Entering a flatline 2 weeks in... Dammit.

[Stretchcomic]

Hey guys so I started this recovery to get rid of PIED I've suffered for about a year. I just got to about 17 days and I believe i'm entering the first major flatline. I was with my gf tonight and usually I would get kind of hard and it'd immediately go away, but last night there was literally no activity. It damn-near could've even shrunk.

Is there any advice I could get on getting through a flatline? Its good because I know it means i'm on my way back to recovery but also sucks because... well... its a flatline. How long did y'all have the first one for? How'd you stay focused with the dreaded loss of motivation/energy/libido?

Thanks for the support!

-SC

 

[Phase2]

Learn to love your flatline. It means your brains is reprogramming itself so that it relearns to react the right way (erections) to in-person sexual stimulation. You wouldn't want to hear a pregnant woman trying to hurry up her pregnancy would you? No, you want the baby to come out when the time is right. And you want your brain to have the time to fix itself properly too, so don't 'test' your boners or worry about it or try to have sex. Just relax. Be PATIENT. Enjoy the non sexual time to do other things. My flatline lasted from about Day 10 to Day 50. My dick just hung there like it was dead and yes it seemed smaller. It's unsettling to see that, but again, this is letting you know good things are happening in your brain and if you know what's going on it shouldn't upset you. Everyone is different so there's no telling how long your flatline will last, but just go with it. When your boners and horniness return, you will know and you can start rewiring. And you will emerge slowly from flatline. It won't be all over in one day. It is nonlinear. Stay strong man. Good luck!

 

[Stretchcomic]

Thank you for the support, Phase2! That honestly motivated the hell out of me and i'm ready to take this challenge on.

And I saw your timer, so congrats on making it 180+ days! If its cool to ask, after your day 50 end of the flatline, did you feel back to "normal"?

Thanks again man! This day of the flatline went pretty well, actually. No real depression or anything

-SC

 

[Phase2]

Thanks buddy. After about Day 50, I noticed my dick started to look more alive again. During flatline, it just hung there like dead skin. lol. Depressing! So I was happy to see it look better and a little more 'plump.' Flatline is definitely an unusual experience. Anyway, after Day 50 I just started to notice better morning wood and had a much more heightened sense of horniness. But it wasn't all the time. There were periods where I was super horny and then I'd go back into flatline for a day or two. I had sex with an orgasm the next week and that threw me back into flatline for 10 solid days. If I had to do it over again, I would not have had the orgasm--I would have tried harder to make it to 90 days no O. It's hard to rewire and not O when everything is working well, but I do think it felt like a setback into flatline. The longer you go without O the better, I believe. But I'm a fan of rewiring for sure to teach your brain to get excited by live human partners again.

I'm not sure what 'normal' feels like. Haha. I think I felt like I started to kick PIED and pretty happy about it around days 60 and 70 since I was starting to have sex more wout porn and ED drugs. I think I have some issues now with premature ejaculation--never had that before. That's better than PIED tho and This process does work so stick with it.

You may want to read my (or other) posts in the Success stories forum. It helps to have guidance. Cheers and stay strong!
Here's mine:  http://legacy.rebootnation.org/index.php?topic=4018.0

 

[Stretchcomic]

Thank you Halverson, I appreciate it man! I'll try to pull through! the last few days have actually been really nice and I've had a big libido and energy rushes lately! Not sure where that puts me on the road to recovery but i'm sticking it out!

-SC