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Sexual orientation/depression

Discussion in 'Porn Addiction' started by Deleted Account, Nov 22, 2020.

  1. Hello guys,
    I'm going through a lot of problems now.
    I know this is a boring subject to talk about, sorry for that.
    I'm 26 years old. Ever since I was a kid, I've always been in love with girls, but I've always been a very shy kid.
    I started masturbating to porn videos when I was 15. However, at the age of 16 I watched a specific straight pornographic video in which I felt attracted to the man (since he was very strong and had a large d..ck).
    From then on, I came to like watching videos of him. Even without having any attraction to men in real life, I continued to masturbate to this man to this day.
    So there are two types of porn that I watch: (1) straight porn, in which I masturbate to a woman, and (2) dubious pornography, in which I masturbate to this man (I don't masturbate to other men).
    Whenever I masturbate to this dubious porn I feel very bad, my depression worsens, my anhedonia increases and I have to take stronger medications (because I have ocd and depression).
    I feel bad because subconsciously I think I'm gay.
    I feel like I'm in a vicious cycle, whenever my libido comes back I relapse into this dubious porn and my libido disappears again. I can not concentrate or study.
    What do you think I should do, i'm desperate because i need to study?
     
  2. Nutella

    Nutella Fapstronaut

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    You should go to a therapist. No one is going to fix your obvious self-hatred in a few lines on this forum, that requires serious work. At the end of the day you need to realize that being attracted to men is not the end of the world, it's a part of who you and it's actually okay, even if you are not able to see that right now. So what if you might be bisexual? There are hundreds of millions like you out there, you are not alone.
     
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  3. Thank you for the reply Nutella!
     
  4. learning

    learning Fapstronaut

    I have a theory that a person often develops a fetish based on an early experience of arousal. Essentially we try to go back in time to that early experience of arousal by watching similar things.

    The fact that you are only aroused by this particular male pornstar means you shouldn't worry about your sexual orientation. There are people who are aroused by balloons, because they have a balloon fetish. My theory is that these people had some early experience of arousal that involved a balloon, so later in life they keep trying to recreate that early experience.
     
  5. learning

    learning Fapstronaut

  6. I don't know. I always seek videos in which he is in the same position.
    Another thing is that when i was kid i had stranges fetishes with very old woman.
    Anyway, i'm very confusing if i am gay or not. I don't have any interest in man in real life.
     
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  7. dandausa

    dandausa Fapstronaut

    I'm just kind of curious, what are your goals in life? Where do you see yourself when you're 80 years old? I'd spend more time thinking about what your life is going to look like when you're 80 than what your sexual orientation is. And then try to get there. Make your life fit into where you want to be at 80. Let's goooo!

    We all are attracted to things that we aren't comfortable with. I've gone through most of the porn categories at one time or other in my life and it doesn't worry me. That's just my brain in its curiosity and childhood experiences trying to ruin my life. Let's desire to have lives we would look back at, at 80 years old that are pleasant and beautiful. I'd recommend reading the book "Ecclesiastes" it really helps put life into perspective. I wish you the best brother! Don't beat yourself up too much over it. :)
     
  8. Thanks for your advice!
     
  9. Arez01

    Arez01 Fapstronaut

    Ask yourself a simple question: "Do I really want to have sex with men?". If this sexual desire appeared just after you getting addicted to porn then what other solution to that problem would be besides getting rid of that disgusting habit? Most of the people here confirms that masturbation causes brain fog so that's another reason to quit.

    Also if you'd like to know answers to some life questions contained in the bible then you can DM anytime
     
  10. I don't want to have sex with men at all.
    My concern is if I censor this kind of porn wouldn't make things worse.
     
  11. BudBundy99

    BudBundy99 Fapstronaut

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    It can happen with the escalation of porn, you look for a dopamine hit, the same way, porn truly does warp your sexuality in that sense...maybe away from porn really ask yourself WHAT you look for in a woman...
     
  12. Arez01

    Arez01 Fapstronaut

    It won't. Developing porn addiction will make things worse.
     
  13. modernstore99

    modernstore99 Fapstronaut

    I’m straight, but attracted to transsexual or gay porn (or gay attracted to straight porn). What’s up?

    Does porn addiction cause irreversible damage to the brain?

    What are the symptoms of excessive Internet porn use?

    Studies linking porn use to poorer mental-emotional health & poorer cognitive outcomes

    Check these out. Very relevant to you
     

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