Elevated Man Podcast with Apollonia Ponti  Is Porn Destroying Men's Lives? (The SILENT Epidemic) Let's be honest; have you ever been in your room all day watching porn and doing nothing else? Do you miss out on events, seeing loved ones, or dating life because of porn?  If you ever thought that you might have a porn addiction, then you are in for a special episode; in this podcast episode, Apollonia Ponti delves into the pressing topic of the impact of pornography on men's lives, addressing it as a pervasive yet often unacknowledged issue – the "Silent Epidemic."  Apollonia knows that a lack of awareness of porn addiction can profoundly affect men's social, psychological, and romantic spheres. But in this podcast episode, Apollonia advises navigating porn addiction, the reasons behind men's reliance on pornography, dissecting the unrealistic ideals it propagates, and guiding self-assessment for potential addiction.  These practical strategies that Apollonia discusses will help you debunk misconceptions surrounding intimacy in pornography to empower modern men in overcoming this challenge. And will make you live a fulfilling life simply by identifying the underlying cause of porn addiction.  So if you're struggling with porn addiction, don't know if you are addicted to porn, or if your unsure why you are addicted to porn, then this is the podcast episode for you! Key points in this episode: 1:19 - Apollonias experiences her clients and their porn addiction. She understands how porn is made to make the person consume more crazy and explicit scenarios, inviting men to go down the rabbit hole of addiction to porn. 2:18 - Unrealistic expectations of what a woman should be doing in bed. It gives the expectation that if a woman is not acting like what is seen in porn videos, then they are not enjoying it or that you are a terrible lover, which is entirely false. 3:01 - Apollonia explains her male clients developing performance anxiety. Since they already have a false impression of how they should perform and how the women should reciprocate, they develop anxiety since they know they can not do what they saw in the videos. 3:20 - Some guys want to sleep with women who have the body of the pornstar. It's okay for men to have preferences, but this is a false perception of a woman's body; it should be noted that a lot of porn star actress has gone under cosmetic surgeries. 3:46 - Porn addiction can cause erectile dysfunction. Younger men are having trouble getting erect because their brains function to watch other people having sex, and when they try to have sex, they can not perform. This is an unhealthily codependently on porn. 4:49 - Dr. Andrew Huberman's takes on porn addiction. He explains porn addiction is like spices; the more different you eat, the more bland the rest gets. 5:33 - Porn can hurt your stamina and performance. When men masturbate to porn, their train their bodies to ejaculate quickly, which can affect their life when it comes to the bedroom with a woman. Women want someone who will last longer and is emotionally present; a lack of that can turn them off. 6:40 - Porn can create dopamine spikes associated with shame and guilt. You are training your body to have these high dopamine spikes from doing something that does not make you happy. She explains further how men have to watch porn to get their day started; without it, it doesn't make them feel good, potentially messing up their dating and personal lives. 8:28 - Apollonia is not trying to shame men that are watching porn. She says that many men miss out on dating women or interacting with women when having porn addiction. Some men base their interactions on what they see in porn, which affects their fundamental interactions with a woman thinking it's okay to say things to a woman that will make her want to have sex with them, which is often seen as creepy or harassment.   "I love Apollonia; her tips have helped me with my dating!" <---- If this sounds like you, p