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I'm addicted to masturbation. i can not stop. now i feel so tired even when doing nothing. and i think i am having deep depression, is there any help?

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Doctor can help!: If excessive thinking of masturbation (or any other activity) and excessive masturbating (or any other activity) is interfering with a person's daily life, then that person can go see his primary care doctor, and then perhaps a psychiatrist. Excessive thoughts and actions are called obsessions and compulsions. Doctors have several medicines to treat such a problem.

Answered 12/9/2013

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Meds/psychotherapy: As was said before, medicine, plus finding a psychologist specializing in treating addictions will be helpful. Psychotherapy will help with identifying triggers and working through potentially stressful situations; teaching you self-care, stress management. Good luck!

Answered 10/4/2016

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Addicted?: It depends what you mean by addiction? It is not uncommon for adolescents to masturbate several times per day after the onset of puberty. I wonder what are the negative effects, if any, of this behavior? Pathogical madturbation may often be a sign of prior abuse.

Answered 10/3/2016

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Agree: Also cognitive therapy helps identify & modify distressing thoughts/actions & impulsive behaviors, through corrective emotional experience technique. Consult a psychologist for more info.

Answered 10/24/2017

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We can help: I am going to assume that you're not describing a normal pattern -- almost all males your age enjoy their bodies daily, and can't stop for more than a few days in any case -- but that you are obsessed with erotica so that you're missing other good things you know you should be doing. Please get with your personal physician -- a bit of medication and/or therapy can usually fix this & make you happy.

Answered 12/9/2013

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Too Much Good Thing?: You might want to take a look what the "go ask alice" online q&a service run by columbia u's school of public health: http://bit.Ly/17krv3h. "alice" suggests questions to ask yourself about your patterns of masturbation, your attitudes about it, etc. She points out that different people have very different masturbation habits. There is a wide range of experience.

Answered 4/3/2016

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