I watch porn without masturbate

No, that's just your addiction talking. Been there.

 

I will tell you as someone who used to do it a few weeks ago : you are still addicted. Maybe you don't feel nothing wrong with your "tool", however you are desensitizing it yet and contributing to create another "relapse scenario".
The desensitization of the brain is one of the worsts withdrawals to feel, keep watchin' P without do M is not beneficial in any way. You can think nothing is happening, but you're still addicted.

 

It brings up the question..... Is watching porn without self pleasure okay.....& I have to say no!

 

Now if it was the other way around I might say it's ok. I think porn is more of a problem than masturbation.

 

Yes sir I agree with you 100%

 

That's even worse. It's the porn, not the masturbation that causes the addiction. You'll just end up watching more than you would if you masturbated, since orgasm puts a limit on it.

 

The reason I'm doing NoFap is because of how misogynistic porn is. Porn has exposed me to things I would never fantasised about on my own.

 

Looking at porn and semen retention - great ways to ruin your male systems and end up at the urologists office. You are making a big mistake.

 

When I was 21 years old I went a whole summer without masturbating. I would watch porn for a few minutes about once every 2 weeks and would usually have a wet dream soon after watching the porn videos.

I'd say just watching porn is less bad than masturbating because you aren't ejaculating and aren't losing as much energy. But I don't think there is any benefits to watching porn and there is only a net negative effect

 

A couple of times I watched porn and decided that I won't masterbate this time but everytime I end up jerking off and skipping 2-3 hrs .

 

Totally agree, if you can still watch porn and not lapse it shows self control. I would still stay away from it, the main thing is stay on the streak, nocturnals will take care of things.

 

You just making things harder for youself if you mentally edge. Watching porn will undenieable lead to pmo, me too thought i can fight it off but it isnt possible. Best thing to do is stay away from the sin alltogether, dont touch yourself, dont fantasize and dont watch things!

 

It will still plant a seed in your mind and reel you back in. It is so habit-forming it's unbelievable. Strongest drug out there.

 

I actually think it still destroys the brain by just looking.

 

Speaking from experience, you're just giving yourself PIED while doing this, porn induced erectile dysfunction is actually caused by behaviours like this. You're continually conditioning yourself and desensitizing yourself to the vast array of endless photos and videos of women, you must realize that such over exposure to such stimuli will alter your brain, it will cause you problems in real life when abused.

Often guys will not even know they have PIED and have had it for a long time until the first time they're with someone in real life.

The mere viewing of it, you don't even need to be touching yourself. It still causes damage and there is science and medical evidence to show this already. Your brain can heal and recover, but the more you do it and the longer you do it the harder it will be to pull yourself out of that hole.

 

Unfortunately, that's just a form of edging. Been there also.