Does sex count?

Depends. By that I mean, something like casual sex or prostitutional sex is in the same brain juice category. Same effect. Sex with a significant other is better, as in, you’re at least fostering a real connection and not satisfying a drug-like high. Sex with your spouse is always the best when it comes to sex. It’s also been proven through multiple studies that benefits gained from a healthy, sexual relationship between a man and woman who are married far outweighs any benefits gained from sex outside of marriage. TLDR; sex with meaningful intimacy is better, sex within marriage, best

No. Go and connect physically with someone. For me being very religious, premarital sex is a no go. But if I didn’t believe it. Then hell ya, have at it

You’re good brother I know for me something that was helpful was finding my why, my way is not watching porn and using websites like pornhub or only fans if I have sex with my fiancé that doesn’t count. Hope this helps

Sex doesn’t count bro, it’s good that your having sex instead. You getting physical connections and all that