Side effect of porn?

I abstained for about 2 years once, and it seemed that every time I went to the Target store there would be an extremely sexy woman that I would notice briefly before looking away. That quick glance would be a strong image that caused sexual attraction for several hours.

So I think it gets worse. But I think women are sometimes flattered if it is simply an involuntary glance (?)

 

Abstinence alone won’t help with that. Through PMO abuse you have wired your brain to treat the image of women as sexual objects, something to fap to, and or to drive your fantasies.

Part of my recovery is recognizing this behavior and correct it and rewire my brain. I short circuit myself when I instinctively scan for novel mates. If I end up starting to sexualizing a person, I tell myself they are just a human, and step back and either appreciate them for who they are as a whole, or find flaws that makes them real. Other tactics maybe to trick your brain to seek other aspects opposite of what you look at. If you stare at their butt, what shoes are they wearing? If you look at their breasts, what color eyes do they have?

The point is to correct your behavior that may have been wired into your brain through heavy P use.

We’re all just people. We all want to be loved. We all want to be safe. We all want to be respected. Do what you can to embody this, instead of leering, sexualizing, and objectifying women.

 

Porn is like watching action movie on steroids, brain is tired

 

According to familyshare.com

• 1. Creates emotional bond with artificial world
• All people have a critical need for human intimacy and emotional connection with others. When someone views pornography, they end up creating an intimate bond with an artificial, fake world and can actually lose the ability to bond with real people.
  
  
• 2. Sex without intimacy
• Pornography is about sex being used for the wrong reasons. Because it is sex without emotional closeness, the underlying hunger remains unsatisfied. The viewer starts wondering what is wrong with their relationships and gets irritated or depressed. They end up feeling emotionally empty and disconnected from those around them.
  
  
• 3. Unsatisfying
• While pornography use may result in a short term high, it eventually results in feelings of emptiness, low self-esteem and deep loneliness. It ultimately creates emotional distance in relationships. Because the world of pornography is artificial and cannot satisfy the need for emotional intimacy, this basic need remains unmet, creating an appetite for more and more.
  
  
• 4. Triggers addiction cycle in brain
• Studies show that actual brain function changes in someone who has an addiction - and the changes are the same in all addiction: alcohol, drugs, or pornography. Because pornography use can become an actual addiction, viewers are not able to stop through their own will power. Pornography addicts will need to engage in the same difficult recovery process a drug addict has to go through.
  
  
• 5. Unfulfilling
• Using pornography to feel pleasure and escape feelings of low self-esteem, anxiety, boredom and frustration creates a gateway for addiction. When the rush of pleasure disappears, the feelings a user is trying to escape from reappear stronger than ever, and they are compelled to repeat the cycle. Over time, their brain chemistry is altered and a full-fledged addiction occurs.
  
  
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• 6. Great deception
• Initially, you were attracted to pornography because of the positive things it did for you. ("I love the rush I feel," "This is my favorite pastime," "I feel lonely," "This is my reward to myself for making it through a rough day...") Eventually, it will do just the opposite. ("I no longer feel an emotional response to anything," "There is nothing in my life I enjoy doing," "I feel totally isolated from the world," "My anxiety and stress levels are at an all-time high...").
  
  
• 7. Imitation of the real thing
• With pornography, we use sex as a substitute for nurture, intimacy, and love. Sex is no longer a wonderful source of connection between our deepest selves and a beloved partner; it becomes a commodity used to avoid intimacy and mask needs that should be met through human connections.
  
  
• 8. Always hungry
• Because this is an addictive substance, it creates an appetite for itself. This appetite increases over time as you spend more and more time viewing pornography. The time spent viewing pornography can jeopardize work, relationships and interest in healthy pastimes.
  
  
• 9. Escalation
• Over time, the pornography we first started viewing becomes mundane. We escalate to view things which we once would have considered as going too far or totally wrong. We feel increasing desire to do things which will damage our reputation and relationships.
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• 10. Blunt truth
• In the long run, pornography will not shore up a shaky ego, will not fill the emptiness left from childhood wounds or abandonment, will not save a shaky relationship or failing marriage and is not satisfying. In fact, it will magnify each emotional wound from the past and cripple your ability to meet your essential emotional needs, damage your ability to have a healthy relationship and leave you unable to sexually or emotionally respond to your partner.
  

 

I agree wholeheartedly. It’s reminiscent of the song lyrics from Green Day’s song “Longview”.

 

It will turn you gay! There's a reason why boxers and professional athletes avoid any sexual activity few weeks before a important match.
Also in the army the soldiers are being kept sexual inactive to sustain discipline and order.