Orgasm, Ejaculation and neurochemical balance

@Canacan
Well said!

Is Aneros addiction more preferable than porn addiction, masturbation addiction, drug addiction, etc? Does not the Aneros alter the chemistry of the brain?

Why are people so averse to recognising an addiction, even in others ?

We all may have sole addictions, first thing is to learn to recognise them before they govern our lives. Shame or denial is not the clever option. Sometimes you may decide you stand by your addiction for some reason... But denial wont ever help you keep anything at bay.

Why would you assume there is an addiction. BTW- there's a medical definition you are apparently adverse to.

@Canacan
Well said!

Is Aneros addiction more preferable than porn addiction, masturbation addiction, drug addiction, etc? Does not the Aneros alter the chemistry of the brain?

No it doesn't alter the chemistry. You are not introducing any chemicals!

Then why do some become addicted to the Aneros, and carry on and carry about no differently than one addicted to heroin, cocaine (hard or soft), methamphetamine, pills?

BTW- there's a medical definition you are apparently adverse to.
Did I do that? I don't think so.

Then why do some become addicted to the Aneros, and carry on and carry about no differently than one addicted to heroin, cocaine (hard or soft), methamphetamine, pills?

It is psychological like gambling. It has to do with choice. If you are compelled to do something be it aneros, gambling watching porn, you may have an addiction. Choosing to watch or not watch porn is more likely a habit. It is the choice that makes the difference. Chemical dependence is very different. For one, you must maintain or you will become physically sick. As I mentioned, there are many that continue to ingest the substance to simply "Be normal" and are not seeking the "High".

I think we're kind of missing the point here.

If one wishes to become more sensitive (i.e. feel good with less dopamine) one should try keeping stimulation at a minimum for some time to let dopamine receptors heal.

Dopamine can come from anything that feels good: eating, sex, or even just surfing the net.

The reason I stay away from porn is that if I look for it at all, I experience a rush. I feel all jittery, and I know it's because of feeding an addiction. It's not a normal level of stimulation for me like with food, hanging out with others, or plain masturbation.

And for those who wish to quit porn and end up with no libido, just let yourself flatline for a while and trust that eventually smaller feelings will feel just as erotic (if not more so) than before 🙂

I do the same thing when injecting heroin. When it gets to the point of a lethal dose just to get a little high, I stop for a while. After the break it only takes a little bit for it to feel fantastic.

Aaannnddd I'm making a joke.

@JMchemist Doesn't help that your username has "chemist" in it LOL

@Jspad Oh shit.. Didn't think of that. I am an actual organic synthetic chemist and Breaking Bad actually got the chemistry correct. They must have had an organic chemist consultant help write that show.

Useless info... Sorry about that. Please don't close the thread. I promise to behave.

The reason I stay away from porn is that if I look for it at all, I experience a rush. I feel all jittery, and I know it's because of feeding an addiction. It's not a normal level of stimulation for me like with food, hanging out with others, or plain masturbation.

I'd like to know what kind of porn you watch for it to have that effect on you!!??
Most of the porn I encounter is degenerate, women talking like men and using vulgar language and the moaning just plain irritating to listen to and although most picture collections are reasonable(obviously no sound and you can select the pics) I prefer a good sex movie for masturbation, pictures I just like to watch or ksmo to.
I always thought with today's porn standard that this brainonporn hype was just fundamentalist Christian propaganda but I guess some people actually enjoy this shitty porn so much they get addicted

@ehm I agree. Best porn in the world for me is home porn where the woman's reaction to pleasure is real.

Although, ever since I started the aneros thing, I curtailed my porn usage down to almost nothing. It wasn't a conscious choice but rather a natural outcome.

Perhaps the imbalance is created when one focuses solely on the prostate. Perchance the imbalance occurs when one renounces his penis for the pleasures of the anus. Is one imbalance preferable to another?

@ehm I agree. Best porn in the world for me is home porn where the woman's reaction to pleasure is real.

Although, ever since I started the aneros thing, I curtailed my porn usage down to almost nothing. It wasn't a conscious choice but rather a natural outcome.

I live in quite a densely populated area, but suppose at the off chance that I'd find a moaning woman in my bed I don't think I would appreciate it and judging by the lack of moaning I guess couples in my neighbourhood either don't have sex or are very quiet when they do, I'm not the only one.
I do think the Aneros has changed my preference more to the auditory aspect of porn, but try listening to 99% of the porn of today with your eyes closed. It's worse than shit.
Either the man won't keep quiet when the woman's a good moaner or the woman etc as mentioned above. If only the porn industry would bring out porn for blind people. Also if it's just the voice it shouldn't have the stigma the rest of the business has,she could be completely unknown.

For me the sound of porn isn't bad coz it's unrealistic. A woman not actually fucking I'm sure could make her voice sound a lot more arousing than a woman that is, she only has one thing to focus on and the irony is that women don't really know how to moan, it happens spontaneous and in most cases it doesn't matter coz men enjoy the sensation and the fact that the woman is enjoying the sex(try even mentioning it that she isn't moaning properly would be awkward), but when it is seen purely as a performance, an artform if you will, then a man's got to instruct a woman how to moan and if that carries into the bedroom of couples like anal and shaved pussies....all the better! I could jerk off to a good moan any day 😉

@Ehm I don't/didn't watch anything like scat porn or violent porn. Just porn. You know, naked girls and sex and stuff.

It's just that I did it for so long, and the novelty of each new picture is what gets me going. Now if I get anywhere near deciding to go to one of those sites it sets off that rush a bit. The rush doesn't feel great either, just makes me jittery.

I was a casual porn watcher myself. Back in the BBS days I use to dial into Wild Mage for "home grown" local porn.

I never subscribed to sites. Usually as an interest I used myfreepaysite.com to explore free videos here and there, but I found the fake moaning irritating so I ended up sliding towards live feeds on occasion.

So about once a week when I am alone as the Misses words a night shift once in awhile I would log into myfreecams.com No "Porn" per say. Just women doing what women do with their hands or an extreme assortment of toys. I do find it exciting, for the time spent, but I would never consider myself an addict. I enjoy it for what it is and then forget about it when I am done.

Honestly I spend so much time in bed with my better half that actual porn is truly unnecessary. She's the true spark in my sex drive. - but I still enjoy the occasional cam feed. It truly beats prerecorded crap.

Ok, I have to be the dissonant voice then.

I used to watch some porn on (what was it?...) almost a daily basis (on average). Since starting Aneros i felt much less need for it and reduced considerably, down to once in a while (lets say a week on average). I still consider myself an addict and see no good reason for me to need to peep some fake sex from strangers I won't ever get to touch, alone on my computer. Feels like unhealthy behavior and addiction to me.

So I am still addicted, only much less than before.
I don't really feel ashamed. It comes in no surprise to me that I'd do it in the periods I don't have sex. I probably should better relax and miniO when I feel the need, but I go for the fast, fake and easy (just like mcdonald and cigaret). I know it is crap. I know it's an addiction. I wish my life was more balanced. But for now that's it. I am addicted.