Men with low testosterone

[Unsigned]

I'm just not understanding how someone who jerks off to porn 6 times a day can be considered as having a "low sex drive", when clearly he's thinking about it more than the average person.

I believe because the argument is that he needs the porn to get aroused and complete what he starts on his own. And that he wouldn't be able to perform with a female in the same manner, or quite possibly at all.

 

[TheSkaFish]

Right, but what I'm asking is, do you think your brain can tell the difference? As in; the dopamine rush from cumming into a tissue, or with a woman, is it not the same chemical experience?

Like the rat in a cage that was wired up to receive a dopamine rush every time he pressed a button, he ended up preferring it over food & water because it was just pure pleasure, even though on some level it must have known the food & water would be more beneficial.

Mentally, sure, sex is much better for you as there's some connection with another human being thrown in there. I'm just not understanding how someone who jerks off to porn 6 times a day can be considered as having a "low sex drive", when clearly he's thinking about it more than the average person.

I mean, I don't have any formal background in biology or anything like that, so I can't know for sure. Anything I say is just my guess. But I think your brain can tell the difference.

I think sex is more, total, I guess you could say. Like it's a more total experience physically, mentally, emotionally, than just ejaculation, as with porn, which is ONLY the physical aspect of it, and not even really that, it's just a simulation of it. So I think that based on that, your brain can tell the difference on some level.

But, this is just my guess.

 

[Cherubino]

Could you expand on that? Perhaps I didn't read it correctly, but I can't follow how raising your testosterone equals a lack of dignity.

To me the benefits of a decent level of testosterone on physical health (and life in general) are less important than the benefits on mental health (and dignity in general) ... like a low level of testosterone exposes you to a great level of humiliation coming from both sexes which I find far less bearable than that physical stuff you mentioned

 

[MysteriousTelephone]

I believe because the argument is that he needs the porn to get aroused and complete what he starts on his own. And that he wouldn't be able to perform with a female in the same manner, or quite possibly at all.

Oh I totally agree that level of porn addiction is a thing, but so far I'm unconvinced that it's related to low testosterone. So far it sounds like those are two separate things.

To me the benefits of a decent level of testosterone on physical health (and life in general) are less important than the benefits on mental health (and dignity in general) ... like a low level of testosterone exposes you to a great level of humiliation coming from both sexes which I find far less bearable than that physical stuff you mentioned

Again, I'm just not following you there. I'm really not trying to play dumb here. You believe that a decent level of testosterone is less important to you than dignity in general, and also that a low level of testosterone exposes you to humiliation.... so surely you should attempt to raise it, giving you less humiliation and therefore more dignity?

 

[Cherubino]

Again, I'm just not following you there. I'm really not trying to play dumb here. You believe that a decent level of testosterone is less important to you than dignity in general, and also that a low level of testosterone exposes you to humiliation.... so surely you should attempt to raise it, giving you less humiliation and therefore more dignity?

It started with my statement "The only true benefit of having a decent level of testosterone is to avoid bullying" ... to which you replied "there are a number of things it benefits: quality of sleep, energy levels, red blood cell production, bone density etc." ... what am I saying is dignity values much more to me than those physical parameters

 

[MysteriousTelephone]

It started with my statement "The only true benefit of having a decent level of testosterone is to avoid bullying" ... to which you replied "there are a number of things it benefits: quality of sleep, energy levels, red blood cell production, bone density etc." ... what am I saying is dignity values much more to me than those physical parameters

Right, but then you stated having low testosterone robs you of dignity, as you are humiliated by both sexes.

So surely having more testosterone is a more dignified existence? What am I not understanding?

 

[Cherubino]

Right, but then you stated having low testosterone robs you of dignity, as you are humiliated by both sexes.

So surely having more testosterone is a more dignified existence? What am I not understanding?

yes low level of testosterone exposes you to humiliation from both sexes and I think this is by far the most worthy reason to improve it because having your dignity constantly under attack has a great impact on life course

 

[isthatso]

I don't have much anymore