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redqueen

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11. Related: Why Do I Find Porn More Exciting Than A Partner?
Fri Jan 20, 2012, 02:55 PM
Jan 2012
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/cupids-poisoned-arrow/201201/why-do-i-find-porn-more-exciting-partner

Neuroscience reveals how Internet porn can trump real sex
Published on January 17, 2012 by Gary Wilson in Cupid's Poisoned Arrow

It's really hard to get erections when I'm trying to [have intercourse]. Takes about 20 minutes or so to get it up. Really embarrassing. But if I'm sitting and watching my pornz, it's almost instant.—Porn user in his 20s

Are you a heavy porn user who, during lovemaking, cannot consistently produce/sustain an erection or penetrate a real partner, feel much sensation, or climax (without difficulty)? If your doctor has ruled out organic causes for your woes, he/she is likely to hand you a trial pack of Viagra and refer you to counseling for your "sexual issues." The medical assumption is that your issue is psychological (performance anxiety) rather than physiological. After all, if you can get it up for porn, your penile health is fine.

Growing evidence suggests that the problem is indeed in your head, not your penis, but that it is primarily physical. Specifically, overstimulation has produced plastic changes in your brain, which make you less responsive to pleasure—and yet hyper-responsive to Internet porn. These addiction-related changes are called desensitization and sensitization, respectively. Together, they explain why porn does the job and your hot babe doesn't.

Before you panic, know that these brain changes appear to be reversible—most easily in guys who wired to real sex before highspeed Internet arrived. Guys who stop masturbating to porn generally regain their responsiveness during sex within a few months (often after a nasty withdrawal and a disconcerting, temporary absence of libido):

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Evo-Psych! Feldspar Jan 2012 #1
ha ha.... seabeyond Jan 2012 #3
Ha! redqueen Jan 2012 #4
You know, I'd explain how that's true. Neoma Jan 2012 #2
YES! This is exactly what my guy says. However, the porn-obsessed disagree with this. Sarah Ibarruri Jan 2012 #5
As more research is done... redqueen Jan 2012 #6
Yes... it's the thing that must not be spoken. nt Sarah Ibarruri Jan 2012 #9
and who is still having and enjoying sex, and who isnt. again, seabeyond Jan 2012 #7
Yup! One day though, I posted what my guy said and 2 here came at me with spears in their hands Sarah Ibarruri Jan 2012 #8
i know. they call men who dont do porn... liars, lol. or challenge their masculinity. sad seabeyond Jan 2012 #10
Related: Why Do I Find Porn More Exciting Than A Partner? redqueen Jan 2012 #11
"Takes about 20 minutes or so to get it up. Really embarrassing." Porn user in his 20s CrispyQ Jan 2012 #17
and who is not going to defend, argue, and refuse to see at all cost. i dont know if this is cnn, seabeyond Jan 2012 #18
you know what kills me about all the porn/prostition threads.... Scout Jan 2012 #12
Yeah, redqueen Jan 2012 #13
But what about couples who watch porn together? TheCruces Jan 2012 #14
I think we all know that there are women who enjoy porn. redqueen Jan 2012 #15
i can only go off what i see personally. the people i know who say they love it seabeyond Jan 2012 #16
Very sad story, about your niece. Glad she got away. nt BlueIris Jan 2012 #19
you understand these are different instances with different couples i have seen over the years. seabeyond Jan 2012 #20
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