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erectile dysfunction: can usually get it up for porn, but not partners (studies linking porn use to sexual problems & lower arousal)
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difficulty reaching climax with a partner (delayed ejaculation)
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difficulty using condoms due to unreliable erections
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growing erectile dysfunction, even with extreme porn (studies reporting findings consistent with escalation of porn use (tolerance))
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frequent masturbation, little satisfaction (studies linking porn use to less sexual & relationship satisfaction)
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severe, worsening social anxiety
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fatigue, irritability
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inability to concentrate, brain fog (studies linking porn use to poorer mental-emotional health & poorer cognitive outcomes)
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distress about escalation to more extreme porn or development of porn-induced fetishes
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A numbed pleasure response (desensitization of your reward circuitry)
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Formation of sensitized addiction pathways (sensitization - which is also behind sexual conditioning)
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Inhibition of executive control and decision making (hypofrontality)
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Malfunctional stress system - which manifests as even minor stress inducing cravings because stress neurochemicals activate powerful sensitized addiction pathways.