Anyone else struggle with an addiction to p*rn?? I watch it a lot and I feel like that’s the reason my sexual performance isn’t the best, in terms of been able to reach the point of orgasm I mean, and this triggers my POCD because I’m wondering why I can’t get excited to the point of orgasm with someone of age and it makes me so nervous and anxious to the point where I don’t even want to have sex or engage with anyone to avoid the anxiety?

Ikr, I’ve been thinking I need to! If you’ve had this experience do you find that when you cut porn out completely you performed better during s word? Sorry if this is personal you don’t have to respond :)

@Anonymous I think it makes you better at “making love” and more in tune with the reality of what s*x truly is!

@Anonymous Porn is a fairy tale that twists expectations

You also mentioned that you feel POCD is kicking in because you are losing attraction for watching the same kind of porn all the time. Not only is this checking when it comes to OCD terms (Which I've been through myself in the beginning of 2021) but this is also what is called porn escalation. It's when you get bored of the same thing by watching it over and over again, so you "escalate" to something more shocking just to get the same hit. Sounds like drugs, doesn't it? That's because porn IS a drug. For example, regular cigarettes smokers can get tired of the same bland cigarette and would want something more extravagant in order to get the same hit they first got from smoking a regular cigarette for the first time. If you keep this up, you'll be watching things you didn't know even existed or things that have disgusted you entirely. Unfortunately this has happened to me and I carry a lot of shame because of it, though I try not to. This is like one of the main reasons to stop watching this garbage. Porn simply lies to you by trying to say all of this is ethical, and this is the perfect place to learn about kinks or sexual experience. I personally strongly disagree with that. This is the same entity that is hurting the expectations we set for ourselves, body confidence, and successful relationships. You would be doing yourself a favor by putting your foot down, saying no to pornography, and freeing yourself from this horrible clutches.

@BigGip09 Don't waste your time using something that exploits human beings as objects when they aren't. Instead, treat yourself to meaningful connections and successful self confidence. I wish you the best

How is giving into the intrusive sexual thoughts along with struggles with masturbation going to help? A recommendation of pornography? Never thought I'd hear that. I wonder what your doctor meant by that.