Got me there, sounds like nerve damage maybe, possibly congenital - have you talked to a doctor about it? It sounds like you might need a referal to a specialist.

I'll talk to a doctor when i'm on my own insurance so I don't have to suffer the humiliation of my parents knowing about it. That might sound crazy, but i'm almost certain there's nothing that can be done about it anyway; if you could repair nerve damage, there'd be no crippled people, after all. And having had the condition for 4 years at the very least, I can't imagine it hasn't reached its final stage, whatever the hell it is. The only thing i've seen that resembles it at all is as certain rare and nasty symptom of severe diabetes. I don't have diabetes. I've been tested. And the symptom doesn't match exactly anyway.
And how could this condition target pleasure nerves and only pleasure nerves? Argh.

If you've only had it for four years, it can't be congenital, and whether it can be repaired or not is a call only a doctor can make - it could be a treatable infection, maybe just a pinched nerve - there is no telling.

I wouldn't wait, I think your parents would rather see you healthy, and the sooner you get it looked at, the more likely something can be done.

All you have to tell them is that you need to see a doctor, you don't have to go into details with them, just tell them it's personal.

I really don't think there's anything to be ashamed about except perhaps suffering for the rest of your life because you're embarrased to tell your parents you need to see a doctor.

don't get me wrong here. I don't expect you to respond to this or come up with some miracle solution. I'm just saying.
For one thing, I don't think my parents take me seriously any longer after my half hearted attempt to get this taken care of last year. I mentioned as many of the symtoms as I felt I could, hoping that the greater problem would either show up on the blood panel, or that I could get a chance to talk to a doctor alone. Neither of these happened, to my continual amazement. All I got out of the thing is a ridiculous food allergy restriction that has done exactly nothing.

And I know my parents. They're not the most invasive parents one could have, but they always insist on knowing everything. If I tried to get in without saying why, they'd insist on knowing exactly what for. And if I mentioned something i'd mentioned before, or something that seems less than dire, they'll probably think i'm a hyperchondriac. I mean, for god's sake, I had a practical overnight personality shift, almost no motivation to do anything, nothing but peach fuzz at age 17, and somehow, they don't see a problem.

The only option i'm considering at the moment is finding a way to get a physical. I haven't had one in years, so I need to figure out a way to get one. I could get into some kind of activity that requires one, but I am direly out of shape and I haven't done anything like it in years, not to mention I just don't want to endure that. If I could just get them to want me to get one, without them realizing it was me that planted the idea all along, it could be done. Of course, they'd probably come in with me.

Not that this is a valid excuse, but the "brain fog" that comes with this makes it all the easier to put things off. Indefinitely.

I have the same problem as well. I can feel just about anything except pleasure. I've just turned 18 and I've had it for years. I found out this wasn't normal when I started going out with my girlfriend and when I read this post last night (I googled my situation as a joke until I realised it wasn't a joke, then I cried ). Any help at all would be great, please!

I never expected to see this resurrected.

I certainly can't help you, unfortunately. Shortly after I posted this, I made another attempt to do something about it, but the initial tests didn't find anything, so my parents put me on anti depressants and that was that. Another try is largely out of the question, as they no longer take me seriously, and they're pretty sick of me, in fact. It is possible we have something similar, but if so, my case is either far more severe or I have two impossibly rare disorders.

I think we're both very similiar. I can feel just about anything except pleasure. It's really painful to realise that something is wrong, and that it concerns this. I'm going to get my parents to back me up on this and hopefully I'll see a doctor. Sorry to hear your on anti-depressents, but in our situation, I don't blame you.

I've been off of them for some time, actually. I wouldn't recommend them.

Since you clearly have the courage to deal with your parents, you are already far ahead of me.

And yeah, we may be similar, but I am screwed up on a whole additional level. Very unpleasant. That's what I mean before, but as you said, in this part we may have the same thing. I mean, how many things do this?

I hope you do relize that most antidepressants make this condition worse, all SSRIs make it harder to O and decrease libido. Its time you guys got everything checked out by a endo, peach fuzz at 17 is indicative of delayed puberty or related syndromes. If you don’t get this fixed now it’s REALLY hard to when you’re body reaches adulthood. I studied this in school and i would say from even my limited knowlage you need real help, not pacafacation. And an andidepressant during teenage years can harm your development more, most of them lower your testrostone level.

