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At what age did you stop watching p*rn?

I can think of dozens of reasons why watching p*rn is not a healthy habit but it is one that I still have. I am 22 years old and I still watch a lot of p*rn. I have tried to stop multiple times before, but I always cave and end up splurging. I sometimes feel disgusted with myself afterwards and I want to stop because it is giving me a warped view of reality. It is pretty depressing to consider how much I jerk off to video imagery but never actually seen a vagina. I can't remember when I first started looking at p*rn. I must have been a teenager or even younger, but I am a young adult now and I still look at it. I should probably have stopped about 5 years ago... I am a virgin, and I assume that most guys my age either 1. have had a girlfriend or 2. had sex before at least once. How should I stop?
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Most Helpful Guys

  • Technically I can say like.. a year or two ago but I went back into it for a bit then dropped it. Even having having sex I've masturbated a plenty and many people out there have fights about their boyfriend jerking off when they're together. So it may or may not stop the guy. If she's one of those girls who is waiting 6 months or whatever because she's too insecure and all that stuff that's six months of him possibly having sleepless nights.

    Overall if you wanna stop I'll toss in suggestions that'll be pretty tough to adapt to but very helpful.

    Each chance you wanna jerk off, leave the house. Whether it be throwing on headphones or going for a jog, just go. When you're not in the house, you'll get arrested for jerking off obviously and the urge will likely fade. If you go for a jog, you'll be too tired to even jerk off.

    Wipe out the p*rn if it's on your PC, laptop, phone, whatever, and keep in mind that much of the p*rn out there is filled with viruses that'll mess up your computer anyway. So logging onto the internet for p*rn is already unsafe if you have personal information on your computer.

    Stay on the move. If you're too busy to stay at home chances are you won't have time to jerk off.

    Also keep in mind overtime the guilt you have is gonna fade. This will actually boost your self esteem and you'll notice yourself socializing a lot better and possibly having even more energy throughout the day. That guilt stays and causes a lot of people to hide themselves from socializing because they feel too ashamed. So the less jerking off you do, the less of a chance of that guilt coming back.

  • If you live in a big city of 2,000,000 or more people you might be able to find sex online. The key is to get great pictures, figure out a little bit about how to send good quality requests out. And most of all persistence and dedication to approaching as many woman online as possible (that is why there needs to be 2,000,000 or more people in your city as you need to send out a ton of requests to only get a few replies hence you need tons of woman looking). It isn't that much of a difference between looking at p*rn and approaching woman online. If all else fails just pay for sex if you want to lose it so badly. I am saving up to attend a David wygant seminar I suggest you do the same for the longer term.

    • you are totally correct about having good pictures. The problem is that I don't have any good pictures of myself, let alone recent ones. The reason for this is because I don't have any friends... which is another entire problem (also I would say I am somewhat socially retarded). Sure I could use selfies, but when that is the only thing you've got, you don't have much. I live in the suburbs of chicago, so there are definitely a decent amount of women around. I'm also a small guy (5'6, 140 pounds) and girls really aren't into that. I have been shot down multiple times just for my height., honestly. I understand that online dating is a numbers game though. I guess I will try tinder once again.

Most Helpful Girls

  • Today is the end of watching Prn for me :) tomorrow is my birthday so I did promise my self I start this year of my life with a decision to stop watching does stuff, I did start watching it when I was 16 I think now am going to be 26 so I wanna develop and get my life and my self together, prn is like drugs for some and it's will be hard to stop specially if you was watching it for long period but it's not possible you just have to take decision and force your self, am virgin too never have kissing someone before but still watching does stuff was making me depress and disgusting as u said, be strong and make your decision that's all what you need real serious decision and keep it as promise for your self and you will do it, wish you good luck..

  • i used to have a neutral opinion on it. now i think that maybe... it isn't the best thing for people who are trying to get into relationships. it sets up unrealistic expectations, portrays women enjoying things that -some- women but not all enjoy, and it sort of... gives you a reason not to actively pursue real women in real life. i'm not saying p*rn should be banned. i think it can be a helpful aid in different situations... but so many people use it as a crutch to -not- go out there and find someone consenting to act out their fantasies with.

  • I too, 22 worry about watching p*rn as well. I feel guilty afterwards, and tell myself after this i'm not going to watch it any longer. I always end up caving as well. No worries, i think that when you find yourself in a healthy relationship that you no longer will turn to p*rn, because you'll have better wants and needs. It's normal, but if you really want to make yourself STOP watching it, i'd think to yourself... what did people do when there wasn't internet and easily accessible p*rn to masturbate to? lol

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  • Honey, it's okay and it's healthy. You do understand that you shouldn't treat a woman the way they do at p*rn, don't you? If so, it's okay you watch it. I don't see how stopping would make you find a girlfriend. .. I really don't. You make bad decisions when horny and relieving sexual tension by yourself is really healthy.

  • Still going strong.

    As far as getting with a real girl goes, stopping p*rn could be a good thing. It will take away your 'safety net' and possibly make you more inclined to make moves with real girls and eventually get yourself in a situation where sex is on the cards.

