I might have ED

[LimpnLarry]

I’m not really sure how to process this but I think I might be a victim of ED. I just recently turned 40 and I notice that I don’t wake up with morning wood anymore. I also noticed that I don’t easily get aroused either. I saw some chick in some spandex gear walking down the street and I felt nothing.

I’m a former adult entertainment addict but did the whole nofap thing, nearly a year, and things seemed good at first and I could almost get erections on demand but having gone that long without masturbation/sex, I’m starting to worry it if that’s causing my issue and whether it’s permanent.

I’m a thin build, eat healthy, physically active (lots of cardio from work) and get plenty of rest. I’m not sure if this is age related or what. I used to pump back when the BM first came out and I thought of this place when I started having my ED issues. I’m a bit of a loner so I have no one else to reach out to

 

[huge-girth]

I’m not really sure how to process this but I think I might be a victim of ED. I just recently turned 40 and I notice that I don’t wake up with morning wood anymore. I also noticed that I don’t easily get aroused either. I saw some chick in some spandex gear walking down the street and I felt nothing.

I’m a former adult entertainment addict but did the whole nofap thing, nearly a year, and things seemed good at first and I could almost get erections on demand but having gone that long without masturbation/sex, I’m starting to worry it if that’s causing my issue and whether it’s permanent.

I’m a thin build, eat healthy, physically active (lots of cardio from work) and get plenty of rest. I’m not sure if this is age related or what. I used to pump back when the BM first came out and I thought of this place when I started having my ED issues. I’m a bit of a loner so I have no one else to reach out to

Welcome to MOS brother. This might have to do with age and mental stress. But let the guru @oldandlively tell us what he think about this.

 

[oldandlively]

Hi, brother, and a nice welcome to the brotherhood.

I’m not really sure how to process this but I think I might be a victim of ED. I just recently turned 40 and I notice that I don’t wake up with morning wood anymore. I also noticed that I don’t easily get aroused either. I saw some chick in some spandex gear walking down the street and I felt nothing.

Well, don't flag yourself off as having ED because there's no stimulation. My wife always glance at me when a few younger ladies in their thongs walking past me, or bouncing titties that are way too juicy to ignore. She always wants to see my reaction to those stimulation comparing to where she is right now. However, I simply grab her ass and poke her tits, with my penis as flaccid as the calm placid lake. So, it's not about ED, but prioritization of stimulation.

I’m a former adult entertainment addict but did the whole nofap thing, nearly a year, and things seemed good at first and I could almost get erections on demand but having gone that long without masturbation/sex, I’m starting to worry it if that’s causing my issue and whether it’s permanent.

This is where things started, and it will take your brain to reboot. So, no, it's not ED. Your brain didn't get a chance to reboot to its normalcy yet. My suggestion is to read steamy light novels, web novels, or even postings to retraining your brain. You can even write posts and short novels yourself to retrain your brain using vivid imagination to reset your brain faster. It's quite easy to use visual distraction since it's all over the net. But it's harder in returning to internal visualization as we use less and less of the function.

I’m a thin build, eat healthy, physically active (lots of cardio from work) and get plenty of rest. I’m not sure if this is age related or what. I used to pump back when the BM first came out and I thought of this place when I started having my ED issues. I’m a bit of a loner so I have no one else to reach out to

There are many places where older generations can hang out. Don't consider yourself as a loner, unless it's by choice. There are many hobby and interest groups, tons of dating sites, and even more locations where single people tend to congregate. It's about whether you want to break out of the loner's life and rejoin the fun, or simply just don't care to ease off from social media and do real face-time with others. If you're the physically active type, I can tell you that there are plenty of single ladies love to do things in the wilds and urbanize activities in your areas.

If you want to discuss further to evaluate the lack of stimulation, let us know. We can start at the first step in resetting your brain, and move on from there.

 

[LimpnLarry]

Hi, brother, and a nice welcome to the brotherhood.

Thank you. I just reread my post and I didn't realize p*rn was filtered lol

So, it's not about ED, but prioritization of stimulation.

Good point. It's a weird feeling because I still have all the urges to look but my system doesn't seem to react the way it used to, so it seems it could be deeper than simply ED

This is where things started, and it will take your brain to reboot

Unfortunately my story starts at a really young age. I unintentionally got exposed to some videos from an old satellite set up we had in the 80s. Then it moved onto magazines, and eventually it all went downhill when the internet became a thing. Although I still occasionally pull up some stuff to look at, I try to stay true to the whole nofap routine by abstaining from masturbating. I'm sure I'm fucking myself over by doing that since I'm still feeding my brain that stuff but kicking a habit that spans over decades is extremely tough

Don't consider yourself as a loner, unless it's by choice

It's gotten harder with age and yea, it's by choice. I had to take on a more full-time role of caring for my elderly parents on top of the work I already do. At home care services are absolute shit here and there's no way we are putting them in a nursing home, so it is what it is. Time feels like it's flying by and there is never enough of it. Maybe all of this is contributing to my issue?

 

[Growing4Squirting]

Im 27 and do not wake up with morning wood, i had bad problems with erections during sex.

I've changed countries/life/work recently and now i can see it was the huge amount of stress i was living in and also the environment where it grew.

Im still not fully recovered but im definitely better than how i was.

What i can say from my personal experience is give it time and don't psych yourself into thinking its ed, its the surest way to have it.

Gym helped a lot also so thats a small advice i can give you.

I hope i've been helpful from my small humble experience .

 

[oldandlively]

Unfortunately my story starts at a really young age. I unintentionally got exposed to some videos from an old satellite set up we had in the 80s. Then it moved onto magazines, and eventually it all went downhill when the internet became a thing. Although I still occasionally pull up some stuff to look at, I try to stay true to the whole nofap routine by abstaining from masturbating. I'm sure I'm fucking myself over by doing that since I'm still feeding my brain that stuff but kicking a habit that spans over decades is extremely tough

Once you're out of the nofap period, resume your masturbation. No need to restrain yourself from doing it, but DO restrain from using digital video of adult entertainment. Photos and descriptions tend to help more because it requires the brain to initiate the imagination aspects. Hormones tend to be much higher when the brain fires burst of neurological stimulation to internal visualization.

It's gotten harder with age and yea, it's by choice. I had to take on a more full-time role of caring for my elderly parents on top of the work I already do. At home care services are absolute shit here and there's no way we are putting them in a nursing home, so it is what it is. Time feels like it's flying by and there is never enough of it. Maybe all of this is contributing to my issue?

I feel you, my brother. You have my empathy and sympathy of constricted lifestyle. As you have surmised, your case is based on the depression from the stresses you're going through. It's related to ED, but more on the psychological and emotional level than physical. We'll lend our ears to listen more, and as you describe your situation further to break down the fundamental truth, we can isolate them and direct you in a different direction. This is in hope to resolve your stresses and not to solve your life crisis