You want to know the porn cons and why you should stop watching porn movies? Then you've come to the right place! Masturbation relaxes, reduces stress and protects the heart and immune system in a natural way. So far, so good. However, often unsuspected dangers lurk, especially when it comes to the pornographic content that people masturbate to.
Pornography is omnipresent in our society and extremely easy to access these days. However, most people are unaware of the dangers and disadvantages of regularly consuming "adult videos" and usually just watch them out of boredom or as a bedtime ritual.
In this article, I would like to give you 30 alarming reasons never to watch porn again. From the effects on your health to ecological and ethical issues. You'll also find out what you can do about a possible porn addiction. Let's go!
30 Disadvantages and dangers: Why should you stop watching porn?
Pornography has always been a social taboo. With the spread of the internet, there is now even a constant Availability of pornographic videos at any time and any place. However, where there are no content barriers, it is particularly important to be aware that the impact of porn on our mental health, our relationship life and other areas of our everyday lives must be taken extremely seriously.
In the following, I will therefore present you with the promised reasons why it is better not to masturbate to porn anymore. The list is long! So let's not waste time. Just use the knowledge to make an informed decision. #NoFap
1. prevent porn addiction
Pornography can be addictive and trigger a compulsionwanting to consume more and more extreme content. This addiction can escalate and have negative consequences for your social life, among other things.₁
2. keep a realistic picture of sexual practices
Pornography often portrays an image of sexuality that is very different from reality. This can lead to you get the wrong idea about what is sexually normal and acceptable.
3. do not objectify women
Pornography often shows women as objects of desire and reduces them to their appearance. This can lead to both men and other women seeing her as less human and less valuable. The ability to feel empathy therefore decreases.
4. do not support violent content
Some forms of pornography contain violence and aggressive sexual practices that are often harmful to those involved. Viewing such content can normalize aggressive behaviors and lead to other people being encouraged and taking them on.
5. no longer have feelings of shame and guilt
Many people experience feelings of shame and guilt after consuming pornography, which can affect their mental health. This can also affect the Affect self-esteem and have a negative effect on relationships.
6. prevent social isolation
Regularly watching pornography can cause you to isolate yourself from your friends and family, as you are not aware of your you prefer to spend your free time consuming pornographythat promise you feelings of happiness.
7. protect relationship(s)
Pornography can lead to people in relationships Have difficulty establishing an intimate and healthy connection. For example, some partners feel betrayed when the other person secretly watches porn videos. As a result, porn can also lead to break-ups and divorces.
8. preserve sexual desire
Another reason against pornography is that libido is negatively affected by regular porn consumption. As a result, many people have Difficulty with feeling sexual arousal in the real world.
9. prevent impotence
Being addicted to porn can lead to men Have difficulty getting an erection or to maintain them. Studies have clearly proven this.₂
10. prevent premature ejaculation
If you often watch porn, you run the risk of experiencing premature ejaculation during sexual intercourse. This is because you accustomed to the fast rhythm of pornographic videos.
11. preserve intimacy
Intimacy gives sexuality its meaning and depth. Regular porn consumption has the opposite effect. It can cause you to lose the ability to build an intimate connection with another person. As a result, you have Problems with focusing emotionally and sexually on one person.
12. maintain a realistic image of attractive bodies
Among other things surgical procedures, make-up, acting or the Video and image editing pornographic content conveys an unrealistic image of the human body and sexuality. As a result, many people wrongly feel unattractive and uncomfortable in their bodies.
13. do not alienate from real sexuality
It's only logical that frequent porn consumption will take away your enjoyment of real sexuality. You will more often Have difficulty feeling sexual arousal in the real world.
14. sexual interest in partner:in preserve
One of many porn drawbacks is also that people lose interest in their partner and instead prefer to satisfy sexually in the virtual world. After all, you can choose exactly the things you like there - and no longer have to strain your own brain.
As soon as you stop watching porn, your Coming back to ingenuity in bed. That's a pretty good reason to stop watching porn, don't you think?
