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How porn becomes your primary coping mechanism for stress

I masturbate to porn when I'm stressed about anything and now I can't handle difficult emotions without it.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The instant relief has replaced the natural rhythm of feeling and processing, leaving you without tools for the inevitable difficulties of being human.

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