Porn Addiction & Erectile Dysfunction
The most common complication occurred due to porn addiction is Erectile dysfunction. Erectile dysfunction (ED) occurs when a man cannot achieve an erection or sustain one long enough during sexual activity. It is the most common sexual challenge men face and can be very distressing.
Men who view pornography (Mostly on WhatsApp, Messages, and Videos & Clips on Internet on Mobile / Laptops / Desktops. Previously men use to see Porn material in books and magazines.)may need to progressively increase sexual stimulation to feel and remain aroused. The use of pornography might change the way the brain reacts to arousal, making a man less likely to feel aroused by a real-life partner.
Evidence increasingly suggests that this may be one of the side effects of men’s fascination with porn, and it also may be turning into a more common problem of men’s sexual health.
Several studies estimate that international rates of consumption of porn can range from 50% to 99% of men and 30% to 86% of women. Symptoms or signs of porn addiction will vary depending on the person, especially in the availability of pornographic material, the length of time pornography has been a consumed or viewed, and the severity of the addiction.
One survey of 28,000 men found that “excessive consumption” of porn, starting at age 14, and daily consumption in their early to mid-20s, Excessive porn viewing, desensitized men to even the most violent images. According to the head of the Italian Society of Andrology and Sexual Medicine, this can cause male sexual dysfunction by lowering libido and eventually leading to an inability to get an erection.
“Due to the pornography available on the Internet, we are finding out that this type of sex dysfunction is a real entity,”
The most common side effect of Porn watching now a days is that men come to us and complains that “ Sir, I cannot do sex with my wife in Bed but I get Erection in Bathroom while doing masturbation !!! So men are really frustrated because of their ruining family relationships.
Are You at Risk for Porn-Related Erectile Dysfunction?
Porn can lead to unrealistic expectations that increase a person’s tolerance for sex. The phenomenon is same to what occurs when someone consistently drinks more and more alcohol. Eventually, that person has a harder time feeling inebriated. The same happens with porn and sexual performance.
One need more and more stimulation as you build up this tolerance, and then comes the reality with a wife or partner, and one may not be able to perform. Too much porn can desensitize a man to sex, and, eventually, he can be unable to get excited by ordinary sexual encounters.
Chronic porn consumption can cause a shift in brain chemicals that may contribute to organic erectile dysfunction. “Your expectations become much higher than normal, if you look at any porn video image, they are magnified. This is not what the normal anatomy looks like.”
Warning signs of a porn addiction:
- Being unable to stop using porn or stop engaging in the behaviours associated with porn, despite repeated attempts to do so. Experiencing cravings to view porn.
- Becoming angry, hostile, or irritable when asked to stop using porn.
- Relationships, where one partner is addicted to porn, can lead to a reduction in intimacy, emotional distance, reduced sexual satisfaction, and overall poorer quality of relationship.
- Losing track of large chunks of time due to being absorbed in porn use.
- Requiring increasing amounts or more explicit porn to gain the same satisfaction or thrill, similar to the development of a tolerance.
- Neglect family, social, or work obligations to view porn.
Many of these warning signs are the behaviours association with substance abuse disorders, such as isolating in order to engage in viewing porn, or ignoring, replacing, or neglecting significant relationships due to a fixation on pornography.
PORN RELATED ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION AND AYURVEDA:
As per Ayurveda “when a man has desire (ichcha) to have sex, his response to touch increases. Vayu located in skin causes flow of signals from skin to brain, thus causing sensation of touch. This causes arousal or harsha. Harsha intensifies actions of vayu and at this moment highly active vayu liberates the teja or heat of pitta. Thustejas and vayu increase body temperature, heart beat and blood flow causing erection.”
Porn addiction can be considered as one of manasiknidanas(cause) for erectile dysfunction according to Ayurveda.Due to indulgence in manasikanidans like porn addiction,anxiety,stress, depression etc by a person with avarasatwa(low satva) leads to vitiation of Rajas and Tamas. That leads to disturbances in manovishyas due to vitiation of mano gunas in Hrudaya and shiras(body) which in turn causes obstruction in manovahasrotas, rasavahastrotas and shukravahastrotas byvata , pitta ,kalpa leading to agnimandhya (indigestion) which in turn forms ama (toxicity) and causes vitiation of rasa andshukra dhatu leading to obstruction which causesmanasikaklaibya.
