Negative Effects of Watching Too Much Porn
Anything in excess or even less of the normal is not good at all. The things that we are often fond of doing just like eating, sleeping, having sex, watching porn and the like, when not done in moderation, could even be harmful to our health and whole being. Yes, those good things, especially the having sex and watching porn part could be detrimental to your health and your relationship.
Let’s take a good look at one of the most common issue of young adults – most especially for men in general – today: watching too much porn. One day you could be too excited that you run to your partner to have overly satisfying sex, and then the next day, you are so not into her anymore. What could be the problem? Excitement to porn leads to dissatisfaction over the real thing…or the real person.
Men, regardless of age are bound to encounter pornography at a certain time in their lives. We also have to accept the fact that since porn has become even more accessible, it has also become too hard for parents, young women, and wives to isolate their children, partners and husbands to it. This, in turn, makes men (and those who watch porn too much regardless of age or sex) more vulnerable to deceit over scripted sexual activity. It also leads them to wanting and expecting an even more exciting, dangerous, sometimes awkward sex life with their real partners, which their partners most likely can’t handle. This then leads to a broken, numb, apathetic relationship.
Overtime, this has become true to many women who have found their partners more interested in watching porn than having or doing the act with them. This is not an exaggeration and this is merely the gist of what porn can do to you and your partner’s lives. Here are five negative effects of porn and how it affects your life:
#1 You become an addict.
You may not feel it right now, especially if you’re merely starting to develop the habit, but watching porn can hit you and once it does, the only way to sustain the “need” is by watching more and more every day. Porn is addictive, in the sense that men (and those who watch porn too much regardless of age or sex) become neglectful of the things they need to do, the things they usually do (when they were not yet exposed to watching porn), and the people around them. This brings about the tension within the household and destroys relationship in the long run. Just like any addictive drug, the more you dig in, the more it consumes the life out of you and unfortunately, most people watching porn are not aware of this until it becomes too late.
#2 You develop stereotyping of women.
It is a form of prejudiced thinking over intangible things. This leads men to see women as commodities to “consume” and be regarded based on the size of their breasts, their genitalia, their skills in bed and their ability to perform more than the normal act. For men who have developed their addiction to porn, they can only regard women as less interesting when it comes to the actual sex with the actual person. They often live in the fantasy that women in the porn industry are better performers than their own partners. And unless their partners could do what “Linda Lovelace” or “Jenna Jameson” has done in their movies, they will never be satisfied in bed with them.
#3 You learn to degrade women.
You may have respect for your mom and your sister but once you get so addicted to porn, you will forget everything just to be able to watch more porn. In porn movies, women are often portrayed as “gold-diggers”, “dumb playmates”, “nymphomaniacs” or “masochist”. None of these are good at all but all of them points out to women in porn movies. If these movies are the ones you always watch, you also develop this attitude of seeing women as “bitches” and nothing more, regardless of your education, your status or whatever “Bachelor’s degree” of porn addiction you may have.
#4 You get bored with the real deal.
Yes, you could still find their partners attractive and all but not as attractive, daring and seductive as those in porn movies. If this attitude has already developed in you, stop right there and take a good look at what you’re missing in concentrating your attention to “virtual sex”. If you’re partner bores you in bed, then it’s probably time to seek professional help over your addiction.
#5 You compare real women to those you see in porn movies.
You become overly satisfied with virtual sex that you disregard your partner’s feelings when it comes to doing the actual sex. More often than not, men don’t know that the emotions seen on porn movies are scripted and are meant to deceive them to the feeling of satisfaction over fantasy and dissatisfaction over reality. You tend to become numb and feel less aroused once the habit becomes an addiction.
Anything in excess, regardless if it’s a good thing, is still not good.
Category: Porn Addiction
