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*andyCurves
writes:Is it possible to be addicted to masturbation?Can't stop fantasising and it's stressing me out. It's not like I want a boyfriend or want a sexual partner. I rather not be sexually active and get tangled in at all that at the moment.It's really distracting you see as I need to focus on my academic studies and my faith but can't even think straight. I can go about 2 weeks maximum without touching myself than end up giving into temptation. I feel terrible. Any tips to help me deal with this? Thanks Reply to this Question
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reader, person12345  +, writes (24 December 2012):
 Actually I think it might be beneficial to you to do it more. Two weeks is a long time. Everyone needs a release. You are saying you fantasize and feel horny a lot, not that you masturbate a lot. I could be misreading your question, but it sounds like you are frustrated that you have urges to do it and want to just never do it? THAT would be abnormal for someone your age. There's nothing wrong with doing it even a few times a week.
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reader, no nonsense Aidan +, writes (24 December 2012):
Is it possible to be addicted to masturbation? Yes. It’s possible to be addicted to anything. But it sounds like the problem is that you’re trying to resist the temptation to masturbate. That means you’re not dealing with your sexual urges and that’s why you’re thinking about them all the time and it is distracting you. Even if you masturbate several times a week that would be okay. There is no reason to try and fight the urge. It would only be problematic if you were finding that it was interfering with the rest of your life. In fact, it sounds like trying to suppress the urge is doing that. You don’t need to, you are normal.
I wish you all the very best.
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reader, So_Very_Confused +, writes (24 December 2012):
 Masturbation at your age is normal.
I think maybe the problem is that you are not doing it enough. The reason it's always on your mind is because you are holding out....
when I was your age it was pretty much a daily event. Usually at bedtime... nice, relaxing.... and private.
My advice seriously is to stop denying yourself private bodily pleasures... female orgasms are great for your brain it brings oxygen to all areas of the brain in a specialized pattern.... (just saw a special on this on TV last week)
Once it's a regularly scheduled event in your day, it may stop holding so much of your attention.
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reader, Sageoldguy1465 +, writes (24 December 2012):
 ANYTHING - an activity or something you eat or drink (eating disorders or alcoholism) - can become a problem IF it is undertaken and continued in such a manner that it interferes with (your) "normal, regular" life activities...
That said,.... you seem to recognize that you are spending too much time/effort in masturbating... and THAT is healthy, insofar as you are aware that that activity (masturbating) IS, apparently, interfering with your other, more common - or routine - activities...
You could seek out counselling to speak with a trusted professional.... share your activity and your concern... and see if you might undertake a regime of adjusting what you do..... It's also possible that you might - by yourself - address this problem.... being able to follow up on just the plaint that you've made herein... and reduce your time and energy applied to masturbation so that it DOESN'T interfere with your "regular" activities...
You do need to understand that masturbation - by itself, and contrary to what "some, others" might say - is a harmless activity.....
Good luck.....
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reader, somewhere_between +, writes (24 December 2012):
 It sounds perfectly normal to me.
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