I don’t have much trouble being addicted to watching porn because a part of me just got too used to it I guess that it doesn’t even interest me anymore. Masturbation is my problem still. That’s why I’m trying to keep it to once a week only. When I lay in bed not doing shit and over-thinking some things, I just get too caught up and do it (damn!)
As for the aerobics question, I think it would be very beneficial regardless. Lift weight if you want to keep you testosterone levels in check.
Take potent antioxidants, then do cardio and some lifting. The antioxidants protect against the oxidative stress induced by vigorous exercise. As with many things, moderation is key.
Aerobic exercise cant lower your testosterone levels in fact its opposite. Now of course if your a weight lifter and you suddenly stop lifting and just do aerobics you may see a decline but thats due to lifting less not doing the aerobics.
Aerobics increases oxygen and blood flow to the whole body including the penis. It also increases stamina and strong bones. The trick is to add some aerobics to your weight lifting plan not replace some WL time with it.
No I havent seen studies on time frames but most people see some improvement within a week or so. Prolactin is probably just part of the reason for your ED though. Your still taking antidepressants so it may take a bit longer and you will see only mild results.
I am not suggesting you stop taking them of course. Thats between you and your doctor but metaphorically think of it this way. Your stitching up a wound that still has the knife in it. Its not going to heal unless you take the knife out.
Tisha
My dosage of antidepressants is VERY low.. Only 10 mg of paxil a day.
In fact there is a great website with lots of young men complaining of ED who use to be addicted to porn.
I want you people to check it out and add to the discussion on masturbation.
Rebooting | Your Brain On Porn is the link.
It says for people like me to do a reboot.. to obstain from ALL masturbation and porn, and when the libido returns (after a phase of fallout) to only orgasm in moderation and only with a partner. They say if you don’t have ED you can just cut out the masturbation and porn (its ok to be stimulated by a real partner) during the reboot but if you have ED to cut out all orgasm too.
It’s too in depth to go into here.
Take a looksee.
What’s your stance?
BTW I tried this .. I held out for a whole 7 days lol before ejaculating… the good news is I’ve been porn free for 2 weeks.. And now after a long time masturbated successfully without porn right to ejaculation.. I did have to think sexual thoughts of a woman who i want to pursue. I imagined her naked and doign things to me that were sexy. I wonder if this is the same as masturbating to porn as your brain doesn’t see the difference.. I mean sexual thoughts about a woman from me, or sexual thoughts from watching.. Both are visual cues .
Should I have no thought of a woman and only focused on the sensations of my hand? I feel at this point that gets me only semi hard and almost impossible to ejaculate.
Any comments?
P.S. its now 3 hrs after ejaculating.. I dont’ feel sleep at all.. in fact I feel awake and can’t sleep, but i feel dead, lethargic, and brain dead (can’t focus or concentrate).. My social skills are zero.. I don’t feel like talking or engaging anyone in conversation. very introverted. No will to game or flirt. This happens every time I release. It takes me 3 days before my mood to socialize recovers and I feel like a champ again.. Is this normal? Same thing happened last week.. I jerked off on a fri and I was dead and antisocial ata party the next day.
Problem is i don’t get sleepy after ejaculation so I don’t recover. I do feel tired but wired and a bit manic.
Do any of you feel this way? It also feels like my penis is now completely dead and will take days to get an erection again.
I hate this feeling after ejaculation from masturbation.. it is not a good feeling at all.
4 hrs agao when i got an erection and ejaculated from masturbation without porn i felt like superman, my erection was decent, and i came a LOT.. But now i feel like superman in a room of kriptonite.
[edit] its now Sunday afternoon,.. I ejaculated fri afternoon.. Now I feel fully recovered mentally and drive to game is coming back.. That means it is taking me 2 days to recover from single ejaculation.. is this normal for men over 35?
I used to be a borderline compulsive masturbator (1-3 times a day), and I can tell you that my life-quality increased drastically after I limited it to perhaps 1-2 times a week. Without going into details, I can tell you that my mood, self esteem and attraction to women went through the roof compared to what it used to be, and it generally made me more extroverted. I started getting spontaneous boners again, and sensual dreams started occurring more frequently. Sex has become more intimate, and I’m starting to opening up for being in a serious relationship. Not to mention the orgasms are waaay stronger.
