Sharing recent porn induced ed issues

Hey bros, this is my second post so I can’t post in the health section yet but I really need to get this off my chest. I quit porn about a month ago. I’ve been on a self improvement journey for a while now and one night I just declared I’m done with this trash. It brings me no happiness so I was able to cut cold turkey. I haven’t even been counting the days, I just accepted that this has no place in my life and I refuse to allow to bring me down anymore.

I never had a lack of morning wood but it seems to be more longer lasting now. Like I woke up hard today but since its the weekend I hit the snooze button for over an hour. Every time I woke up I was still hard. Lmao but this is were my problem begins. I can’t get hard awake without porn. I know this is a mental thing that should go away with time. All my “fetishes”(pretty innocent compared to some things I heard) have gone away. Now all I think about is the faces of girls I’ve been talking to.

Also that’s another thing. I FEEL LIKE A DOG THAT’S HOPPED THE FENCE FOR THE FIRST TIME!! THE WORLD IS SO BIG I MUST EXPLORE. I just keep going places with no intentions other than being social. I now genuinely enjoy talking to women. Before they couldn’t shut up fast enough. My only fear is ED while with a girl.

You’ll be just fine. Stay the course. Well done so far!

Thanks man. It’s just the fear that I’ll never get my mojo back. I know it should and will but still I worry.

I’ve watched a lot of porn since my teens and have been on/off for a couple of years since coming to believe it is destructive. I still find it difficult to ‘think’ my dick hard unless I’m very horny, because I’m not completely off the porn. I have no problem getting hard with a girl though. It feels like I can’t easily trick my dick into believing the thoughts in my head are real but when my girlfriend gets me going the old boy is wide awake, more so than with porn.

My advice is to give it time and don’t let it stress you. Focus on the self improvement to keep your mind in a good space. It’ll reverse before you know it. Congrats on the progress.

Thanks for the advice. I’m trying to be positive. Even though I normally default to negative, my new love of social interaction has kept me on a positive upswing. I’m going out tonight with a new friend, he’s gonna be my wing man. I might post how it goes here if the members don’t mind.

Also I really miss random day boners. Fun surprises tbh.

Why not take the safe way the first times and take a pill like Viagra or Chialis. Make it easy for you and enjoy.

Can I just buy that without a prescription?

No.

I ordered some from China/Turkey (they’re sold over the counter there). I still havent used them. I’ll let u know when I do.

One day at a time. Just focus on not using porn or sexual fantasy, meditation, and doing kegals. Your brain will rewire in time.

Just an update

I went out this weekend and met these two really cool girls. Long story short I was alone with one and she was touching me obviously wanting me to start making out but because of this porn ed I didn’t make a move. She made sure multiple times I had her number and kept throwing so many goddamn hints I lost track. Told her I’d text her tomorrow (yesterday) and got no response. Not to throw a pity party but damn I feel like shit right now. I’ve played with the idea to just using soft-core porn but I don’t want to go back. I know it will comeback but damn am I losing faith.

1. Congratulations many times over for your new porn-free lifestyle.
2. Don’t take penis pills.
3. Don’t “just [use] soft-core porn.” It’s a slippery slope.
4. The girl (above) might be playing hard to get or may no longer be interested. In either case, don’t worry about it. The world is big.

Ya I’ll just get over it. I think posting here helps somehow. Thanks for responding.

I believe this, but I’m wondering why does it take us so long to realize it.

Could it be, we are now identifying social deficiencies and looking for something to blame?