Posted by simcha on August 26, 2010, at 18:49:53
In reply to Re: severe depression 30 minutes after masturbation » simcha, posted by Tomatheus on August 26, 2010, at 18:42:11
Tomatheus,
Addiction/compulsion isn't necessarily about frequency of masturbation. As you alluded to below it is more about the relationship you have to masturbation and what you experience when you masturbate.
I wonder if you have had some sexual trauma in your life. Sometimes there is no clear-cut reason to these things.
I hope you find relief somewhere.
Simcha
> Simcha,
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> I would say that for me, masturbation is addictive in the sense that I'd prefer not to be doing it at all (because it worsens my depressive symptoms) but still do it. However, I wouldn't say that I masturbate more than most males do. These days, I do it about once every 3-4 days. There have been times when I've done it a little bit more and times when I've done it a little bit less, but doing it less often doesn't prevent me from feeling more depressed than usual afterwords. So, I wouldn't say that I masturbate excessively, but you could be right that there's a compulsive/addictive aspect to it.
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> Tomatheus
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