Thought I’d put this up because I know there’s got to be someone out there that was experiencing the same issues I had. I picked apart the internet looking for answers for the better part of a year before I found this subreddit. So hopefully this post will give hope to someone.
I am a young early 20s guy who found his first relationship that had a partner who wished to have a very sexually active relationship. I had used porn from around 16 till about two weeks ago. During the beginning of the relationship I had porn induced erectile dysfunction problems, problems in certain sexual positions, and anxiety issues that had grown as my porn consumption grew from late high school to early college. Note that these problems DID NOT exist at all in the early years of my porn use.
During my current relationship which has been going on a little over a year I have made excuses to my partner and had to resort to lifestyle changes to accommodate the new anxiety. It took a quarantine and some self reflection to seek a potentially permanent improvement, and that is what led me here.
I am making this post for young guys, like myself who couldn’t or currently can’t tell what the fuck is wrong with their dick. They feel like they are —by pure hellish chance— in the minority of young men who biologically have sexual problems they cannot change. I making this post to tell these people that the issue is likely not biology, your dick, or genetics. It is in all likelihood at least a partial factor of your porn use.
In just two weeks of NoFap my anxiety has diminished to a degree I cannot remember it being since my early teens. It’s still there, but I can feel myself feeling less restrained. Sexual issues are vastly improved to the point I just made love and didn’t even think about the crude embarrassment of disappointing my partner with a flaccid dick. My anger towards the universe Is gone because I realized the problem wasn’t by bad luck, but through my relationship with porn.
And it is certainly true for others it may take longer than two weeks to feel significant improvement. But granted I pulled myself out of the porn trap right after it started becoming a larger problem. If you are deeper it may take longer, but I know that right now the struggle is worth it. And I am done with that mind wrenching shit. All I am trying to say, is if your young and experiencing problems, give NoFap an honest try before you bury yourself in defeat. You may be surprised by how quickly you feel back on your feet.
TL;DR: Gave no fap a try, the community is awesome, and my PIED and anxiety problems have improved noticeably in just two weeks. Best of luck to you all.
LINK – Quitting porn has diminished anxiety related problems and erectile dysfunction in a very short time
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