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Is this normal?

committed2change
committed2change

So my wife came forward with everything over a week ago and broke up with me over the porn that I was looking at again. She finally had enough and it's been such an emotional roller coaster ride, not only because of losing my wife for five years but also because of being left in another country just as I'm getting residency with no money nothing as she owns the business. Maybe it's just stress but I have literally had no boners or any sex drive At all since this has occurred. I am experiencing high amounts of anxiety and worry and maybe the stress is just killed my mood but trying to figure out why other levels of anxiety in the past would cost me to masturbate but now this time it's not it's killed my mojo completely. Maybe that's a good thing to help me break free of this habit I had before And addiction. Is it normal when you are an attic to have periods where you have no sex drive at all? I've been free of porn for over a week. I wonder if that has something to do with it too.

sfay
sfay
Yeah that’s normal but then after a week or so your still addicted to it, you need to break the cycle to actually break the addiction
Supercoolcat1984
Supercoolcat1984
What kind of porn
Mk1
Mk1
Hopefully this will help you break the habit. But even so, just because you need up doesn't mean you lost everything. You still have rights and fight for them
ejwp5911
ejwp5911
Hang in there. Studies have shown it takes 6 weeks to revert your mind from the addiction but years to overcome!
Barry
Barry
I find that stress makes it more difficult to get an erection. For me, pornography is anything which is intended to help arousal, not just pictures and films. I see nothing wrong in a limited amount so long as no-one is being harmed.
StokedWithCoffee
StokedWithCoffee
There's a real stereotype about men and sex that needs to end. That is, we're always horny and ready to get it on. The reality is that it's not that unusual to have a low sex drive for days and sometimes weeks on end. Porn addiction probably doesn't help that very much. However, if you're stressed about something, that'll contribute to having a low sex drive for a period of time. There may be physical contributing factors as well such as low T or maybe diabetes or maybe the aging process.

Sex is an important part of a relationship but I don't feel it's a make or break issue. What should be more important is honest, intimate communications with a partner you can trust. You also need to have enough in common so as to be able to and want to do things together. You also need to be more than one another's best friend.
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