I need to stop masturbating. I have been tossing off almost every night since I was 14 or so, and I literally cannot stop. The whole get a hobby thing doesn't work as I only do it when I go to bed. Anyone have any tips? I'm desperate
>>18164992
Please believe this - there is absolutely nothing wrong with masturbating, unless you do yourself some physical damage.
Your guilt and shame about it are FAR worse for your mental health than the act itself.
>>18164996
But I can't help but feel guilty, it does lower testosterone levels and I blame that for my lack of confidence
wear pants and a belt all day till you go to sleep
shower quickly
get fully dressed again after shower
go to public places
disconnect internet service and wifi, hide phone.
>>18164992
I'm in the same place. I used to try to completely stop it for a long time but i realized it doesn't work, and it's actually worse to cut it completely.
Masturbating is totally fine as it is, but when it makes you feel awful everytime you do, there's clearly something wrong. My advice is to just slow it down : i'd recommend once every four days. Try to stick to that and you'll feel better, and you'll actually enjoy it when you do. I'm not saying it's easy, it's not, but it'll make you feel better.
Also you'll get real boners by doing this. I know when i used to masturbate a lot (like, twice a day), i wouldn't even get completely hard, and i think that's part of why it feels bad.
Also, when you do masturbate: take it slow. Don't do the quickie, shaking your dick like a maniac, be soft, take your time, actually feel it.
Try cutting porn too
>>18165022
How about wear a belt with a padlock? Thanks for the idea anon
>>18164996
This is so wrong on so many levels.
Educate yourself.
You need something to do? Download my mixtape: https://soundcloud.com/djmrsky/sets/romance-dawn
>>18165048
>>18165012
No fap is 100% placebo. There is nothing wrong with masturbating once a day or something at night before bed, that's literally not even problem / addiction territory . OP is completely overreacting
>>18165012
Why do you feel guilty?
>>18165107
There is if it's to porn.
It is wrong if you have a girlfriend/wife willing on the daily.
>>18164996
Is this response written by a woman? Jacking off affects your testosterone and if youre watching smut it warps your view toward women in an unhealthy way.
>>18164996
>>18165107
Masturbating can actually be a huge problem if you use dangerous techniques (ex. death grip) or you become addicted to porn.
I jacked off one or two times daily all throughout my teenage years, and I deeply, deeply regret it. I now have mild ED and a lower libido than my peers.
OP, download an app that helps you with it. I use "Nofap Companion" for Andriod. It gives you stupid little badges and motivational quotes, which helps sometimes.
>>18165107
No fap is 100% what he should be doing. He shouldnt whack it at all and try to make a healthy relationship.
>>18165189
This.
>>18165191
Placebo
>>18165176
>>18165189
Haha what? No.
>>18165239
>Haha what? No.
Compelling fucking argument right here
kinda hard to do when youre a horny teen who doesnt have access to pussy
>>18164992
I wouldn't worry that much about it. If you need a release you need a release. If you're doing it out of boredom and excessively so, or you use a lot of porn, it might be an issue.
I personally don't even look at porn or even /s/ anymore, I just think of girls I've met IRL who I thought were attractive. Usually I can't get off unless I feel like those girls were also interested in me, because I get turned on by feeling desired or at least desirable in general. But that's a topic for another thread.
Not sure if this will help but I am in the process of writing a break up letter to my boyfriend because of porn and masturbating. He is sexually weird because of porn and never horny.
Stop now before you get a girlfriend.
No porn and limit to once every four days MAX.