Help With PIED Please

Hey guys... quick question... while I was PMOing heavily I had an issue with maintaining erections. I could get hard but I would have to constantly keep stimulating myself to stay at my hardest. I used to never have that problem. I also noticed that during this time my morning wood disappeared. How many of you had the same issues and how long did those issues persist after quitting? I recently relapsed after 22 days and had some morning wood but it was weak during that time after about a week. Now I’m back on a 4 days streak and my morning wood has returned already this time, but still quite weak. It’s not my libido, I’m still extremely horny, but without using really strong stimulation I don’t get to 100 percent hardness. Anyway, I’d just like to know what you guys’ experience with these issues were and how long it took to solve them. I can and could tell throughout my last and current streak that it is improving, but painstakingly slow. My main worry is that even when I watched porn I didn't get a full erection unless I was constantly providing stimulation... the posts and videos I read online make it appear as if normally PIED causes lack of erection in normal settings, but while watching porn one gets rock hard instantly... that has certainly not been the case with me. However, I would also literally sit 4 hours in front of a computer and open tab after tab before eventually finishing.

Thanks guys!

 

That's tough to say... I was with my last girlfriend for 2 years... I think I noticed requiring constant stimulation during sex and also during masturbation about 6-8 months ago.. I didn't notice the loss of morning wood until the corona break... however, during the start of the corona break I was masturbating like mad (I had broken up with my gf). I would spend hours masturbating with constant stimulation, opening hundreds of tabs before finally finishing. I can't imagine that this wouldn't be the cause of my problems. I'm about 5 days into this streak (longest I have gone in over two years) and I have not noticed any improvement yet. That being said, I am literally having dreams of looking up porn on the computer...

My libido is still high. I still get horny, but I just don't seem to get hard unless I provide serious stimulation... Is this unusual for a former fapper?

 

During my PMO times it was completely numb outside of sex and masturbation. No morning wood at all and even when I saw a video that attracted me I wouldn’t get hard unless I applied stimulation. However, I’ve noticed now that I have been on NoFap for a while that I am becoming a lot more turned on by more innocuous images again, but still I don’t get straight up random erections like I used to. It makes it more difficult to resist urges, but I am happy that I don’t require straight up porn to even get any reaction at all (no physical erection, but mentally I get turned on). That being said, I’m still not getting daily morning wood and when I do have it it’s very weak, but it’s progress from not having any at all for months while on PMO. I am starting to feel reassured that my issues are entirely born from porn and not from other factors, which is what I was worried about. I’m hoping that by the time I hit 60 days I will have normal erections again. I’m already further than I thought after the first week. I remember in the first 5-6 days I felt no changes at all and started to get really worried nothing was going to improve because I had other issues unrelated to porn use. That’s why I came on here originally and asked. I’ve noticed small but notable improvement since then. Your words are reassuring and I appreciate your replies. No one else has said a thing which sort of surprised me...

 

Hey guys, I’m still here, but not with messages of joy. I keep relapsing like a pathetic rat in a cage. My symptoms are exactly the same as then. I’m severely addicted. I went about 9 days without masturbation and my erections did begin to be harder. During that time I would have dreams about porn, that’s how addicted I am. I am back to start again and this time never look at porn again. Everything else in my life is going so well, I wish I could get rid of this ailment and I can’t even imagine what I would be capable of then.

 

Oh, sorry for the double post, but also...

I did get my blood work done and my Testosterone levels are great. I am not deficient in any way... my dick is just exhausted...

 

No, it’s the same size, but it definitely doesn’t reach its peak size anymore unless I’m right about to come. It’s disheartening because I used to get complimented for it. I’m tired of this curse.