Age 43 – 8 months ago I was ready for suicide, gun was in my hand & loaded: PIED cured and marriage saved!

UPDATE April, 2021 This is a rare “yay me” moment 🙂 Had sex Tuesday night. I had NO issues maintaining an erection. No anxiety, no worry, no rushing, just fun. I also had NO PE, which made me so happy I wanted to cry. I had not had an orgasm in 50 days. The vegan-exercise-avoid […]

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Male psychogenic sexual dysfunction: the role of masturbation (2003)

COMMENTS: Relatively old study on men with so-called ‘psychogenic’ sexual problems (ED, DE, inability to be aroused by real partners). While the data is even older than 2003, interviews revealed tolerance and escalation related to “erotica” use: Participants themselves had begun to question whether there may be a link between masturbation and the difficulties they […]

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Age 47 – Realize that the urge is temporary (chat apps were my challenge)

I feel a little hesitant at posting under the success stories section – partially my desire to not be viewed as boastful, and partially my hesitancy at proclaiming victory prematurely. I hope that you don’t perceive my post as either, rather a testament to the power of persistence (it has taken me over 20 years […]

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Critique of claims surrounding “Sexual Responsivity and the Effects of Negative Mood on Sexual Arousal in Hypersexual Men Who Have Sex With Men” (2020)

Link to abstract of above paper As men who have quit porn and recovered from sexual dysfunctions during partnered sex demonstrate, porn-induced ED appears to be primarily due to conditioning their sexual response to online porn rather than real partners. Their difficulties are not due to “hypersexuality.” In fact, men who report the problem are–just […]

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