I made a GRAPH!!! 1 year of flatline

Note: my chronic pied occurred in February. Hence the massive drop in arousal and later, porn.

P- porn
Sxts- sexting/sexual messaging
M- Masturbation
O- Orgasm
MW- Morning wood
Arou- arousal levels

10= most days of the month
0= basically never

Data is vague and involved guessing for the earlier months. note the rise in morning wood (PUN) and the decrease in P/M/O.

 

That was before I experienced arousal and erection problems. Those months I felt great (though on reflection I wasted too much time with porn)

 

update following my relapse

 

yeah. I'm going to make a counter for p-subs now.

 

Wow this week I've been relapsing like mad. Sometimes whilst viewing P-subs. (I define p-subs as an arousing imagery that doesn't show explicit body parts or sexual acts).
However, my first orgasm this week kick started my libido strangely. I wonder how long it will last...

 

And I've been watching porn today. Now the thing is I don't feel too bad. My penis seems to get 70% hard to mild thoughts and images which is good in my view.
I've been home ill all week which has contributed to me looking up stuff. When I get back to my working routine it will stop.

 

PM'ing you now.

 

I essentially asked his age, health, how long he has been pmo'ing for and how long each session. Also when his erection problems occurred and how long the onset was.

 

'Been trying ever since last year october (right when you started?) to quit pmo. But soooo hard. I am really addicted.'
I lost my arousal suddenly in February. Had my 75 day streak of no PMO from Sept - mid-November. It is hard, but was made easier by the loss of arousal. Like I had no real desire for sex/porn. I just wanted my erections back in case I met a nice girl.
My advice is to use porn blockers on your laptop (OR JUST DONT EVER USE YOUR LAPTOP!) and set up blocking on your phone. On iPhones someone can set a code to disable/enable restrictions. That someone could be a friend so only they know the code.


'that just normal pictures of girls were enough. Before I quit and started NoFap I edged to porn for maybe an hour every day I think. Sometimes maybe longer.'
Yep I used to watch normal, simple porn of plain sex. It was great and turned me on. Also photos were normal. Then It got more extreme over the years. I used to edge for 2-4 hours every other day (on average). My penis felt sore after cumming usually, so I never tried to cum more than once a day. This led me to edging for hours on end instead.

NEWSFLASH: it is these multi-hour EDGING sessions which I now believe to have damaged my brain and dopamine receptors, desensitising my arousal responses.

'I don't really understand why I can't feel aroused anymore. It seems all the guys on the forum here have problems with pied but still get horny/aroused.'
Perhaps some guys can get aroused when masturbating, watching porn. But struggle with real women. That is classic PIED. We have chronic PIED where nothing can turn us on, not even porn.
Strangely, towards the end of my 75 day streak I had a few weeks of waking up with strong morning wood. One morning I touched lightly and came very hard. This triggered my arousal for the next few weeks. I was very horny and MO'd a lot. It felt good but I slipped back into old habits, so I wouldn't recommend it! If you get morning wood, get up and start your day bro!!! Keep pushing through. Long term gain over short term pleasure right?

'But glad to hear that you are getting a little bit back of your horny feelings right?'
I do feel a bit more horny when by myself now or talking to girls online. But I try to limit that. My erections are still never 100%. That is a sign I still have more work to do.