NSFW Does anyone find Porn too depressing to watch?

[sugarb]

Black and white thinking

I guess so

 

[eatantz]

Female, I cried when I was like 14 when I found out most people in porn videos don't love each other lol. I find it really hard to watch tbh It's just so fake

 

[HereTomorrow]

Having a history of childhood SA and amnesia about it until 22, I surprisingly didn't delve into porn until I turned 18 (not even for legal reasons, I was somehow protected or cowardice until then).

In all honesty, it was kinda fun at first, but it bothered me I was into kinks of being helpless and abused and had no clue why, as well as getting nightmares of being abused after watching it. I forced myself to stop because it actually terrified me more then depressed.

After realizing I had an extensive history of SA, I looked back on porn and feel almost no enjoyment from watching it. A good chunk of it of it goes into the extremes, gross, or extremely predatory "Woman left tied up, random man finished the job" kinds of content. And anything with lore is acted badly (they only know how to do the deed, so dialogue is either over exaggerated or equivalent to a school play).

I personally feel scared of porn, because the industry today exploits and makes us delve into our deepest desires when regular stuff no longer makes us excited from abusing our dopamine receptors. It's more depressing to see how it affects others rather then the content itself.

 

[bearbrikk]

Because my father and other (male) family members sexually abused me when I was a child, I find intimacy and sex hard to deal with. As for my physical problems, they don't help either. Every time I am intimate with my partner it hurts because of my disease and it's hard because of the triggers, flashbacks, and the ultimate feeling of disgust.

 

[Trav1989]

Female. Never really appealed unless it was to watch real couple porn for new approaches/positions with my ex. Now I'm depressed I don't even have a sex drive/libido...

Male, same here. Once my wife and I got a divorce my sex drive plummeted to basically nothing and I just completely lost interest in it altogether. Not sure if/when it will come back but I honestly am not that concerned. I am still planning on having sex one more time before I CTB with some random hookup though just to see if it can reignite a spark but I highly doubt it because I'm so dead inside anymore that I might not even bother and at least I can say I was faithful until the end, not like it matters.

 

[DefinitelyReady]

Having a history of childhood SA and amnesia about it until 22, I surprisingly didn't delve into porn until I turned 18 (not even for legal reasons, I was somehow protected or cowardice until then).

In all honesty, it was kinda fun at first, but it bothered me I was into kinks of being helpless and abused and had no clue why, as well as getting nightmares of being abused after watching it. I forced myself to stop because it actually terrified me more then depressed.

After realizing I had an extensive history of SA, I looked back on porn and feel almost no enjoyment from watching it. A good chunk of it of it goes into the extremes, gross, or extremely predatory "Woman left tied up, random man finished the job" kinds of content. And anything with lore is acted badly (they only know how to do the deed, so dialogue is either over exaggerated or equivalent to a school play).

I personally feel scared of porn, because the industry today exploits and makes us delve into our deepest desires when regular stuff no longer makes us excited from abusing our dopamine receptors. It's more depressing to see how it affects others rather then the content itself.

Lol legal reasons