15. prevent negative influence on the brain
Why does porn make you ill? Mainly because consuming pornography has a negative effect on the brain. In particular, it jeopardizes your dopamine levels, the neurotransmitter of happiness. This can lead to you have difficulty feeling pleasure and reward in other areas of life.
16. stay motivated
The porn consumption reduces the number of dopamine receptors in the brain and therefore also the number of nerve cells. This weakens your willpower in particular - but the problems also manifest themselves in the form of lack of motivation and difficulty making decisions.₃
17. do not support racism
Porn often features racist depictions of people. An analysis of the most popular porn sites on the internet, for example, revealed that films with dark-skinned performers are particularly popular. disproportionately often violence and aggression showed.₄
When you Combating racism you should therefore stop watching and promoting pornographic content.
Book Tip: At this point I must definitely give you the book "What white people don't want to hear about racism but should know" by Alice Hasters* to my heart. It helped me immensely to understand how brutal everyday racism - and especially racist insults - must feel.
18. remain self-confident
If you "jerk off" to porn videos more often, this can have a negative effect. have an extremely negative impact on your self-esteem and self-perception. Not least because of the feelings of shame already mentioned. If you stop watching porn, you will most likely become significantly be more confident.
19. minimize the risk of depression and anxiety disorders
Low self-esteem can also develop into an anxiety disorder or severe depression, in which you then even more from your social environment isolate yourself. Spending your life without porn can therefore at least minimize the risk of depression.₅
20. stay focused and attentive
Porn often leads to concentration problems because it causes excessive stimulation of the brain. The films activate the reward center in your brain and lead to an increased release of dopamine, which in turn leads to a Distraction from actually more important tasks in everyday life.
21. prevent post-traumatic stress disorders
Many porn movies include Violent scenes that cause serious psychological damage and can be traumatic. It is possible that you as a viewer may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, which will affect you for a long time.
22. maintain realistic expectations
A relationship with other people needs to be nurtured. It is not always perfect and flawless. However, porn gives a different impression. By avoiding them, you will definitely have more realistic expectations about your relationship and love-making.
23. continue to sleep well
Watching porn videos just before bed can cause people to have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep. This is less due to masturbation and more due to the fact that you staring at the bright screen.
If you skip the dirty movies in the evening, you're guaranteed to sleep better can.
24. prevent loneliness
People who often watch porn feel lonely and isolated more quickly, as their free time is often spent alone with "dirty movies". The Loneliness, in turn, leads to mental and physical stress. Therefore, a life without porn can help, among other things, Prevent cardiovascular diseases and make more time for the important things in life.
25. stay productive
The disadvantages of porn also include the fact that you can watch it as often as you want and you can no time limits be set. On average, porn addicts waste an entire working day watching dirty movies on the internet.₆
But you are also fundamentally less productive, because you are less motivated and have a much harder time concentrating. These are reasons against porn consumption that I have already mentioned.
26. avoid high energy consumption
Pornographic content has not only health but also ecological consequences. The streaming of adult videos is extremely energy-intensive, causes a massive CO2 emissions and thus contributes significantly to climate change at.
Every year 300 million tons of CO2 from streaming online video emitted. Around 27 percent of this is attributable to porn.₇
Tip: About the answer to the question, Whether streaming is sustainableyou can find out more in the linked blog article.
27. prevent child abuse
A lot of porn content shows the abuse of children, which is especially brutal for the victims is. At the same time, these practices are also automatically socially normalized. One more reason to stop watching porn.
28. do not support trafficking in women
The consumption of pornography can support the grievance that Women and girls exploited and forced into the sex industry ₇ You can put an end to these serious violations of human rights by stopping your desire for porn.
29. be a good role model
Porn addicts often neglect important things in their everyday lives, such as their own Family life. By permanently avoiding the desire for porn, you are also supporting your partnership and the upbringing of your children.
