Everything is fine unless I am alone without material.

[howardHuge]

So for quite a while now I have not or rarely masturbated alone with no material. The times that I did was with not much of an erection. If I am with my girlfriend there are no issues or if I have porn there are no issues. I can just lay next to my girlfriend and I start getting an erection. This being said I told myself no more porn. I was also using porn to get semi-erect for jelqing. I just gave it up a week ago but am hoping this will take care of the issue. I'm not sure I'm getting quite erect enough for my jelqs but I still see a nice swell and its plump for a while after. Any tips or suggestion would be greatly appreciated.

[MrB8]

Congrats on quitting porn!

Use your imagination, you can use erotic literature or other erotic material to train and encourage your imagination, or even better, sexy pics of your lady or recalling previous encounters with her, she will love to know that you think of her when you are solo.

Therapeutic Help For Porn Addiction

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[howardHuge]

Ok so I have video and pics of my girl but wouldn't using them be the same as porn? That's what I was thinking anyway. Also reading erotic stories definitely has worked for me and turns me on but I felt that is the same thing too.

[zezeze]

What is your issue here? You don't have an issue, so don't try to come up with one.

[jockinthebox]

Ok so I have video and pics of my girl but wouldn't using them be the same as porn? That's what I was thinking anyway. Also reading erotic stories definitely has worked for me and turns me on but I felt that is the same thing too.

Not necessarily, howard, unless your video is pornographic, pics of your girl or even video is OK, if it yields positive fantasy of the 2 of you enjoying each other, IMO. Erotic stories are OK too, to assist in maintaining an erection in my book, for edging and PE. If you're using them to achieve orgasm quickly thru masturbation however, that's counter-productive if you're trying to overcome pre-E or increase your stamina, so then you are using them as a substitute for PORN, It depends on the use of them, in other words. Try using your imagination only if you can, as I think the mind offers a lot more stimulation and opportunity for uniquely erotic fantasy and engages you more than watching a video.

[closed224]

Dear Howard, it sounds like you are doing fine on the jelqs. Remember you Dont need much of an erection for proper jelqs. Less than half is just fine and will give great results. You Dont want to be over 60-70% anyway. So keep doing what you are doing and enjoy.