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If i'm obsessed with masturbation, could i have ocd?

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Very likely, yes.: By definition OCD contains the word "obsessed". Generally when we say we are obsessed about something it's because we don't like a specific thought, feeling or behavior we have that contriols us and we don't control it. To rise to the level of a disorder it has to impact our life negatively, cause problems and appear to be out of our willful control. That's when professional help is needed.

Answered 10/3/2016

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Dr. George Klauber answered

Specializes in Pediatric Urology

Possibly: If you have other symptoms of ocd, otherwise you may just be going through a phase. Or you find it so pleasant and so irresistible that you arethhinking about it all the time. Seek counselling if it is interfering with your life.

Answered 10/3/2016

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Dr. Thomas Namey answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

Even if not.....: Whether you are portnoy reborn or not doesn't matter. Ssris (such aa fluoxetine -prozac) are used with great effect to treat ocd. They also dampen libido and orgasms more difficult. That's the ticket! i doubt without frequency, we can tell if your ocd.

Answered 11/26/2013

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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 11/14/2017

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