Porn may have been the best thing you discovered when you were 12 and found a Playboy under your dad’s bed, but can it be true that porn is now negatively affecting you? Pornography and masturbation have had their time and place, but now I’ll give you reasons why they should go.
1. Porn/masturbation drains your energy.
After ejaculating, you lose many vitamins, such as vitamin C, calcium, chlorine, cholesterol, citric acid, creatine, fructose, lactic acid, magnesium, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, vitamin B12, and zinc. When you masturbate frequently, it can deplete too many of these sources and leave you feeling exhausted.
2. Giving up porn/masturbation can make you stronger.
When you don’t masturbate frequently, the vitamins you retain in your body can give you a feeling of strength and well-being.
3. Pornography/masturbation can cause erectile dysfunction or premature ejaculation.
According to the addiction com, too much porn can rewire your body to react primarily to porn, so when you have a real partner in front of you, your body won’t react the way it’s supposed to.
4. Porn can make your brain numb to real sex.
As stated in the example above, pornography can confuse your brain and make you not enjoy real sex as much.
5. Pornography/masturbation can kill your motivation.
Too much porn/masturbation can lead to feelings of exhaustion and lack of motivation. When you’re addicted to porn and cumshot, it sometimes kills the motivation to go out and fight for the things you really want.
6. Pornography/masturbation can get you addicted to “instant gratification.”
Pornography/masturbation, like many other habits in life, is a form of instant gratification. If you create the habit of frequent masturbation/pornography, you are 3 times more likely to eat unhealthy and stay up later watching TV, which can lead to very unhealthy habits.
7. Porn/masturbation can detract from other amazing experiences.
Pornography and masturbation can leave you thinking about sex all the time, even at unwanted times. Instead of enjoying a sunset or having a nice dinner, your mind can be flooded with sexual thoughts, preventing you from fully enjoying the moment you are trying to experience.
8. Pornography/masturbation can make you creepy.
With so many varieties of pornography today, porn viewers are subject to seeing things that would normally never happen in healthy sexual encounters. When you see material like this, it subconsciously plants itself in your brain and you think about it all day long. When you think so much about sex, it can affect the way you interact and can even make you look creepy.
9. Pornography/masturbation can make you look lifeless.
According to reports from a group of people who decided to quit porn and masturbation on reddit.com/r/nofap, users report that upon quitting porn/masturbation they noticed more color in their eyes, dark spots around their eyes disappeared , more color in your skin, and even the reduction/elimination of acne.
10. Porn/masturbation lowers your testosterone.
According to an article in review. com testosterone levels were higher when abstained for 3 weeks compared to regular ejaculation.
11. Giving up porn/masturbation can give you energy boosts.
Anyone looking for why they don’t have energy, but can’t seem to find a cure, try abstaining for a month. People who abstain report significantly higher energy levels when they quit porn/masturbation.
12. Giving up porn/masturbation can get you a girlfriend/boyfriend.
If you decide not to ejaculate through porn/masturbation, your body will start looking for other ways to satisfy your desire, whether it’s through wet dreams or finding a common partner. People who quit porn/masturbation report being noticed more by the opposite sex.
13. Giving up porn/masturbation can make you more productive.
With the new energy of quitting, people have reported using their time to pursue more productive ventures.
14. Giving up porn/masturbation can save your marriage.
If you’re married and have decided to give up pornography and masturbation, giving up other sources of sexual pleasure usually leads to paying more attention to your partner. Users of reddit.com/r/nofap reported that they gave up pornography and masturbation to “save their marriage.”
15. Giving up pornography/masturbation can make you more self-disciplined.
Quitting this habit requires self-control, and when you quit, you may find that you have self-discipline in other areas as well.
16. Giving up porn/masturbation can make you different from every other guy/girl.
They say that about 95% of men masturbate regularly, and when you stop, it may give you a mental and physical “edge” over other men or women.
17. Pornography/masturbation can cause social anxiety/depression.
Teetotalers reported that after giving up pornography/masturbation, their social anxiety and/or depression were greatly reduced or disappeared. The science behind this is unclear, but it may stem from unconscious social fears of feeling like you’re hiding something.
18. Giving up porn/masturbation frees up your time.
When you give up pornography/masturbation, you will have more free time to pursue other pursuits.
19. Giving up porn/masturbation can make you feel better spiritually (if you’re into that)
In many religions, sexual immorality or pornography is considered a sin, and giving it up will lead you to feel closer to your spiritual goals.
20. Porn/masturbation can give you an unrealistic view of how women want to be treated.
Many times the consumption of pornography begins at a young age, and before they learn to truly relate to other women, they are being trained by pornographic videos where women are clearly mistreated. Boys can grow up believing that women should be treated as sex objects instead of people.
21. Quitting pornography/masturbation has led to feelings of fulfillment.
Teetotalers report that they feel more complete as a person when they stop pornography/masturbation.
22. Quitting pornography/masturbation can improve your sex life.
After quitting pornography/masturbation, your sex life can improve by being more present with your partner.
23. Quitting pornography/masturbation can make you more likable.
People who have quit pornography/masturbation report that they are more sociable and that others come and socialize with them more often than when they were using pornography/masturbation.
24. Quitting pornography/masturbation can give you more confidence.
Without the feeling of hiding anything sexually and the buildup of extra protein/vitamins in their body, people have reported feeling more confident after giving up pornography and masturbation.
25. Quitting pornography/masturbation can make you feel more.
Others who have quit porn/masturbation report feeling more emotions after quitting.
26. Pornography/masturbation can interfere with your rewards circuit.
Porn and masturbation can mess with your reward circuitry, teaching your brain that sex is just a click away.
These are just some of the effects of pornography/masturbation.