Sex in Stories

I think it varies from person to person. I never felt anything when I was reading the sex parts in a game of thrones or a clash of kings. Maybe it's because there's an actual story happening, unlike erotic literature where it's only made to get people off.

 

Before visual porn was widespread, there was already plenty of erotic literature which serves the same purpose! I used to PMO with reading erotic fiction, so I keep away from those now. Well, you would still have to use your imagination so that is an extra step as compared to direct stimulation from visual porn. Sometimes I found the visual porn so deeply unsatisfying, I would just go back to using my imagination. Deeply banal and boring!

Perhaps the side benefit of erotic literature is that it helps to stimulate your creativity, but I don't think it's worth compromising your self control.

 

Personally I am more addicted to erotic sex stories than visual porn. And I always find myself more stimulated and end up fapping. To me it has been worst than visual porn. I guess it still works the same way as mentioned in “yourbrainonporn”. I am perhaps TOO desensitized to the extent that only stories get me off.

My no PMO regimen specifically includes absolutely NO reading any erotic literature.

 

In my opinion, you need to learn to look at it as what it is, part of fiction, part of storytelling. Honestly, you can use anything in the world as stimulation with a bit of imagination, am I right? Anything remotely triggering can be considered "porn", and I mean anything. The main thing I want to get across is to not go out of your way to seek stimulation. In today's society, we need to learn to embrace certain things and look at them as what they are, and we shouldn't worry about what is considered porn or what will affect us at the psychological level, but instead worry about our mindset and how we view things, that's when the magic happens, that's when we truly change for the better and stop having a sexualised view.

 

To me, I consider sex in stories more as a P-sub than actual P because first, I try to skip those parts, and second: I don't PMO to them directly, but it does degrade my way of thinking. I always read them for the sake of the plot, though.

However, do keep in mind that erotica can easily become a form of P if you intentionally seek out for it.