I'm here to chew bubble gum and not masturbate, and I'm all out of bubble gum

Hello everybody, I have just discovered this forum and it seems to be filled with helpful information. Now a bit about my situation. I believe I am suffering from PIED. I have a beautifully wonderful girlfriend that I am very much attracted to but face difficulty in performing sexually and a drop in libido when it comes to physical interaction. We have made many attempts at intercourse but it seems I lose my erection a few minutes in or I am only rocking a partial from the beginning. Also we don't get to try much because of our living situations and the anxiety of it happening again definitely doesn't help either. The fear of letting my lovely lady down is almost making the idea of sex unenjoyable at this point. I a was porn user all through my teenage years to present and it became a routine for a some porn and a fap before bed to relax on a nightly basis when I was not having sex regularly. I think think my actual reliance on porn and PIED started when I went from a high frequency of intercourse with my girlfriend at the time to a sudden stop of no sex at all upon break up. The ED is something that I had just started facing probably about a year ago. I will being going to my doctor on Tuesday to be tested for any health reasons for the ED as well. So far I am about a week into the NoFap challenge. The results are an urge to watch porn, blue balls yet no consistent random boners other than occasional morning wood, and a more active imagination upon seeing attractive women. Thank you all so very much for your support!

 

Thank you for your input!I have been very open with her about it and she has been extremely supportive but I can tell she can sometimes get a little frustrated when I can't perform. She is happy I quit porn because it was something that made her jealous in the first place.

 

Thank you, no point in going into this without a sense of humor

 

Strength is definitely the key word here. I find myself trying to get off on technicalities to watch porn like it won't effect me that much. I know it's an extreme sign of mental addiction.