too much mastubation

snellgrove · Newbie Joined: 02 Jun 2005 Posts: 25

I have a problem that I do not how to get rid off, and how to help myself. My problem is that I cannot stop masturbating. I have been doing it since I was 15 and am in my mid twenties now, so I think that is not normal any more. For almost 10 years, I have been trying to quit, so I need help. Can you tell me could this be a problem and am I the only one with such a masturbation habit.

mikulski · Silver Member Joined: 10 Aug 2000 Posts: 279

I have the same problem with too much masturbation. I have stopped for short period, about a month, but I always do it again even when I had a girlfriend. I have heard people say that masturbating is healthy, but in my case that does not hold true. It causes so many problems because of my fantasizing. Usually masturbation accompanies fantasizing, I know this, but when you cannot divide fantasy and real life that is hard. Me, for example, I started to search for an ideal partner and ideal sexual experience as I have in my fantasies. If I somehow stop fantasizing about hot models and perfect women, I immediately become less aroused. This might sound like a cruel joke, but I realized what the secret to not masturbating is. Simply try not to think of women in that kind of way. I started with controlling myself again about masturbation, and I hope this might help us both.

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do you think too much masturbation will have an effect on sperm count??? will it make it low???

xParadox · Newbie Joined: 23 Oct 2006 Posts: 6

there's nothing wrong with masturbating no matter what age. however, excesive masturbation can cuase some problems such as:
Fatigue.
Feeling tired all the time
Lower back pain
Stress / Anxiety
Thinning hair / Hair Loss
Soft / Weak Erection
Premature Ejaculation
Eye floaters or fuzzy vision
Groin / Testicular Pain
Pain or cramp in the pelvic cavity or/and tail bone
But you would have to be doing it a lot. Some sites like herballove.com
try to make it sounds more seriouse than it actually is so you'll end up buying their products (which do nothing btw) so don't go by their estimates. to much would be something like 30 times a week for a man from 13-30 years of age. Even 12-15 times a week probably wont give you any problems.

greg5 · Newbie Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Posts: 2

Hello everyone..... It's 12:30AM....

As part of "step 5," in the "12 step" program I feel the need to tell "humans" of my addiction. Right now, the internet will suffice. My name is Greg. I am 18 years old. I have an addiction to masturbating. I do it once every two days. While this may seem healthy and normal I am tired of this cycle. Unlike most people I masturbated for the first time in my life at age 17. It's a long story... but basically I ejaculated by accident when I was around 10 years old. My body was not ready at that time and it gave me a great deal of pain. So, I stayed away from that part of my body for a long time.

I've had this addiction for about 8 months. I want to stop because it makes me stay up late at night (in order to find privacy). Staying up late causes a loss of sleep/energy. It is also starting to stunt my growth. This is really disappointing because I was predicted to be 6'4" and now that dream is losing steam. I also want to stop because I am going to be attending college soon and I'd rather spend time doing other stuff. Luckily it has never affected my energy levels. This is probably because of my athletic schedule.

Masturbating for me has always been pretty healthy and fun. I have not had feelings of guilt or shame.

More recently: I tried to quit for the first time last week. I was extremely unsuccessful. Extreme urges overpowered me. I basically blacked out and woke up with a warm sensation and sticky stuff all over me (not literally... (I was aware the whole time) it just felt like that emotionally). I have masturbated 2x since that.

I am now 100% determined. I burned all my magazines. I deleted all my internet favorites. I have anti-virus software installed on my computer... and I turned on parental controls. Then I proceeded to enter a random password with my eyes closed. I'm thinking about taking the tissues out of my room... then I would have nothing to clean up with. I can only think of one more solution... cold showers.

So basically this is my plan. Yes, I know this was never a serious problem... but unless I can clearly demonstrate 100% control over my body... then (there is no then... it will happen). I'll try to come back on later (maybe a month) and tell you guys how it went. Thank you for allowing me to post here. Also... thank you for all of the information. I can't remember this specific thread, but so far this is a cool website. I might donate to it later.

P.S. --> Good luck to you quitting too!

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Hello everyone. I would also like to combat this addiction.
I've been reading the above posts about this particular struggle and honestly i've been embarrassed about what you tend to classify as an addiction; in all seriousness i would say i had been 'going at it' for around 5 times day everyday of the week... This is very bad...
While i am not experiencing many adverse affects; i am experiencing fatigue and to comment on one of the above posts , i am also finding it difficult to be satsfied with many women as they do not possess qualities that are similar to the women on the internet...
I have started seeing a general practitioner and a psychiatrist - i suggest we all have someone to talk to.

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