does masturbation cause erectile dysfunction, i'm dr trish leigh, cognitive neuroscientist and
sex addiction recovery coach, i'm here to tell you that unfortunately masturbation is not good
for you and it absolutely can lead to erectile dysfunction we know that more young men than ever
before are struggling with porn induced erectile dysfunction from masturbation that is coupled
to pornography and most people don't masturbate without some level of fantasy whether it be video
audio or stills so masturbation and pornography are coupled together and are creating problems in
your brain that can lead to erectile dysfunction premature ejaculation and delayed ejaculation
let's talk about it okay so what happens is when you develop a compulsive masturbation habit you
are giving your brain excessive mental and physical stimulation so excessive mental
stimulation from the super normal stimulus of pornography which can lead to internalized fantasy
so you might not even need porn to masturbate but you're internalizing the fantasies
that porn has given you it's called euphoric recall you're recalling it so that you can
masturbate later on either way it's intense mental and physical stimulation and it fries
out the reward center in your brain the receptors in your brain are actually being fried which means
that you need this heightened level of arousal to be able to feel aroused and what happens is
that heightened level of arousal is making it so that when you go to be with a partner
and you are not getting that level of mental or physical stimulation because being with a partner
isn't the same as watching porn or fantasizing and it isn't the same as masturbating it's
lower levels of mental and physical stimulation and you just can't get there if you know what i
mean so what happens is it shows up as erectile dysfunction now when it's time to be with your
honey you can't or many times it will lead to erectile dysfunction and delayed ejaculation
unless you go to fantasy or you add some masturbation and if you have to do that
in your actual sex life it's probably a sign that you might not have full-blown erectile dysfunction
but your brain's heading in the direction of needing mental and physical arousal that isn't
in your sex life it is a bad sign that your brain is becoming desensitized now i'm sorry to tell you
re-sensitizing your brain is in fact a process not an event it's like training for a marathon
if you decide today you're going to train for a marathon you cannot go out and run 26.2 miles you
have to get yourself the app and build yourself up using the right strategies to be able to go from
0.0 miles to 26.2 miles over an amount of time because what it takes is training in time for you
to be able to reach that goal curing and healing erectile dysfunction is the same it doesn't happen
overnight because it wasn't created overnight your brain has been desensitized for a very long time
the process involves re-sensitizing your brain and in all honesty the way that i've developed
the 90-day program is a project to re-sensitize your brain over 90 days and it can absolutely help
you if you're struggling with erectile dysfunction that's why i made it because not only does it help
you leave porn it heals your brain from porn and masturbation so at the end of the 90 days
you're in the in the flywheel you've got things going so that you've unwired the brain pattern
that's causing the erectile dysfunction you've rewired your brain for healthy sexuality and
healthy mood regulation and to heal the damage in your brain and you've set the wheels in motion to
create hardwiring that will continue forever if you keep it up so what happens is then your brain
can heal it can become re-sensitized as long as you don't keep desensitizing it and that way your
erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation will go away over time okay i hope that helps
you understand that and if you're looking for help on the journey please jump over drtrishleigh.com
there's a page that says why porn brain rewire it'll help you understand all the pieces that
you need to re-sensitize your brain and as always control your brain or it'll control you