Don't RELY on porn for an erection!

[Batwoman Moderator ReservePEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close Batwoman]

There's another good thread on porn and ED here: https://www.pegym.com/forums/erectil...l-lead-ed.html

Travis, I'm very interested in your observations about your girl -- that confirms what I've been thinking about porn and women based on my own experiences (which luckily don't include much porn).

[Travis_Bickle Member Find all posts View Profile Close Travis_Bickle]

It was shocking meeting a girl that openly admitted she watches porn and when she said that no man has ever made her cum I was even more surprised.

[Big O Member Find all posts View Profile Close Big O]

Im almost 100% positive that porn addiction has lowered my EQ considerably, I have deleted all porn and links to porn on my PC and have gone 3 days cold turkey so far.

Good going Travis!
your EQ will thank you...

[catchup Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close catchup]

Zen,
when I started PE in Jan, I was also watching porn to do my exercises. I figured how else am I going to keep any kind of erection level for an hour without any stimulation. I stopped for a week, because my EQ was shot. I'm doing JP's routine, and cut out porn while I PE. This was great insight, and helpful. We shouldn't be dependent on porn to keep us stimulated, but ourselves. Mind over matter right? I want to see if applying this mind set can help me with erections after ejaculation. Any thoughts on this?

[pe_ZEN Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close pe_ZEN]

Zen,
when I started PE in Jan, I was also watching porn to do my exercises. I figured how else am I going to keep any kind of erection level for an hour without any stimulation. I stopped for a week, because my EQ was shot. I'm doing JP's routine, and cut out porn while I PE. This was great insight, and helpful. We shouldn't be dependent on porn to keep us stimulated, but ourselves. Mind over matter right? I want to see if applying this mind set can help me with erections after ejaculation. Any thoughts on this?

Hey good for you, you slayed the dragon. The weird thing is, after not using porn anymore, I actually have too much erection for jelqs cuz it feels so good! I try to keep around 60-70% erection but it is difficult now that I'm more in tune with sensations. No problem ever getting erections. Except....after ejaculation. It's called the "refractory period" and chemicals are being shot around your nervous system making re-arousal difficult or impossible. I've never been able to unless I watched porn before. Given 15 minutes I 'might' be able to get a partial stiffy but usually it takes me a couple of hours to recover. If you want to keep going in the sac, you must master the art of edging...I am still a disciple but one day hope to become a master

[catchup Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close catchup]

I hear you Zen, I'm only a student too..but learning. I'm not addicted to porn, but it might be harder for other guys to let go of it. The whole concept of MMO might be able to help me with this. I've always wanted to go a few rounds and have my ladies more exhausted than me! And my concerns about my size always hinder my performance. Sad I know, but it's nice to have site like this to help us better understand and teach us what we can do to improve, and worry about everything else in our daily lives.

[init2winit Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close init2winit]

This thread compelled me to

a. Register and become a member of this community.
b. Make a goal to quit porn altogether.

I'm not going to quit masturbating, I'm just going to quit masturbating to porn. I think one of the big keys for longer, harder erections is mental discipline and frankly streaming porn has made me a very irresponsible sexual being.

Last straw was last weekend, I had a girl naked in her bed, and could barely keep a 60% erection. Needless to say, it didn't end up too well. Good thing fingers stay hard.

[jclewis Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jclewis]

I too am abstaining from porn.. and lately my EQ have improved and in sleep as well. It will only get better from here on out. THIS NEEDS TO BE A STICKY!

[Dopamine Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dopamine]

To much porn can cause sensory overload and fry the dopamine system of the mind.

Quite interesting, I think I may be able to relate in this case, do you have more info?

[pe_ZEN Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close pe_ZEN]

its true; one developes a dopamine 'tolerance' so to speak, so more and more is needed to acheive the same effect. Same with hard drug addicts

[jclewis Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jclewis]

glad this became a sticky

[catchup Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close catchup]

its true; one developes a dopamine 'tolerance' so to speak, so more and more is needed to acheive the same effect. Same with hard drug addicts

Do you think it also has to do with an individual's personality? For example someone with an addictive personality?

[CanadianEH Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close CanadianEH]

I'm 19, turning 20 in july. I used to watch porn very often.
I've stopped in the last couple of weeks.
It probably feels like weeks but it was probably just the beginning of last week that i stopped.
I've been masterbating when i've got the alone time but my eq is no where near where it is when i'm watching porn or fooling around with my gf.
I've tried fantasizing but that hasn't brought it up to full eq either.
When i'm about to finish it gets crazy hard, erection level around 8 but the head often doesn't get full of blood(when alone).
When i'm with my gf it gets crazy hard to start and is very sensitive. I don't last long when she's just warming me up.
Sometimes the head doesn't get as big as it does when i'm with my girlfriend or when i used to watch porn.
during the time i used to watch porn i'd get erections all day everyday.
I don't get very strong erections these days without porn or my girlfriend.
I've been practicing edging and meditation and those sorts of prolonging exercise but erection quality stays around five, six until i'm about to unload and it quickly jumps up to 9.
Sometimes while i'm edging i feel like coming and i'm still at a eq of 5ish 6ish. Sometimes i feel like i'm going to ejaculate, and i do, still at a eq of 5ish 6ish.
Tell me what you think ? I think i'm a victim of this porn shit too. I've read this whole thread and i think i'll be getting better soon with edging and meditation, wouldn't you say master pe_ZEN? (no pun intended)

[catchup Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close catchup]

Canadian, if I'm allowed to throw my two cents in, it takes time. It's kind of like detoxing yourself. You're on the right path with meditating, and being in the moment when you're masturbating. I've read on the site some guys do kegels to push more blood in their Penis to help keep an erection. It's been about two weeks for since I've stopped watching porn to keep a semi erection to do my exercises. When I read this thread I put a stop to it, and I can do my PE without watching porn. Keep edging, and while you're doing it, feel what stimulates you, what arouses you when you're edging. This is all a process. Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither will our Dicks or EQ!

[calixto ModeratorPE Gym EditorPEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close calixto]

This makes sense to me, that's why mental porn is the way to go, and moderation, I guess...