I'm aware of their negative effects, believe me. At least I was only on them for 6 weeks. And I also know that this will be impossible to truly fix when I'm a complete adult, but what can I do? I'm an adult now at 18 anyway, aren't I? It's pretty much too late. And knowing that doesn't help me get out of bed in the morning, to say the least. If I had stood up to my parents when I was still young, I might actually have a life to look forward to. So all I can tell anyone that has a similar issue (or any at all really) is to never hesitate.

hey guys i also happen to have the same condition as well

it is very frustrating and depressing at the same time.

I kinda feel like i can't really feel the things that i once enjoyed years before.

I've been hacing this condition just over a year now and it is not good.

My guess is that excessive masturbating has done somewhat of nerve damage as

well as keranitizing the glans, and it sucks a lot.

My penis is very dull to touch, temperature, rubbings and i have almost no

pleasure of muscle contrations when i am ejaculating. I'm trying to cut down my

masturbation for about a month, and do some other stuff. good luck to u guys too.

Hey you all!

For what it's worth, I have another suggestion that no one has mentioned yet that has helped me.

First off, I want to assure ANONYMOUS that there is no way this could have happened from masturbation! That would be like someone saying they "wore out" their penile sensations from making too much love or having too much sex! So get that notion right out of your head! I don't know where you got that from but if it was from the Internet...remember, even though the information on here is much more reliable than it was even TEN years ago, there is STILL a lot of B.S. and nonsense from people who are just mean spirited and enjoy thinking that somebody out there may read his "site" and "freak out" or just believe what it says. So RELAX.

I've been taking an SSRI for almost a decade now (I'm 53 by the way) and will soon be celebrating my 30th anniversary of marriage. My wife and I had always had a great sex life but about 3 months after starting on my anti-d, I literally lost a lot of interest and the reason was because I had lost a lot of the sensations of sexual intercourse.

Well this freaked me out and when I mentioned this to my doctor, he immediately tested me to check my TESTOSTERONE levels. Sure enough! I went from having the "T" levels of a 30 year old to having the "T" levels of a ONE year old!

The reason your doctors may not have checked your testosterone levels is because of your young age. But even still....it should have crossed their minds. I'm a bit surprised.

All the while reading your posts I kept waiting for someone to mention their "T" level being the culprit, but that never happened. So for what it is worth, this is my 3 cents.

Trust me you guys, don't give up on this. One day in the not so distant future, you WILL appreciate being fully "FUNCTIONAL" again. Don't think you aren't "normal" because everyone is different and has different sensations in their sex organs. Besides, what in the world is "normal" for everyone anyway? Hmmmmm?

Oh, I can still take my SSRI now that my testosterone is back to normal. All I have to do is go to the doctor’s office 2 times a month for an injection from a cute nurse (heh-heh). Injections are not the only options either as there are creams you can put on and something else that escapes me right now.

OK? Please do it and let us know how it went.

I also have the same problem...I don't feel like living....Absolutely no pleasure...What do you think could possibly be the reason....I shagg 3-4 times a day....How many times do you....We have to unite and know each other and help each other to solve this problem..I have google enough just to find this.we need to know each other....Please reply back guys...

Hi,

I'll add to this list. All I really enjoy is orgasming. Masturbation and sex are like rubbing my arm. Sex especially is nerve-racking coz of the pressure.

The doctors said my testosterone levels were "normal", and they can't boost them any more.

Please forward me any help or advice.

I'm another teenage guy with the same problem. I've never in my life felt pleasure. I'm 17 years old. Whenever i get get an erection I oftentimes get blue balls after because I can't pleasure myself and ejactulate. Because of this I have never had an orgasm while i was conscious, only when I sleep.

omg how many of us have this problem!! even i do! but i do feel a sensation kind of when i masturbate. After masturbating my penis starts to dry out :S and like its a bit craked, i can see so many lines and more lines, and like my pubic hair sumtyms jus sticks to my penis. i really dont know what to do...the thing is my penis used to be ok a couple of years bak (im 18 btw) but i think when i masturbated a couple of tyms (or even a lot) with shampoo and soap, i think thats whats runied me ......i need to get my penis cheked but where do i go and can i do it myself without parents gettin involved? please help (plus my penis isnt that big =( )