4 Reasons To Immediately Stop Watching Porn

As ubiquitous as sexual pornography has been throughout the world, especially after the rise of video-sharing websites in the first few years of this century, it’s potentially harmful effects are only just beginning to come to light.

Here are four good reasons to put away the hand lotion for good:

1. Porn can cause skewed perceptions about yourself and the norms of sexual relationships

Getting into the habit of watching porn can lead to “reduced self-esteem and body image satisfaction,” according to a study. Also, men who watch porn may be more prone to believe that “displays of hyper masculinity” and/or “trivializing or excusing violence against women” are acceptable.

However, porn may not be the only thing to blame in this regard. The study noted that it’s hard to tell porn’s exact effect as far as these factors go because other forms of media including music videos and reality T.V. could also have the same affect.

2. Porn has the potential to hinder your real-life relationships

People who cheat on their partners are about three times more likely to be internet porn watchers than people who are faithful to their partners, according to another study. Concurrently, regular watchers of porn are more likely to value casual sex over a monogamous relationship. In fact, At a 2003 meeting of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 56 percent of attendees said that divorces they handled involved an “obsessive interest” in porn by one partner.

Another interesting fact: People who paid for sex were almost four times as likely to have used internet porn than those who had not paid for sex.

3. Excessive porn use will adversely affect your body’s chemistry

Habitual porn watchers are more likely to experience a wide range of symptoms, including:

• Increased compulsiveness/impulsiveness
• Increased chance of taking part in illegal activity such as sexual harassment
• More likely to seek oral sex and/or anal sex (especially at a younger age)
• Interrupted sleep patterns and fatigue
• Lower levels of physical and emotional intimacy in the user’s real-life romantic relationships

4. Regular porn usage has been linked to erectile dysfunction



And quitting porn can be likened to quitting cigarettes. It’s hard for some people to give it up cold turkey, so a gradually reduced regime of porn watching might be more suitable.