Is is porn or something else?

[peterkorp]

Hey guys,

I am 18 as of now and I started experiencing weaker and weaker erections about two years ago and soon found out that I might be suffering of porn induced ED. I slowly quit porn and I haven't been watching for a year and a half now (except for a few rare occasions in the beginning). One year ago I got a girlfriend and we would mess around with oral sex she would get me really hard and ready right away again after ejaculation but we didn't have intercourse. This continued for 3 months and then when we started having sex I felt that my erections were getting weaker again (hadn't watched any porn). I went away for a few months and when I came back home for Christmas break I could barely have sex with her or maintain a small-medium sized erection. I am very attracted to her and ever since I quit porn I find it repulsive and it doesn't turn me on at all (I don't watch any, but I've tried a few times). So I was wondering, could it still be because of porn or do I need to see a doctor?
I also don't masturbate at all and have 0 sex drive; when I'm not having sex for a couple of months it gradually gets better but after one ejaculation it's just back to 0. I've been trying to stay orgasm-free for months in a row but I always get nocturnal ejaculations and my drive goes back down to bottom and my erections get soft again.

Sorry if this is the wrong place for the topic but since I experience porn induced ED before I found it suitable. All advice/opinions are welcome.

 

[OSS]

It sounds to me like you're getting thrown back into flatlines or getting a kind of "orgasm hangover", quite a few people have experienced when they start having orgasms either too soon or too frequently progress stops or begins to back track. If I was in you're situation I would aim for absolutely no porn, no masturbation, no fantasy and no orgasm, you can still have sex just stop before orgasm. If this works and your erections start to return don't orgasm straight away or at least orgasm very infrequently. The wet dreams are tricky, I do believe they have the potential to hinder recovery but there's nothing that can be done and worrying will only worsen how you feel. Remember this could take time, some people have taken up to 2 years to recover without porn, I don't think a year no orgasm is necessary but certainly no porn.

It can't hurt to go to the doctor but this isn't a-typical for people with PIED

Curious.. After your nocturnal ejaculations how long does it take you to return to what you were feeling like the day before? and how does it take any shorter/longer than if you were to ejaculate from sex?

Sex without orgasm: http://www.reuniting.info/karezza_porn_addicts

 

[jon snow]

Hey PeterCorp..
I guess It is always safe to meet a doctor. If no physical problem found, then definitely things will be improved by rebooting.
In my case, doctor recommended my some physical checkup and low amount of Testosterone was found in my body. It is 320ng/l.
I will show the result to doctor tomorrow. I do not know yet what is actually in my fate
I also suggest you to have a check up by doctor. 

 

[peterkorp]

Oss,
After a wet dream I usually need about a week to go back to the same progress as on the previous day.
I had sex two times one month ago with around a three month break before that and it feels like I'm back all the way on square one. I don't know what is the reason for this, I have an emotional relationship with the girl, I was never worried about disappointing her sexually or something like that. It didn't feel as pleasurable as I guess it should have been at all, though.

jon snow,
I'm hoping your results lead to something better in the future. Maybe this might be the case for me, too, because I have such a low sex drive.

Another question, do you think it matters that I might be a bit underweight? I eat normally but I never seem to be able to put on any weight, I'm 182cm and 56kg, which a bit low for this height.

 

[OSS]

I'm not aware of any condition besides PIED that gives you worse erections post orgasm. But remember most doctors aren't aware or will struggle to believe in PIED so don't think about going back to porn if he tells you it's nonsense

As for the weight thing, going by a BMI calculation that does put you underweight which can lead to or be the result of a hormone problem but that's something best suited for your doctor. I could offer advice for putting on weight, I was once 188cm about 55kg and now 191cm 98kg

 

[quartz]

It sounds to me that you're on the right path. But I don't know for how many years you've been watching porn. It can take more than one year in some cases. As for nocturnal ejaculations, they generally don't affect your drive since you don't go through the same arousal process and hence don't release the same chemicals as you would. It's just excess semen. But most of it gets absorbed by your body anyway.

 

[peterkorp]

I am never going back to porn and I am aware that doctors are still badly informed about how much of an issue PIED can be.

I only watched porn for 4 years and was never into fetishism or anything and only masturbated in a normal way.
Anyway, I will update the topic when I go to the doctor's probably next week or the week after that.
Thanks again guys.

 

[quartz]

Sure thing! Keep us posted. And you are right on the misinformed doctors. A lot of them did not grow up in an era of high-speed porn. It's a different ballpark when you compare it to the good ol' magazines. Hence, they cannot assess it for what it really is.

 

[peterkorp]

Well I went to the doctor today and all he kept saying was I was too young to have some kind of problem so it must have been psychological. I tried to convince him that I wasn't stressed or worried at all but he didn't seem to be able to come up with something else.

He prescribed me some viagra (not sure why) but I don't think this will help.  I'm just gonna stick to my no PMO schedule and probably when I see some significant progress I might take one to boost my confidence and have sex.