Is it normal for a flatline to be this long?

A flatline is like an overweight possum crawling on your chest and latching on until you step it up a notch and say enough is enough.

I don't tolerate fat possums on my chest.

 

Hey i have the exact same problem as you. I'm 23 years old and have been PMO several times a day since i was 11. I'm just trying to ride with the wave/flatline and just go along with it. I'm still hoping that my morning wood will come soon. Nothing has happened down there just yet, but i'm positive that my health and penis can get healthier the more i just wait.

So to sum it up. Question 1: I have been flatlining since day 10, i have no libido, my dick is dead, still no morning wood. I can't speak for the entire community, but from what I'VE seen, flatlining can range from 2 weeks up to 2 years. I don't know how severe your situation is. But i have PIED and i'm quite sure (please do not see this as demotivating to you, i'm just trying to give you the tools, and perhaps some patience) that i need more than 90 days to recover.

About question 2: I'm in the same boat as you, i'm sure that my morning wood will come sooner or later. I'm rooting for you, you have a done a great job so far by abstaining from it. We are getting closer and closer, that is the most important thing. Good luck!

 

How would you describe your 'dead dick'? Small, shrunken, and numb (like mine) or completely different? Just trying to gain insight here, thank you.

 

Yes, it's like i don't feel anything down there anymore. It's exactly how you would describe it, just numb. Although it tends to grow to normal size if i hydrate myself properly. Other than that, just numb.

I get hard when i masturbate to porn, and to some extent when i fantasize.. although the fantasizing is pretty much as dirty as porn is. When real connection and touching comes to play from a real girl, i have not been able to get fully erected. That's my goal for now, to feel the exact same thing as i did the first time i watched porn, where you feel the energy just rising up. Now, my view of sex is just fucked up because of all the porn. I do feel much better now when i have abstained from it. Now the last couple of days the withdrawal symptoms has begun to present itself, the headaches and tiredness is HUGELY noticeable. So heads up to you guys if you feel the same (of course, every recovery is not the same), just don't give in to that shit you've been working so hard on to let go of.

Thank you. I PROMISE i will update you if something new comes up, whether good or bad. Hopefully, we'll start seeing some more improvements.

 

@Theworthywait, is your penis soft and rubbery as well? Mine is similar. I know that it's kind of a weird question, but I am curious because I have this symptom. Thanks.

 

You have a flat line without the depression or anxiety or withdrawal effects? You're living the dream man, you have it easy.

I've been flat lining for about 180 days of my reboot so far with every withdrawal effect you could think of

 

Just make sure you give it enough time before you lose hope, you still have many months of recovery to go so try to accept it as part of the journey and have faith that your libido will return

 

There is a lot of good stuff here in this thread, I have realized I have been flatlining for years and I hope I recover some sort of erection and libido, as you say it would be harder but a sign of recovery

 

What symptoms did you have before starting the nofap journey? I am always curious to see if other people had similar symptoms to me

 

I had years of absolutes no interest in my wife and would look at porn daily. It got to the point where I could find nothing on any site that would arouse me.. I was masturbating just out of habit which I now realize was porn addiction. Other than that I’m not sure what was a symptom was from porn addiction or my anxiety and depression I had. I am on meds for anxiety.