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Can just watching porn only without masturbation/orgasm cause brain fog???

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by AnmysUser18312, Apr 3, 2018.

Can just watching porn only without masturbation/orgasm cause brain fog???

  1. Yes, it does.

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  2. No, it doesn't.

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  1. Apr 3, 2018 #1
    AnmysUser18312

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    I heard that even if we don't masturbate or orgasm, our brain still releases/flooded with chemicals such as dopamine whenever we watch porn. I feel that the positive effects of recovery from NoFap are slowly fading away and I seem to have a bit of brain fog now. My mind was quite sharp after recovery but now looks like it's not quite sharp anymore. It's not able to think that clear anymore. Alertness towards surroundings seem to have decreased too.

    Is just watching porn/pornography without masturbation/porn harmful too?
    Does it give the side effects/negative effects that masturbation would do??
    If yes, that's quite creepy and I probably better train myself to stop porn too.

    I'm not sure whether it's related to watching porn or maybe it's just because of waking up early for school (not enough sleep/rest).
     
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  2. Apr 4, 2018 #2
    Awakening123

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    Of course. WAtching porn alone without fapping is as bad as a watching porn and fapping. Your brain will go back to the old plasticity and this will make reboot very difficult.


    Masturbation will have more or less same effects but masturbation effects are more lasting because it will take some time to recover once you have masturbated.
     
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  3. Apr 4, 2018 #3
    Ezpz

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    If you are watching porn then you are making no progress.

    This porn is called a super stimulus. It smashes your brains reward circuit, making you more tired and giving you less joy out of everything else that isnt porn. While masturbation is not recommended while rebooting, it is a LOT better than just watching porn. But as they generally go hand in hand its better to just avoid both while trying to reboot.

    If you watch porn you are just kidding yourself, we are all on here to quit porn. Thats the goal.
     
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  4. Apr 5, 2018 #4
    AnmysUser18312

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    Oh... I thought watching porn only isn't harmful and it is only harmful if we ejaculate (orgasm/masturbation). I thought it will only hurt if a physical process happens like ejaculation (release of sperm/testosterone). I guess staring from now, I better train myself to avoid from being aroused to any pornography stimuli including my body parts like my arms.

    Wait, is it really true that just watching porn only will also cause all the side effects (brain fog, tiredness, less sharp mind, pimples, etc.)? Are you sure about it? May I know the list/examples of side effects that it will bring? I thought it shouldn't affect anything as it's the same like watching anything else, and because we don't ejaculate anything (such as sperm or testosterone) so we still retain those chemicals.
     
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  5. Apr 5, 2018 #5
    Ezpz

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    Excellent question and YES porn will cause all these things.

    Ill link you to 2 youtube videos that you should watch to get a better understanding of all this.

    The first one is a shorter video and it gives an idea of whats happening:


    The second one is longer and you learn much more:


    Do yourself a favor and watch BOTH videos and you will learn a lot about porn
     
    Ezpz, Apr 5, 2018
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  6. Apr 5, 2018 #6
    AnmysUser18312

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    Really?? Can it even cause lose of sperm/testosterone/nutrients/zink/etc. by just watching porn only?
     
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  7. Nov 25, 2018 #7
    Sovereign Elder

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    Porn turns u into a pussy becuase pussyies watch porn on the daily.
     
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  8. Nov 27, 2018 #8
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    how do i stop watching porn it drives me mad. When i don't watch porn, i become this horny freak who can't help himself. I seriously need help.
     
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  9. Nov 27, 2018 #9
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    I have managed to give up masturbation but PORN is the issue.
     
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  10. Nov 27, 2018 #10
    loterius

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    There is just too much high quality stuff on the internet, the amount of high quality porn is amazing, brazzers, teenmodels4bitcoin etc. It is endless, free and 3 clicks away..
     
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  11. Nov 27, 2018 #11
    Marcelo48

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    Yes OP, "just" watching porn will bring you problems like brain fog, as "just" playing video games a lot will give you brain fog as well.

    It's all about the dopamine release while you're watching, not the ejaculation.

    To put it simply, don't watch porn. Really. Don't. It's bad for you.

    That's why avoiding the internet as much as possible is a good idea.
     
    Marcelo48, Nov 27, 2018
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  12. Nov 27, 2018 #12
    loterius

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    You are right..
     
    loterius, Nov 27, 2018
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