Pornography still generates more internet
traffic than anything else online. And it can
impact on more than just your download limits:
Hollywood actor Charlie Sheen's ex-wife Denise
Richards cited his 'habit' in divorce proceedings.
Yet porn is the convenience food to the haute
cuisine of real sex. While that microwave
burger is quick and cheap, it will ultimately
leave you feeling dirty and not in a good way.
Here's how to put smoked salmon back on your
menu.
Diagnosis
Your feel good hormone dopamine spikes when
you watch porn," says Indore-based sexologist
Mahesh Nawal. "In time, this overstimulation
manifests as a loss of libido and erectile
dysfunction 30 years too early." This is why
users demand increasingly extreme videos.
There is another problem if you watch too
much of porn and it is very psychological.
Remember, male porn actors are selected for
just one thing, and you'd be a fool to think it's
acting! Most of them are much well endowed
than an average male. Chances are that you
won't see any male erections other than their
own except in porn films. Now, don't make the
mistake of making X-rated erections the
standard by which you judge yourselves. Of
course, they are all Goliaths. But don't think
you're too 'small'.
Masturbation causes the release of the same
chemicals as sex with a partner, forming a
biochemical attachment - except with websites
rather than people. It can even affect your
career: a study by Nielsen Online found more
than a quarter of employees worldwide have
watched online porn during the working day.
French research has also linked the compelling
nature of porn to your brain's 'mirror neuron
system'. This skews your expectations of what
sex should be like. "Porn has a way of
normalising extreme sexual behaviour," says
Bristi Barkataki, clinical psychologist at New
Delhi's Pushpawati Singhania Reserach
Institute. "If you try to play out this fantasy
with an unwilling partner, it can cause
irreparable damage to your relationship." It's
time to log off , gentlemen.
Symptoms
You've missed dates or family engagements
because you were 'otherwise engaged'
You're stressed about people finding out about
your habit
You're starting to believe that every woman
harbours slutty desires and acrobatic flexibility
You can name at least 15 different porn stars
The content you seek out is getting stronger-or
just a lot weirder
You've tried to access porn at work, or at a
friend or family member's house
You no longer enjoy 'vanilla' sex with real
women
Dr Tango,s prescription
If you can't resist tapping '.xxx' into the url bar,
remove the thing that triggers you to log on:
being left alone with your laptop. "Keep your
computer and DVD player in a busy room," says
Dr Phillippa Lally, who studies habitual
behaviour at University College London. Your
brain associates laptops and phones with porn,
so find other habitual uses of your gadgetry.
Tweeting or uploading to Instagram are perfect.
Now you need to admit that you've been
indulging too much-to someone else. "The habit
loses some of its appeal when it's no longer
covert," says Lally. "Ask a close friend to install
an internet filter on your laptop." McAfee Safe
Eyes block your access unless you tap in the
password your friend sets.
Most guys first come to porn simply because
they are bored Find moreish replacements for
your X-rated downtime such as a heavy squats
session at the gym. Exercise will boost the
dopamine that's depleted by heavy porn use.
Finally, if you're in bed reading this next to a
non-pixelated lady, your rehab can start now.
Sex triggers a psychological high greater than
that of masturbation. Your brain will soon
crave the rush your partner gives you more
than anything porn has to offer.
traffic than anything else online. And it can
impact on more than just your download limits:
Hollywood actor Charlie Sheen's ex-wife Denise
Richards cited his 'habit' in divorce proceedings.
Yet porn is the convenience food to the haute
cuisine of real sex. While that microwave
burger is quick and cheap, it will ultimately
leave you feeling dirty and not in a good way.
Here's how to put smoked salmon back on your
menu.
Diagnosis
Your feel good hormone dopamine spikes when
you watch porn," says Indore-based sexologist
Mahesh Nawal. "In time, this overstimulation
manifests as a loss of libido and erectile
dysfunction 30 years too early." This is why
users demand increasingly extreme videos.
There is another problem if you watch too
much of porn and it is very psychological.
Remember, male porn actors are selected for
just one thing, and you'd be a fool to think it's
acting! Most of them are much well endowed
than an average male. Chances are that you
won't see any male erections other than their
own except in porn films. Now, don't make the
mistake of making X-rated erections the
standard by which you judge yourselves. Of
course, they are all Goliaths. But don't think
you're too 'small'.
Masturbation causes the release of the same
chemicals as sex with a partner, forming a
biochemical attachment - except with websites
rather than people. It can even affect your
career: a study by Nielsen Online found more
than a quarter of employees worldwide have
watched online porn during the working day.
French research has also linked the compelling
nature of porn to your brain's 'mirror neuron
system'. This skews your expectations of what
sex should be like. "Porn has a way of
normalising extreme sexual behaviour," says
Bristi Barkataki, clinical psychologist at New
Delhi's Pushpawati Singhania Reserach
Institute. "If you try to play out this fantasy
with an unwilling partner, it can cause
irreparable damage to your relationship." It's
time to log off , gentlemen.
Symptoms
You've missed dates or family engagements
because you were 'otherwise engaged'
You're stressed about people finding out about
your habit
You're starting to believe that every woman
harbours slutty desires and acrobatic flexibility
You can name at least 15 different porn stars
The content you seek out is getting stronger-or
just a lot weirder
You've tried to access porn at work, or at a
friend or family member's house
You no longer enjoy 'vanilla' sex with real
women
Dr Tango,s prescription
If you can't resist tapping '.xxx' into the url bar,
remove the thing that triggers you to log on:
being left alone with your laptop. "Keep your
computer and DVD player in a busy room," says
Dr Phillippa Lally, who studies habitual
behaviour at University College London. Your
brain associates laptops and phones with porn,
so find other habitual uses of your gadgetry.
Tweeting or uploading to Instagram are perfect.
Now you need to admit that you've been
indulging too much-to someone else. "The habit
loses some of its appeal when it's no longer
covert," says Lally. "Ask a close friend to install
an internet filter on your laptop." McAfee Safe
Eyes block your access unless you tap in the
password your friend sets.
Most guys first come to porn simply because
they are bored Find moreish replacements for
your X-rated downtime such as a heavy squats
session at the gym. Exercise will boost the
dopamine that's depleted by heavy porn use.
Finally, if you're in bed reading this next to a
non-pixelated lady, your rehab can start now.
Sex triggers a psychological high greater than
that of masturbation. Your brain will soon
crave the rush your partner gives you more
than anything porn has to offer.
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