Addicted to Masturbation?

[nai]

A few years ago I suffered from a bout of depression. I took a variety of medications over a period of 12 months, but nothing seemed to make me feel better...except masturbation.

Whenever I masturbated, the depression temporarily lifted. I'd felt rotten for so long that I was relieved to have found something that gave me a break from the pain. I started to increase the length of the masturbation sessions until I was masturbating for 8-12 hours per day (with breaks, of course). I developed a whole host of new methods, spent a lot of money on sex aids, and spent most of my time indoors, getting myself off. I began to see orgasms as a doorway back into my pain, because everytime I came I knew it meant no more pleasure for my body and a jaunt back into depression. Naturally, I began holding off orgasms until I was masturbating for hours every day and leaving it a whole week before cumming.

Although my depression has lifted - in fact it's been over two years since I got better - I still feel the need to have long masturbation sessions...7 hours most nights (when I get some time alone). I look forward to it so much and don't think I can give up the marathon fests.

Does anybody else out there consider themselves addicted to masturbation? So much so that it seriously interferes with your every day life?

[Question11]

Um, I have experienced some of that, but not nearly as intense. Yes masturbation is a remedy for depression...I do not mean that in the medical sense, but I do feel better when I do it and the depression is lifted. For awhile I thought I was addicted. I would get urges at the most random times. Like I would have to just run to my room and jack off, or if I was in public I would head to the nearest bathroom or restroom. Even a few times, I actually had to dash out during dates with women for a while and jerk off. (That happened three times). So yeah it did interfere with my life, but nothing major. Now I can go days without masturbation if I have to. which isn't fun...
u kno, a lot of the time, just having friends around keeps me from having urges. and i mean friends not potential partners. Strong conversation keeps my mind off of sex and depressing issues. i wish u luck.

[brother]

I'm in the same boat just made a post

[brother]

Basically I do it for pleasure, and it makes me depressed because my cock gets sore. Besides that I'm a chipper guy

[brother]

I've done everything, went to a psyc, sex addictions, and the only thing that works is will power, and my will power sucks when it comes to this.

[brother]

I always come back to jerking off, I don't know why. It's not as good as sex and I get that when ever I want. I don't get it. My girlfriends hot and I still fuck her all the time back I jack off like 2 hours a day on top of that.

[nai]

I've posted to your post, brother. At the moment I prefer my marathon masturbation sessions to 'real' intercourse because I can take my time, get off on a wide variety of exciting porn pics, it's relaxing, I can control my own pleasure 100%. I love sex, but I doubt my gf would enjoy a six hour marathon. I don't feel bad about it, it's just another form of pleasure that I've grown to nurture and love. I make special plans during the evening to ensure that I'm not disturbed, then I get all my toys out, get naked, and have the whole house to myself. Bliss!