again I don't think this is most people addicted to porn, people like me would fall in the "I like stuff I know the people I'm attracted to definitely 100% wouldn't like", most addicts find it as an easy way out to release dopamine especially if they're virgins or can't get in a relationship... I don't like answering anonymousy but this is really personal to me so here we are
I think I probably know what it is you're into.
Really? That would either mean you have powers or that you have too much experience with this😂, but yeah I actually want to know what you think it is
Do you want to DM me in private? Or do you really want me to say out in the open?
I agree... I get what I need out of porn that I know a SO wouldn't want. I can relate to you 100%
Many hold the opinion that people become addicted to pornography because they are weak, lack moral fiber, or have zero self-discipline. Destructive labels such as these make it more difficult for those with addictions to seek porn addiction treatment. It is therefore important to understand the nature of pornography addiction.
Cuz they watch it to much like over an over again an get hooked onit like gambling
I guess cause its for free and you don't have to pay for it of get married lol
Sickies.
Fake all around. Gotten worse.
It’s mostly men that get addicted to it because regular women will never be able to compete with the perfect plastic-filled women in porn
That's a myth. Girls in porn are regular women. There's nothing special about them. They're just naked, that's all.
@Jamie05rhs Yep, true.
@Jamie05rhs , no they’re not. They have professional makeup and hair, silicone boobs, spray tan, fake nails, maybe even fake ass, etc.
I like to watch sex with regular woman. It's not the body at all, it's the idea that the girl really like to fuck, be watched and horny. Body doesn't count
I hate plastic porn... I just love watching natural ones with real sex and a creampie at the end. Sex is incomplete without a creampie afterall.
@Jamie05rhs most women in porn have had labiaplastys or they are just naturally innies. They mostly only show that on porn so no it's not just regular girls that are naked
Look for this categories: amateur, swingers, webcam
@Derrimar nah I ain't no cuck 😂
@Apple1996 I didn't know we were talking about genitals. But regardless, I have seen all kinds of vulvas and they all turn me on.
They get hooked on the dopamine, not the porn itself.
Because a lot of younger people grew up with nothing but their smartphones and tablets.
A friend of mine wrote his doctorate on porn addiction. The psychology and brain chemistry dynamics are really something else. It's not much different than a gambling addiction, except there's a payoff every single time.
I got this problem pretty bad right now. I started to attend meetings about it in the last two weeks.
It really has to do with dopamine releases in your brain. Humans get it from both healthy sources (eating, sex, someone rubbing our shoulders) vs unhealthy sources (porn, drugs, gambling, even video games). Unnatural sources unfortunately tend to spike dopamine levels more.
overall it’s more of an addiction to that dopamine spike and people who suffer from low dopamine levels (unhappiness in dating, loniliness) are susceptible to those dopamine spikes. There are also genetic components for some people
I managed to kick a bad gambling habit for good. I’ve been clean for 6 months and counting. But I found myself wanting a replacement from the high/excitement I got from gambling and unfortunately porn is a very easy replacement. Not using that as an excuse but I know that is what is going on.
They are weak and immature people.
you know how cliche it is for a woman to criticize people (usually men) over that miss anon? Porn is NOT a good thing. That I can completely agree with. But many of these people are actually dealing with an addiction issue that your condescending narrow judgmental mind will never comprehend. But now more women are getting hooked on this crap. Years ago nobody expected that but it’s harming both genders. But these people are really addicted to dopamine releases and our society is increasingly immersing people with quick fixes. Bottom line is you want to help people why don’t you do some better research on addiction vs just assuming people are “weak and immature”.
@RangerBlue22 I think some get jealous over another watching porn and that is possibly the reason for some harsh comments. Well at least in the above case it may be
@TheNameIsRob again it’s just so cliche of how some women think. Are men allowed to get jealous when their gfs/wives have daydream fantasies over celebrities like Ryan Gosling or something? The vast majority of us don’t. Reason being is we know nothing will ever come of it. Those women will never have that fantasy come true. That’s why most men don’t want their time fantasizing over female celebrities. Being a male groupy is beyond pathetic. Anyway what’s even more stupid about her comment is men are usually more turned on by what porn actresses actually are DOING vs. what they look like. Some women falsely believe that men are paying more attention to their breast sizes, lipstick, fine butts, etc. and they feel insecure about it. In reality that is only a small part of the entertainment (at least for me). But all in all I have to agree that porn really is addictive and self destructive for a lot of people. I am trying to kick the habit for a while now but it’s hard. But idiots like her don’t realize that insulting people over an addiction actually makes things worse for their struggles not better.
I agree.