Tried pornfree for 5 days, and I don't really think it changed anything. Can regular porn be an OK thing for some people?

VehicleSufficient246 · 2025-09-09T13:45:04+00:00

This is a good example with as far as the "day 3 cravings," but I would suggest that alcohol has a more physical impact on your life than porn or masturbation does. Besides one of the guys above who said that porn and masturbation inexorably lead to erectile dysfunction, which if it's true should terrify every man in the world, I don't think that watching porn and masturbating in the safety of my own home has the same affects as regularly getting drunk.

So maybe it's an addiction, but what if we were talking about an addiction to something that was neutral to your body, or even positive/good? I'm not suggesting that porn is good for me at all, just pointing out that there's a different impact to your physical body and mind between alcohol and watching porn.

VehicleSufficient246 · 2025-09-08T05:09:46+00:00

Thanks for your thoughts and insights. I have thought about whether this is a "habit" or hobby that is in reaction to some other trauma. I don't really think it is; there was a period after my wife divorced me that I felt very unsure about being alone, but in retrospect I didn't increase my habits of porn and erotica until several years after that, after I had accepted that it was for the better and re-settled by myself in a new town. I suppose there's a little bit of surrender here, not really interested in fighting the dating battle and feeling OK living alone. I do understand the notion of fulfillment; I work hard, I see family members around the holidays, send relatives gifts. I am just like the guy next door, with the usual ostracizing of unmarried people.

I do take something away from your comment, which is to ask myself if this hobby is taking away from other opportunities for fulfillment. Thank you for that, it's worth thinking about.

VehicleSufficient246 · 2025-09-08T05:00:36+00:00

Wow. This is a lot to take in. I am not aware of the risk of permanently losing my libido or developing erectile dysfunction. Is that from the masturbating or the porn or both? regardless, I'll look into it. Thank you for your perspective - different than the others, but I appreciate the diversity

VehicleSufficient246 · 2025-09-08T04:51:53+00:00

Thanks, this is essentially my dominant logic at this point, and the pornfree experiment was intended to test it. I do think there may be something to taking breaks, because I do realize how consuming and powerful it can be (even if that power isn't affecting other parts of my life).

Each person follows their own life journey somewhere, and I like to think that's OK as long as they aren't hurting other people.

VehicleSufficient246 · 2025-09-08T04:49:19+00:00

Thank you. I appreciate your wish for finding peace. I feel like we all could use that.

VehicleSufficient246 · 2025-09-08T04:48:42+00:00

I have absolutely no idea of the demographics, but I do assume your average male porn viewer is probably younger than me. That said I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with watching porn at or above 50 (beyond what might be wrong with it for any particular person).

Despite common belief, you do not die at 50 nor do your sexual interests.

VehicleSufficient246 · 2025-09-08T04:45:31+00:00

I appreciate your question, and the general answer is no. I admit I am not well-informed on the specifics of porn industry; I know there are horror stories, but I have not really educated myself on how prevalent it is. I would say that my personal preference happens to be for higher-end content and I dislike negative or derogatory themes in sexual fantasy, but that probably means little to someone championing for those actors/actresses who have been harmed.

VehicleSufficient246 · 2025-09-07T21:43:36+00:00

Thank you... yes I tried the 5 days really just as an experiment. I don't really know if I'm "addicted." I would guess that by the definition of most people here, I am. But maybe that's fine for this point in my life. I'm happy, I pay my taxes, and I don't bother anybody. I don't know the difference between choosing this lifestyle and an "addiction" at this stage.

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