Dead dick, no libido, anxiety, hypochondria – help

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by Darkness_on_the_edge, Jun 19, 2023.

  1. Darkness_on_the_edge

    Darkness_on_the_edge Fapstronaut

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    Dear all,

    Hello. I am a 48-y old man, now 80 days without porn. I've been an addict on and off for 7 years, with several attempts to break free – made it max to 60 days without MO, probably 3 months without PMO, but then with MO to porn fantasies, so without letting go of the thing for real. Previous to this, I had other streaks of addiction in my 20s and early 30s, with seven blessed PMO-free years in-between (33-40). This is the first time that I intimately know that I'm done with this shit – I won't touch porn ever again in my life. I've given up the fantasy entirely and I loathe it with all my heart.

    So this is the thing. Around day 50 of my reboot I massaged my prostate a few times to get rid of fluid. I did it quite roughly, chasing dopamine. This reactivated a bit the fantasies, etc. Most importantly, it gave me a hell of an inflammatory prostatitis. Since then, I've been having "dead dick." I had a few erections here and then, and intermittent night wood, some time super persistent, some time mild. But by day my penis is basically like a limp dangling appendix between my legs. I have zero libido. Like, zero. The thought of porn – and even sex – disgusts me. I have lots of anxiety, due to this, but no anhedonia or depression. To note that before this, I had like a ton of spontaneous erections a day so it can't be a testosterone problem.

    I've seen a doctor for the prostatitis, who said it's not bacterial and could not cause sudden ED this way. The symptoms are still there, slowly getting better. It's been about a month now since this unfortunate accident. This made me loathe porn and masturbation even more.

    In all of this, I am going really hypochondriac about having done some physical damage with the prostate stimulation, even as the doctor ruled it out. You read all kind of shit online, including a couple of people who said got permanent ED from prostate massage.

    But the logical part of my mind says that this may just be the "dead dick" syndrome and part of the whole porn detox journey, compounded by anxiety and hypochondria.

    So here's my question: is it possible to have a sudden dead-dick syndrome, triggered by a traumatic event like this? And how long will it last?

    I go to bed praying I get some night wood just to reassure me that I'm not broken. And of course the more I think about it, the more it doesn't happen.

    In short, I am freaking out. Help would be very welcome.

    PS
    I deleted one previous version of this thread, apologies to the one person who responded.
     
  2. Gabriel Knight

    Gabriel Knight Fapstronaut

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    My only advice ( since i am not a medical doctor), would be not to ever get onto any enhancing pills, it can have lots of side-effects. Yes, traumatic events can decrease libido, as well stress and even anxiety. Regarding your situation, i would as for few different opinions from medical professionals, and see from there what you will decide what would be your next step.
    Best of luck!