So a bit of a back story first.
I had my accident on 12/12/09 due to wrestling, I dislocated my c4 and fractured my c5. I am able to move some upper limbs not including wrists and fingers I can also feel soft and firm pressure throughout my body, not pain or temperature. I randomly get erections but am unable to keep for long periods. So far drugs have not helped and I am yet to try the injection.
When I was in rehab one night watching a horror on the tv, I was surprised when I got a fright. I felt my muscles throughout my body jolt. I know about the 'fight or flight' mechanics of the body, I know that my body is a little confused, hence spasms, but all these are triggered by touch. Nothing touched me, purely sound and sight. This got me thinking I wonder if my body would react the same way if the trigger was imagination. Only way I could think to test it was the falling sensation when you drift off to sleep, and sure enough a month later I got jolted awake from my imagination.
The question I have is why has my sex drive gone? I can sit there and listen or watch pornography and it does nothing. I know that I'm not going to get an erection, but to feel nothing seems weird. Its not like you can control your hornyness just like your 'fight or flight' so why is one working and the other not. People say different paths but shouldn't that fall under the reaction path way?
I hope this all makes sense, if not please let me know.
Kind regards
Haydn