I got a question

For me, porn had me objectifying women all the time. I felt like I could only *genuinely* talk to women I wasn’t attracted to. If I had lustful/sexual thoughts of a girl, my social anxiety would kick in and my mind would go blank and wouldn’t be able to talk to that person. At some point, it was so bad I thought I had social anxiety in general, as the brain fog from porn would just not let me converse with anyone about anything. So yea it was hard to actually connect with someone since my brain was too busy lusting over them. Now, almost 90 days out, I don’t have this issue anymore and see women as legitimate human beings who have their own thoughts, emotions, aspirations, etc.

Thanks guys wish yall luck and I'm just trying to get rid of doing it once in a while cuz it seems diminishing

Porn really distorts your brain because instead of having the motivation to talk to women and make relationships with them, you just think “nah I can get the same high just gooning”. Even if it’s not actively thought, your subconscious equates porn to real sex and diminishes the experience.

Like these other guys have said, porn really really messes with your brain. Everything from your reward and dopamine to social skills and confidence to testosterone and causes erectile disfunction. It can eventually get to the point where you don’t even want sex your brain craves the instant satisfaction of porn and it really becomes a self-feeding addiction. I’m proud of you for trying to get ahead of this and stop it before it becomes a big problem.

Yes absolutely. There are a ton of studies you can look at here how it rewires your brain, but apart from that you’re doing a lot of damage to your masculinity and stunting your confidence and creative energy.

1000% it ruins how you see and speak to the opposite sex. This shit is only negatives man, stay away from this shit. It’s hell to leave once you realize how far you’ve fallen down the rabbit hole.