I'm 28. I started watching porn at the age of 12. I watched really hardcore stuff, almost everyday with long sessions and lots of edging. I started NoFap at the beginning of 2018 with average streaks about 15-20 days, sometimes longer, but not more than a month. I just reached 8 months porn and masturbation free. During this time I only let my girlfriend give me a handjob, but I was completely porn and masturbation free. Yesterday I did a test with blue pill. I took 50 mg of Sildenafil. I got hard just by kissing and making out. But when I put a condom on and tried to get inside pussy I got soft (from rock hard I went to 70-80% erect). I tried to get it up by hand, but it didn't help... In the morning today we tired to have sex again with the pill, but the problem was the same. I got hard, put a condom on and when trying to get inside I went too soft to do it. I don't know if the strees took over or what... I thought that blue pill helps maintaining erection even if you stressed. I noticed that with blue pill my erection is much stronger, but still I couldn't maintain it. Btw I noticed a lot of improvements in those 8 months: - rock hard morning woods, - starting getting erection just by kissing or making out (not strong just about 50%, but before NoFap my dick was completely flat while kissing or making out...) - more energy and motivation - enjoying life more But after today I'm starting to wonder if it's really PIED? Or maybe sth else? I did a blood test a few months ago and everything was ok, testosterone was really high, prolactin was low. It shouldn't be an organic problem as I have morning woods and they are strong. Performance anxiety? But with blue pill everything should be ok I guess. After this I got really disappointed and I'm not really sure if PIED is my problem... I thought that after 8 months of NoFap I should be cured and have normal and hard erections. Could you please help me? I'm so disappointed.
Dude, I just started the flatline a while ago and I am still in it. Good for you for staying strong. Not sure on where else to go either. I'm in a porn addiction group, and some others, but I really don't know what else to do. Have you called any doctors?
If you are getting rock hard morning woods, means you are healing. And blue pill just doesn't work if you are to stressed about it and thinking if you can have sex this time or not. I am talking for my personal experience. If sex is pre planned and everything, i get stressed out just by thinking about it that how will i perform and i fail everytime. But If you are just not thinking about that you are going to have sex, and start cuddling kissing etc. I get rock hard and perform way way better. So everything is in our head. Dont stress out. What I am doing these days is that. I don't think about sex when I'm intimate with my wife, i just focus on giving her a good time. Let her enjoy lick her, kiss her make love to her. Eventually you'll notice that your dick is rock hard. But at the same time if you keep your focus on your dick, your erections will go away. Bottom line is you have performance anxiety my friend. You need to work on that.
You are not cured yet. It’s a good chance it’s performance anxiety. I have the same thing and it comes from not being able to get it up before and loss of confidence in satisfying the girl even if she is. It’s all in the head and it’s hard to beat
It's good that you are showing signs of recovery - the morning wood etc. 8 Months isn't so long really. You will continue to see improvement for at least two years. Easy to say I know but... be patient.