I'm intrigued by other viewpoints like this. I know a dude who counsels other people about their "porn addiction" and it's like we're talking about completely different things.
I watch X Games and Nitro Circus. I ride dirt bikes with my wife. I don't expect my wife to pull off a double back flip just because I saw Travis Pastrana do it. My enjoyment of riding is not diminished because other people are doing things that I can't do.
Its slow desensitation to real sex. It doesnt happen overnight, but it does begin to affect at a subconcious level. Usually accompanied with excessive masterbation. You may not realize it but beating your shit like an animal with a death grip WILL make your PP less sensitive overtime. Might notice extended whacking times, difficulties finishing, poor erection quality, erection loss during act, loss of interest in sex or finding sexual partners/relationships, ect.
Its nuanced and not extremely noticable till your lady friends start asking you if they are ugly or why you dont find them attractive anymore because they cant get you to climax even after trying all the tricks she read in cosmo magazine and even a few she wasnt too into.
Also jerking off will start to take hours before being able to finish..if your lucky your meat isnt raw or dead before lol. It all adds to performance anxiety and pressure which leads to more self play because you dont want hurt peoples feelings, but you also gotta get your nut. Snowball like effect that becomes a whole avalanche by the time you realize it.
I used to not really buy it, but ssri meds, elevated prolactin and crashed e2 gave me my first taste of ed issues, including anorgasmia. That shit scared me and I went down rabbit hole of research trying to find solutions for why my mind was hypersexual but my body couldnt scratch that itch. Made me feel broken forreal. Anyways the science is there, its just hard to wrap your head around it till you experience it I guess. Porn is one of the top (if not the top) reasons contributing to the continual rise of ED in the population.
Like all good things in life, moderation is key. I know it sounds silly, but we are talking about people who spend most of their waking day consuming porn directly or indirectly via social media lewds, sexual commentary or chatting, audio or w.e else. Ex. Me crashing my e2 and elevating prolactin levels by up-regulating seratonin activity in my brain (taking ssri).
Its like when your a kid and dont understand why adults would want to drink nasty-burning liqour that makes them throw up and smoke disgusting smelling cigar or cigarettes that make them cough and sound all nasty. Not saying as an adult everyone automatically understands these things, but its a little easier to accept their realities the more your exposed to them in life regardless if you struggle with them first hand or have witnessed others struggling.
Anyways, thanks for attending my pop-up seminar "PP Problems 101".
Im lucky my problems were purely physiological and corrected relatively quickly once hormones leveled out. Ive seen some of the stories of people struggling with psycological causes and I wouldnt wish that on anyone. Not even those pesky new meso members who are repeatedly told to make an intro post but refuse and keep asking for help in vendor threads LOL
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