The Biggest Reasons Why Porn Is Killing Your Brain and Masculinity
Online pornography reigns supreme in today’s vast sea of the Internet. Porn leads in revenue (outgrossing global corporations annually), marketing (pioneering, setting the pace, and writing the rules of digital marketing), and product innovation (any desire that a human being can have, the porn industry will fulfill).
Thousands of men struggle to stop consuming porn once it takes over their lives. Do not assume this is a small sub-section of men. Despite the fact that they come from different generations, they all agree on one thing: once you become habituated to consuming pornography online, it is almost impossible to stop.
In today’s world, most children are exposed to pornography by the age of 8, and many of them are hooked by the time they are 12 years old. That’s why today, let’s learn how this erodes your masculinity in a number of ways.
Porn Triggers Self-Gratification
If one wishes to maintain control and direction in one’s life, delayed gratification is an essential skill to learn. If one repeatedly gives in to the urge to watch pornography, they become incapable of delaying gratification. It becomes increasingly difficult to maintain the discipline of delayed gratification as your brain becomes more focused on what you find pleasurable.
Usually, men who are hooked on porn are underachieving in other areas as well. You can give yourself the best gift in the world by developing delayed gratification.
The realization that you control your primal desires more than the average man gives you a sense of superiority and confidence. Mastering any worthwhile skill or habit leads to increased confidence. Delaying gratification is no different.
Porn Simply Destroys Your Values
We live in a world where we need to see things to believe them, which is why video is our preferred method of communication and information dissemination in our fast-paced, information-driven world. There’s no doubt that video can influence and even replace behaviors in your mind without you being consciously aware of it.
When you watch pornography, you are programmed to lower your standards, seek intimacy, and, in some cases, form unhealthy relationships with women who are open to intimacy. Despite the excitement, being intimate with any available woman is a sign of a man lacking discipline.
As a man, at some point in his life, you must be able to master and control your desires. You should not be a slave to your desires. In addition, hundreds of hours of porn create certain expectations of intimacy. So, decide today to only feed your mind with material that makes you a better man. To determine if you are guilty or ashamed of watching certain material, consider it indigestion for your mind. It’s time to stop.
Porn Can Lead to Erectile Dysfunction
Almost every man I know values virility. I am concerned about the rise of porn-induced erectile dysfunction. Using porn frequently leads to masturbation and erections, which can be induced only by hardcore pornography. Porn viewing then becomes a psychological conditioning that creates performance anxiety.
The solution is simple: No man wants to kill his boner. Avoid frequent masturbation and watching porn if you love your penis and erections. Kegels are one of the easiest and most effective exercises to improve your penile strength and health. Numerous online resources teach you how to do them.
PMO Is Always Related to Isolation
Whenever you engage in something secrecy, you usually feel ashamed. One of the first effects of frequent porn use on men, especially young men, is social awkwardness in public, which ironically leads to more shame. Whether it is with other men as brothers and friends or with women as partners and lovers, isolation and shame make it extremely difficult for you as a man to share true intimacy.
If you find that your pornography use has dulled your desire to be social, I understand how challenging it can be to jump-start your social life after it …