@Peter Miklis i used to think the same way. In fact it was my heavy religious upbringing that helped create my porn addiction starting in my early teens.. The act of masturbation itself is not bad. In fact in many ways its healthy when done the right way. Its natural. However, porn can cause alot of psychological problems when one is addicted. This isnt comming from a moral standpoint but rather based off of recent studies on the human brain. Tube sites were created in the late 2000s and since then the amount of young people claiming to struggle with erectyle dysfunction has sky rocketed. The problem with porn is that it release insane amounts of dopmine, more so today because of unlimited access to HD porn at the click of a button. In the past, the only pornographic material available was through magazines and adult video stores. It was alot more difficult to become addicted... Now we have access to it whenever we want, wherever we want and its totally free. Sexual energy is one of the most powerful sources of energy we have available to us. So when we are constantly wasting it to porn and jerking off multiple times a day, over time, it can cause depression, social anxiety, lack of focus, energy, and lack of creativity. People in the nofap community simply take it too far and become religious about it and obstain from sex completely and avoid ejaculation for weeks/months or even years at a time which is completely rediculous.. Porn is the problem, not sex or masturbation. Porn makes you obsess over sex to the point where it become more difficult to get shit done like starting a successful business or just being creative in general. Sexual energy IS creative energy. This energy is what gives a man his confidence and charisma/charm. Its what gives men the ability to attract sexual partners in real life... when i was addicted to porn i was so socially anxious that i had trouble making eye contact. I became incredibly awkward around women and felt like an overly emotional little bitch. On top of that my dick stopped working. I stopped pursuing women out of fear of not being able to perform. I slowly became an incel not because i wasnt physically attractive, women tell me all the time how good looking i am, but they would get turned off because of how awkward i was. I became depressed and suicidal because i couldnt figure out what the problem was. Then i realized i was completely addicted to porn since i was around 14. Jerking off multiple times a day and binging porn tube sites for hours a time... After i quit, which took me around 2 years of relapsing i finally started getting noticed by women again. My testosterone levels began to skyrocket amd women couldnt resist my energy. Ive been getting choosing signals left and right especially at the gym. Prolonged eye contact and staring. Checking themselves out in the mirror right next to me so i notice and approach them. It feels surreal because for so long i just thought i had no luck with women when all along it had to do with severe porn addiction.. It just made me awkward, depressed, and emascualted. Sure, there are some people who can watch in moderation and thats great, but for me i couldnt. Giving up porn has changed my life.. Masturbation isnt necessarily a problem when done in a healthy way. By that i mean fantasizing over past sexual experiences. And not jerking off multiple times a week. Nofap and abstaining from all sexaul stimulation is a little over the top, but theres no denying that Porn is a huge problem. Theres a reason why so many people are struggeling with depression more now than ever before.
