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Should you have sex if you go into flatlines afterwards?

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by thetruth19), Feb 10, 2024.

  1. thetruth19)

    thetruth19) Fapstronaut

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    I've seen big progress in the past few months. But still having some trouble in the bedroom. When I do have sex, I go into flatlines for about 1-3 weeks after. (Also it takes me quite a while to get quite hard.)

    If you've healed before, did you keep having when you felt like it or just hold back from all sex and PMO until you felt horny all the time again?
     
  2. mentorr

    mentorr Fapstronaut

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    If you go into flatlines after sex your body is not ready just yet, it also should not be difficult to gain erections if you are healed.

    While going into flatline for 1-3 weeks might not be great, it also isn't months like some people currently recovering.
     
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    This is where I'm at right now:

    Good:
    • Morning wood most days, about 70% quality
    • dreams most nights
    • able to have sex but it takes me a while to get hard and I have severe PE. Can't last longer than 3 minutes
    • Mental focus very sharp and has been for months
    • Horrific, nasty nasty nasty OCD has gone! Thankfully this was the first to go
    • Turned on by real women
    • Don't really fancy porn anymore – I see it as the equivalent of a highly processed, sugar-filled microwavable burger. It's awful for me!
    • Penis sensitivity is 100% back. Even just touching penis when going for a wee feels good. For the last few years, it felt like a dead piece of rubber
    • Very confident – I'm almost shocked when women don't seem that interested in me... LOL!
    Bad:
    • Very minor headache when in flatline, above the left eye. It's not even pain really – it's more of a sensation.
    • Quite hard to get hard, I'm turned on but it still takes a while
    • Crazy PE
    • Moderate flatlines after sex that last a few weeks
    • Anxiety quite high at times
    • Orgasming doesn't feel good at all – I just feel numb when I O

    From what you've read, do I sound quite close to recovery or months off?
     
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  4. mentorr

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    I would say yes.

    I was told that consistent morning wood and dreams are a sure sign you are close to recovery if not recovered. The fact that you still struggle to get hard sometimes might be a sign that you are not fully there yet, and so if I was in your position I would avoid sex for a bit longer.

    PE is one of those symptoms that I don't understand or know the answer to, but it would make sense that your manhood is sensitive from abstinence. Others have said that some time after going back to sex PE finally got better. Either way, I think you are the most healed person I have spoken to on this forum for a very long time. Really happy for you, you are literally almost there.
     
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    Thanks that's great to hear! I feel like in the past, this is the moment where I mess up! I get frustrated that I'm close not close enough and then I start letting my guard down. This streak has been so successful as things were getting BAD: constantly letting great women slip through my fingers as I was struggling in the bedroom, I couldn't concentrate at work, and I just felt like I was severely hungover all the time, despite not drinking.

    The pain of the last few years has made this streak possible!
     

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