If manas is not in proper condition which inturndisturbesmanasika bhavas like krodha, bhaya etc which is directly responsible for causing pscychological ED. Mind creates ideas, body tries to execute them and the intellect decides the appropriateness of the action. It deals with psychology as well as physiology and techniques of Sexuality. So the mind is directly proportional to cause manasikaklaibya (erectile dysfunction).
FANTASY SEX AND ITS IMPACT ON RELATIONSHIP-
The men are masturbating way more than usual due to their easy access to Internet porn. Mens with (sexual attention deficit disorder) SADD have become so familiar to the high levels of visual novelty and stimulation provided by Internet porn that they’re unable to focus on real sex with a real woman. Their brains are constantly looking for the next high intensity stimulus.
Men with these issues tend to find themselves getting bored or impatient during sex, and suffer from mechanical “male-sexual dysfunctions”: They may be physiologically aroused and even have an erection, but they’re not at peak with mental arousal. Guys with porn addiction may also simply lack the interest for real sex because they may be only satisfied from masturbation.
The frequent masturbation that porn triggers can also cause men to develop what’s called an idiosyncratic masturbation style; They get so used to using a specific kind of rhythm and pressure to get themselves satisfied alone that they have trouble climaxing with a real partner. These men can often only get past the point of no return via oral sex, or manual stimulation in a specific way of rhythm and pressure. The arousal of penis is only in bathroom or area where they have easy access to masturbation.
Many times the porn addiction goes to a limit where men start to face erectile dysfunction at time of real sex. Having addicted to solo sexual behavior makes a harmful impact on brain where he is not aroused in real sex due to lack of stimulation that was provided by porn/internet. These causes an impact on his sexual life including his partner, where he may not be able to satisfy his partner and even face erection issue in front of his partner in bedroom, may also feel performance pressure at time of real sex, can also be unsatisfied himself due to lack of stimulation by porn at time of real sex and may even loose interest in physical intimacy in real life.
All this or even one of this may put a great impact on his sexual life with partner. They may even feel guilty, depressed , have anxiety, social- emotional imbalance for destroying physical intimacy in a relationship or marriage. This feeling of regret may even turn to anger and rage with due course of time, making him more mentally ill.
Some men even take wrong decisions that may lead to crimes. Hence it can be said that fantasizing sex is good only with limitations; it has power to destroy family. Visiting an open-minded sexual therapist can help a man to resolve erectile dysfunction related with porn addiction. Men experiencing sexual dysfunction should seek out healthcare professionals who embrace an open and judgment-free approach to treating sexual issues.
It is important to look at both the physical and psychological aspects of erectile dysfunction when seeking a cure. The right treatment depends on the cause of sexual dysfunction. For men who experience performance anxiety, therapy, relaxation exercises, a supportive partner may help.
AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR PORN RELATED ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION:
I am suggesting some ayurvedic medicines,
- Take Aswagandhadi churan half teaspoon in the morning & in the night.
- Take Capsule SHILAJIT One in the morning and one in the night.
- Take tablet Brihat Bangeshwar ras one in the morning one and one in the night after food.
- Take tablet manmath Ras one in the morning and one in the night.
- Take tablet Sidhmakardhwaj Vati with gold, one in the morning and one in the night after food.
All preferably with hot milk or with lukewarm water
Also apply and message Shri Gopal tail on your penis three times a week for 2 to 4 minutes.
Do all the above suggested treatment for 3 months and see the results.
The most suitable treatment will depend on the health of the patient and their own ability to tolerate the treatment. Specialists can work with individual cases and determine the best treatment.
DO’S for avoiding porn addiction and sexual dysfunction:
- Start doing brisk walk or running or cardio exercises for at least 1 hour a day.
- Start taking hot milk twice a day also two to three dates in the morning and in the night with milk.
- Take good, light, healthy diet.
- Eat nutritious food.
- Do meditation, yoga daily preferably pranayama .
- Keep stomach clean.
- Read books.
- Watch entertaining movies, serials etc.
- Keep yourself busy with your hobbies.
- Attend counselling sessions with counsellor or sexologist.
DON’T’S (THINGS TO AVOID):
- Don’t watch porn videos, WhatsApp and messages. Avoid friends that promotes watching porn, promotes masturbation or other unnatural sex.
- Avoid excessive masturbation.
- Avoid constipation.
- Avoid excessive smoking, drinking alcohol , narcotic materials.
- Avoid junk food, oily and spicy food, alcohol, tobacco, tension and anxiety.
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