    Dont go cold turkey, just start slowly decreasing how much you watch it, day by day and week by week

  • i'll let you know when I stop

    • how old are you? curoios

    • i'm 32

  • I was 20 and I quit for religious reasons. But I really hate the way it's affected my sex life. I had crazy expectations that no real man could meet. And it's harder for me to orgasm now than it was before I started watching p*rn. I really wish that I'd never even started.

    • What were your expectations. I am hyper sexual and can go all day and night if I have the time. Unfortunately I don't have a lot of experience. It would help me a lot to know what I should be focusing on to please a girl with really high sexual standards.

  • I'm almost 19, an even though I want to stop, I can't. There's no other way to relieve my sexual tension, so I have to do it with p*rn.
    If there was a girl in my life, then I wouldn't needed, but as there isn't, I' stuck with p*rn.

  • If you can't stop through choice you are addicted. You need to treat this as an addiction. In the same way a recovering alcoholic shouldn't be around alcohol, you shouldn't be around pornography. You need to put filters to block adult content on your computer.

  • Started at 13, stopped at 14. Started at 17 off and on. I haven't watched p*rn regularly since. I will every now and then, but it's not a big part of my life

  • I'm 19, and I stopped watching all the time about three months ago. Maybe once a week is my maximum, and that is down from about three to five times a day.
    I stopped when I realized I was bored with masturbation, and that it did nothing productive for me. It's just a rehash of the same material over and over and over ad infinitum. It's the same reason I don't play videogames all that often anymore. I just got burned out.
    Continue if you like, but if you stop for a period of time, you will likely find drive to go out and talk to females. If not for the sole purpose of sex, at least to make some new friends and possibly develop a closer relationship with one or multiple partners.

  • Don't stop watching it. Nothing wrong with a healthy sex drive... it's more important that you aren't spending time watching it that should be spent out meeting girls.

    • haha, my sex drive is great. But have you ever tried jerking off without p*rn after watching it for so long? it is actually difficult! I heard it can cause ED too.

    • No this doesn't happen to me. I watch lots of p*rn and I don't need any visual stimulation to enjoy masturbating. I just enjoy the feeling any time I have a chance of some free time. Not because anything in particular usually I just start touching myself when I'm bored.

  • I don't intend to stop as long as my penis is still functional

    • funny you say that

  • People stop at a certain age? This is all new to me.

  • Um, I don't plan on stopping...

  • I feel like I'm drifting away from p*rn. I used to watch it once everyday but ever since high school started, I noticed I watch it once every 2 days then once every 3 days. Then it went for a week without watching it. I still watch it but not muc anymore. I feel like it's the same thing so maybe that's why I drift away from p*rn

    • what will happen to me is ill try to stop... ill go about 15 days without any p*rn, any imagery whatsoever, and then on day 16 ill go fucking nuts and jerk off as if its my last day on earth

  • hahahahahahahahaha that ain't happening anytime soon

  • Watched it once (forced to) when I was little. Was so traumatised I never wanted to have sex or anything. Now? Still don't watch it. I masturbate obviously but I don't watch it. I am 17. I tried to once and it was so disgusting I just couldn't. Not sure why I find it gross though.

    I don't mind if guys or other girls watch it though.

  • I thought i stopped for a little while but i just started up recently. Kinda funny that this question pop ups.

  • It's normal. Just do it. I don't think most guys stop. Maybe they watch less, but I don't think they stop.

    • i think you descibed most guys, but some do stop i think

    • i wish i never watched p*rn to begin with. you can masturbate without p*rn, but once you watch porn... masturbating without p*rn just gives you an extra itch you want to scratch

    • Why? Watching p*rn is natural.

  • Im like the female version of you. I have never had sex and i have never had a boyfriend, but i do watch p*rn like almost every day... People have at least told me it's nothing to be worrying about... but i don't know... My alternatives is either to watch p*rn or have sex with a random guy. And im saying random because i can't get a boyfriend or or semi-serious relationship with a guy :/

  • Stop? I didn't get that memo...

  • Wait wait WAIT... we were supposed to stop at a certain age? No one told me this!.. fucking A! Always the last to know... seriously just put yourself out there eventually a girl will just fall on your penis.

    • but seriously, when are you going to stop? when you're 60 years old? Just think about it. Our grandparents didn't have the technology we do today, but they aren't still looking at playboy or whatever

    • Yeah true but as with everything moderation is key. Also like with everything it affects individuals differently its just a mind over matter type thing if you see its fucking with you moderate yourself. By the way I read you're from chi town, that means there's thousands of Latinas there bro theyre usually measure up from 4'9 to about 5'5- 5'6 and a lot of them don't mind slim dudes get at that Yo.

    • Sucks for our grandparents. p*rn is awesome. It is like an entire universe you can escape into where anything you could ever possibly dream of happening happening. There are benefits of p*rn over reality 1.) you can explore your deepest, darkest desires and vent them out without doing them. Things like actual rape, rose budding or borderline snuff type p*rn is best reserved for the p*rn world and should never actually be done. 2.) you can get off any time you want. Even if you had a girlfriend or friends with benefits you wouldn't be able to have sex literally any time you wanted because of practicality reasons 3.) you can explore ideas and concepts with your SO that you might have not thought of otherwise. First ones that come to mind

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