Pornography consumption

Watching porn. What does regular porn consumption do to us?

Pornography, or colloquially erotic films, are usually based on the work of professional artists who try to depict an optimized version of sex for their target audience, mostly men, using scripts and film sets. They use deeply rooted psychological aspects such as exercising control, the focus on penetration, or showing strong performance/strength in exaggerated measures. In doing so, they hit the emotional weaknesses and fears (e.g., performance pressure, loneliness, or fear of loss of control) of men right at the core. A large portion of consumers of sexual content are men, and most of the content is developed by men for men. Another trend, live cams, aims to fulfill the wishes and ideas of consumers, mostly men, as best as possible via webcam. Capitalism and the unequal distribution of money lead mainly young women from precarious circumstances to engage in this work. Platforms like Livejasmin are by far the most visited internet portals offering sexual content. Unlike prostitution, actual sexual intercourse/sex does not take place here. However, the emotional and psychological component is present, and the learned patterns are further reinforced.

The average age for starting pornography consumption is 11 years. Thus, pornographic content takes on a dominant role in the education of children and adolescents about sexuality. This has major consequences for sexuality, the interaction with the partner, and the creativity to experience one's own and shared sexuality, leading to a distorted idea of what normal sexual interaction actually entails.

The upbringing we experience, as well as the society in which we grow up, usually leads to men communicating less on their emotional level and thus also basing the topic of sexuality less on this. Women, on the other hand, talk more often about their feelings, including those they want to experience while expressing their own sexuality. Without stigmatizing, men's feelings during sex are often reduced to the sensation of pleasure. However, the connection and security that both women and men can experience during sex is also a deeply held desire for men. Consuming pornography often creates a balance for men in this confusing situation, whereas this is often missing for women. Unfortunately, in many relationships, problems in the shared sexual life arise due to excessive pornography consumption by the partner, both in the past and present. Usually, it is the women who suffer from this. Various types of problems and effects related to sexuality occur, which we explain further below.

What types of pornography consumption are there?

According to scientific studies on the topic of pornography and porn consumption, three types of porn consumers have been classified:

1. The “leisure consumers”, who make up the majority (three quarters of respondents), those who sometimes consume porn but have not noticed any negative effects on their sex life.

The remaining quarter is divided into two similarly sized groups:

2. The “highly desperate but not compulsive consumers” and 

3. The “compulsive consumers” 

The good news is that the majority of surveyed people who consume porn in a reasonable dose have no or minimal effects on their sex life and are sometimes even more satisfied. Apparently, the saying also applies to porn: "The dose makes the poison!"

A significant portion of around 25% experience strong effects in their sex life. What these effects are is explained in the next paragraph.

What effect can watching too much pornography have on our sex life?

The following effects often occur in connection with excessive porn consumption, but of course can also have other causes. Consequently, problems in the partnership repeatedly arise due to increased porn consumption.

1. Less foreplay due to increased porn consumption:
   Since penetration is emphasized in the majority of porn films, or one-sided foreplay through oral satisfaction of the man is shown, this overall results in less foreplay during intercourse among couples. However, foreplay during sex is very important for fulfilling sex for both partners. For women, good foreplay leads to more relaxation and better vaginal fluidity. Penetration with too dry a vagina can lead to Pain and injuries of the vagina lead.
   
   
2. Less creativity and fixed routines due to increased porn consumption: The almost always recurring sequences of scenes depicted in porn films cause our sex to become just as monotonous, which can result in less desire for sex. In doing so, we suppress our own curiosity and thus find it more difficult to identify shared interests and preferences.
    
3. Additional sexual practices due to increased porn consumption:
   Various sexual practices are something good in mutual interest. However, if there is a one-sided desire for certain sexual practices because they are often depicted in porn, such as anal sex, this can lead to problems. Anal sex can certainly be something enjoyable, as the anus has many nerves that are stimulated during it. Unlike how it is portrayed in porn films, most people are not able to have anal sex spontaneously and without preparation without experiencing pain, fears, or even injuries such as Fissures at the anus (anal tear) to suffer. Many people, mostly women, nevertheless decide to please their partner in this aspect and thus ignore their own feelings. Problematic is also an excessive use of implied violence due to excessive porn consumption, e.g., choking, with difficult distinction from sexual violence.
4. Erection problems and less desire for sex due to increased porn consumption: When expectations in the bedroom are not met because they are based on ideas and comparisons with porn, it leads to frustration and reduced desire for sex. 
   
   
5. Porn addiction: Even though there is no specific medical classification for this yet, it currently falls under "Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder" according to the World Health Organization (WHO) in the "International Classification of Diseases" (ICD-11). Approximately three percent of the male population in Germany appear to be affected. A direct impact on the structure of our brain is the subject of ongoing research.
   
   
6. Less sex as a result of increased porn consumption:
   Less desire for sex also means less sex. Very unfortunate when it could be the most wonderful thing in the world. All statistics point in the same direction. People are having less sex than ever before. Of course, the reasons for this are far-reaching. One of them, but also increased porn consumption. This brings significant negative effects on individuals such as less satisfaction, less exercise, less vitality, poorer hormone balance, poorer immune function, etc., as well as on society such as fewer offspring and higher divorce rates.
   
   
7. Painful sex due to increased porn consumption:
   The scenes depicted in pornographic content usually do not reflect reality. Directly imitating the sexual practices shown requires preparation, relaxation, and mutual interest, without experiencing pain and injuries. Pain during sex is probably the most unpleasant effect with possible long-term consequences. You can learn more about this in our blog post on Pain during sexual intercourse.

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