Listen, every man needs some “alone time” every now and again. It’s a totally healthy, totally natural process, and it’s been found to help relieve stress and anxiety, so it’s kind of good for you, too. But as long as masturbation has existed, there have always been its detractors. Wives tales have sprung up about the act, saying that too much of it can lead to blindness or hairy palms. While we all known this isn’t true, there are some wives tales that sound a little more believable. Namely, can watching too much pornography lead to erectile dysfunction?
The logic is certainly sound. It’s said that an overreliance on porn can lead to your sex drive getting worn out, which translates into missed erections and disappointed partners. If you spend too much time masturbating, your brain will eventually begin to not respond to sexual feelings, which will prevent your erection from springing to life.
Now, at face value, this definitely sounds like something that could happen. But the truth is that no matter how much porn you enjoy or how often you masturbate, your erection will never keel over and die. Your brain can’t get worn out on sexual feelings, so it’s impossible to develop ED by oversaturating your brain with porn.
Masturbation is an incredibly personal habit, and you should never pay rumors about it any mind. No matter how often or rarely you choose to indulge in masturbation or pornography, you’re not affecting your erection in the slightest. So enjoy both at your leisure, gentlemen. It’s not like your erection is going anywhere.