The same thing happened to my friend, who suddenly started hitting on girls, and shortly after, ended up in a relationship. I would actually recommend everyone that masturbates frequently (3-4+ times a week) to cut down on the rubbin for at least a couple of weeks to see the potential effects.
Have fun (or not so fun) 
I respectfully disagree… I have quit masturbation for 3 weeks now and have only noticed my sex drive and erections have VANISHED.
Also I do notice I’m more extroverted and its great for socialization but I am simply not sexual anymore. I don’t get erections like I used to, my libido has plummeted. This never occured when I masturbated to porn.
It could be age related .. I’m over 40.. If I was 20 and limited masturbation perhaps I would see your benefit but I’m starting to believe going without masturabation sex and porn for 3 weeks is turning me into a sexless person whose very extroverted .
It might be age-related, I don’t know. Are you having sex regularly? Maybe you should try to not quit completely, but maintain your heat from time to time? Balance is all and everything in life!
It’s probably varies from person to person, but now you have at least tried it, something I advice everyone to do.
Well I find on days I do sprinting or weight training I am don’t get erections.. Also I only wake with rock hard erections the day after taking 20 mg cialis. if I don’t take cialis I don’t get erections even morning ones ever since I stopped masturbating and watching porn.. Its like my brain is saying why the need for sex..
ironically today after 3 weeks of abstinence from ejaculation and after 2 days post sprint workout, and 1 day post taking cialis, I woke with a huge boner, and had huge libido all day.. And slightest thoughts of a girl I like was making me hard.
I’ve concluded that at my age I have to time sex. I can’t get erections whenever I want like I did when i was 20. I have to time it with the cialis, and also exercise recovery.. It seems sprinting days I feel a lot of anxiety and weight training days I am tense.. So it not good days for sexual activities.
Sex is best when your recovered and relaxed. For a 20 year old this could be daily, but for me at 40+ and with bipolar meds I have to PEAK for sexual encounters and time them perfectly.
I’ve considered masturbating but I find I’m more open to chase women when I don’t. Ejaculating to porn turns me into an introverted lazy guy, and recovery takes days for me.
I’m going to chase women only and not masturbate to porn ever. I have a feeling it will get me further.
testosterone levels could also be a culprit.. they say during the night and early morning an older mans erections are more tied to testosterone but during the daytime its more pshycological. This is why I may be having trouble during the daytime as I have bipolar and am effect by it and meds. During the nightime I’m relaxed, asleep and recharging.
A doctor once told me older men should only plan sex in the mornings.
What are your thoughts on this?
That’s a good sign! Proves that your “sulibat” is in fact not ninja-snipping you, lol.
I’ve used meds that have reduced my sex-drive, due to anxiety, and I know what you mean. In regards to that, I think it was a good thing I was feeding my “addiction”, as it made me stubborn about actually reaching the finish-line when I was masturbating, something that quite possibly could have become a big issue. The meds actually made the climax better than what it used to be. If you are having serious issues with this, you should probably talk to your doc and experiment with some new meds. (Do stay away from Zombie-drugs tho!!)
When it comes to sex and workout, my own experience thought me that my body/brain gets the rush it needs from the workout, and I’m very rarely horny after working out. When my “compulsion” was peaking, something that toned it down was, as a matter of fact, working out. I believe working out is extremely important when dealing with bipolar disorder, so please do keep doing that! After being in a social circle involving a lot of party drugs, I’ve met quite a few people that was diagnosed with both bipolar 1 and 2, and the one thing they all got in common is that working out makes everything a hell of a lot easier!
About older men planning sex in the mornings, I don’t know, but I’m in the mid 20s, and mornings are generally the hardest time for me to get anywhere..
All in all, my personal advice to you would be to experiment with it. If you feel your libido is totally drifting away, you should try to masturbate occasionally, and see if there actually is a sweet spot/balance you can hit.
old thread i know, but I think nofap alone can also be pheromone like. I went 30 days and this girl gave me a DIHL at a mechanic shop. I was not wearing any pheros at all, in fact It was weeks before i put on any pheros lol. I was dressed poorly too.
of course i was oozing sexuality when i saw her since i was so horny. the look she gave me i have not had in a long time…