30. not supporting the industry financially
Every time you watch porn, you increase the demand for what is being shown. In this way, you support the industry financially and also promote the production of other harmful content, such as the depiction of violence or the abuse of children. So porn consumption is free, but not without consequences.
Tips: What to do about porn addiction?
You take the disadvantages and dangers of porn seriously and want to take the challenge to do something about porn addiction?! Then do something you can be proud of now!
Live more honestly, become happier, more confident and motivated, benefit from an intact social life and great relationships, make time for friends, hobbies and goals in life, listen to science and create a social Awareness of the taboo subject of "porn"that should not be one at all.
6 tips and ideas to stop watching porn
1. identify your triggers
What are the Situations or emotions (e.g. boredom or stress) that lead you to consume pornography on your laptop or computer? Pay close attention to this and develop measures (e.g. push-ups or a phone call with a friend) to counteract them directly or avoid them.
2. seek support
Are you finding it difficult to stop using porn? Seek the support of Friends, family members or therapistswho can help you with your project. Sometimes it also helps to talk to people who have had similar experiences.
3. find healthy alternatives
Search for healthy activities that distract you or fulfill your needs without consuming pornography. This could be sports, a creative hobby or social interaction with friends, for example.
4. use technical tools
There are several technical aids, such as Apps, browser extensions or parental controlsthat help you to block or restrict pornography. Use these tools to resist temptation in an emergency and increase your chances of success.
5. exchange ideas with other people
Another option is to talk to other people who have similar worries. There are many Online communities and support groupswhere you will not only find support, but also inspiration and motivation.
6. change your mindset
To combat porn addiction in the long term, you need to Become aware of the negative impact pornography has on your life. It's about changing your thoughts and attitudes and building new, healthy habits and relationships.
Know the dangers and disadvantages of porn consumption and take them seriously
Would you have thought that so many things speak against pornography? The motives, risks and disadvantages mentioned should help you to make an informed decision. Incidentally, the benefits are largely limited to quick fun and pressure relief. Ultimately, however, it's about feeling comfortable and confident with your decision.
"Your decision to walk creates the path ahead."
Paulo Coelho (more at Change Quotes)
Use these tips against porn addiction to escape it. Your personal porn detox will help you to specifically increase your well-being and ensure your long-term physical and mental health.
Do you have any questions, suggestions or do you know any other reasons against porn? Then just write me a comment.
Stay open to change,
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References:
₁ Banca, P., Morris, L. S., Mitchell, S., Harrison, N. A., Potenza, M. N., & Voon, V. (2016). Novelty, conditioning and attentional bias to sexual rewards. Journal of psychiatric research, 72, 91-101. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2015.10.017.
₂ O'Sullivan, Lucia, L. Brotto, E. Byers, J. Majerovich, J. Wuest. "Prevalence and Characteristics of Sexual Functioning Among Sexually Experienced Middle to Late Adolescents." The Journal of Sexual Medicine 11, no. 3 (2014): 630-41.
₃ Study: Simone Kühn and Jürgen Gallinat, Brain Structure and Functional Connectivity Associated with Pornography Consumption: The Brain on Porn. JAMA Psychiatry (2014): 827-34.
₄ Fritz, N., Malic, V., Paul, B., & Zhou, Y. (2021). Worse than objects: The depiction of black women and men and their sexual relationship in pornography. Gender Issues, 38(1), 100-120. doi:10.1007/s12147-020-09255-2.
₅ Candis McDow: Pornography and Depression: What's the Connection? (as of 12.09.2021), available at https://www.verywellmind.com/pornography-and-depression-what-s-the-connection-5193845. [05.04.2023].
₆ Rio Pasha: 15 Reasons Why You Should Stop Watching Porn (as of 05.12.2017), available at https://succeedfeed.com/15-reasons-why-you-should-stop-watching-porn. [05.04.2023].
₇ The Shift Project: Climate Crisis (as at: 11.07.2019), available at https://theshiftproject.org/en/article/unsustainable-use-online-video. [05.04.2023].
