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Q: Addicted to porn?...can't get hard w/o it

asked by: DoctorQuestion on February 4th, 2007

I would really appreciate getting some advice regarding a problem I've been facing for a couple years now. I've been masturbating while watching porn. I had excessive masturbation too but I don't think it's my problem because by experimenting I am pretty sure all my problem comes from porn.
As I am writing this, I just came back from my girlfriend's place where for the 2nd night in a row I was incapable of getting an erection. As I read some stuff about porn addiction and how the mind "programs" itself to only get arousal from pornography, I did a little experiment. I tried masturbating while thinking about my girlfriend or even some of my ex's. I only had a partial erection, which didn't even last. Next step was opening a porn website. I didn't even need to touch myself to get a full erection which I managed to sustain for more than 5 minutes after which I just closed the website.
I am desperate... I haven't masturbated for a week now nor watched porn. What is the solution...?

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on February 12th, 2007

Sexual Health - Men Answer A2318

According to your symptoms of impotency, it seems likely that you are more attracted to porn-stars than to your girlfriend. This may be why you don’t experience erectile dysfunction while looking at porn and have erectile dysfunction during sex with your girlfriend. I propose you to try an experiment: Invite your girlfriend to watch the porn together with you. Try to have sex with her at the same time. Many couples experience visual stimulation together and can enjoy sex like this. If you are disturbed that you need visual stimulation for sexual arousal, you might consult a mental health professional like a psychologist or sexologist to explore this more deeply.

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