Comments on: Masturbation Addiction Explained http://newlifehabits.com/2007/08/07/masturbation-addiction-explained/ Wed, 23 Mar 2011 07:57:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Shaun http://newlifehabits.com/2007/08/07/masturbation-addiction-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-30072 Shaun Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:02:10 +0000 http://newlifehabits.com/2007/08/07/masturbation-addiction-explained/#comment-30072 I started masturbating when i was in my Second year of University, bachelors Degree. I was a performer, intelligent, smart generally passing my exams with A+ atleast A- but passing well since first year. I wasn't so much into gals but books. One evening after my assignments, i decided to check a pornography site. I could wait when my room goes to play football and could visit all pornography sites. After a week, i started fondling my private parts, this how it all started. I could masturbate almost every evening after watching pornography. I grew thin, i got weak, i no longer wanted to go for lectures but watch pornography and masturbate. My parents started wondering about my health. Indeed my mum was inquisitive, was taken for medical check for any diseases but was normal. Of course she wanted to know what happened to me even when i kept telling her i was ok. My grades dropped from a first class Degree to a second class degree. I struggled completing my bachelors Degree. I had poor vision, my back was always paining, my skin was all ashy. This is a bad act, through out my University life i never dated any girl, however much they came to my room to catch movies with me. i was less attracted to them. I never cared, little i didn't know was digging my own grave. Luckily i got a part time job, i could take breaks to masturbate, i was always late at work because my body was always drained, i could not perform my job well. Thank God, i saved some money, and so got a scholarship too study masters Degree in Engineering. I have been here for roughly half a year, i have not passed any courses so far, i only pass projects and practicals. My vision is poor, i have poor time management, am so weak, i have a poor memory. I have no girlfriend, my world is crumbling because of masturbation. I have tried quitting, i ran for about seven days without it and the cycle continues. My family has a lot of expectations from me. I feel so bad. Guys i have everything it takes ti succeed in life. Am pursuing an amazing Engineering program. I don't what to do. Masturbation is the worst addiction you can ever encounter in life. I have a lot of damn gross selfish thoughts. I have tried everything possible, i have no friends, i hate associations especially in a foreign land. Otherwise am so well behaved a guy, my hygiene is great, am not alcoholic nor drunkard. It's too much than i can take, am from a strong christian family. Its too bad, am worried of losing my program at University. Am not determined anymore, selfish, i never care anymore about anything. Someone help me out of this damn boat. I hate running after gals again. My health is so bad, am so weak with my muscles. I need yo help!. Again somebody please help. This article i have read is so great. Let me start with day one (TODAY). I have not talked to anyone, Hope i overcome this addiction. I started masturbating when i was in my Second year of University, bachelors Degree. I was a performer, intelligent, smart generally passing my exams with A+ atleast A- but passing well since first year.

I wasn’t so much into gals but books. One evening after my assignments, i decided to check a pornography site. I could wait when my room goes to play football and could visit all pornography sites. After a week, i started fondling my private parts, this how it all started. I could masturbate almost every evening after watching pornography. I grew thin, i got weak, i no longer wanted to go for lectures but watch pornography and masturbate. My parents started wondering about my health. Indeed my mum was inquisitive, was taken for medical check for any diseases but was normal. Of course she wanted to know what happened to me even when i kept telling her i was ok. My grades dropped from a first class Degree to a second class degree. I struggled completing my bachelors Degree. I had poor vision, my back was always paining, my skin was all ashy. This is a bad act, through out my University life i never dated any girl, however much they came to my room to catch movies with me. i was less attracted to them. I never cared, little i didn’t know was digging my own grave.
Luckily i got a part time job, i could take breaks to masturbate, i was always late at work because my body was always drained, i could not perform my job well. Thank God, i saved some money, and so got a scholarship too study masters Degree in Engineering. I have been here for roughly half a year, i have not passed any courses so far, i only pass projects and practicals. My vision is poor, i have poor time management, am so weak, i have a poor memory. I have no girlfriend, my world is crumbling because of masturbation. I have tried quitting, i ran for about seven days without it and the cycle continues. My family has a lot of expectations from me. I feel so bad. Guys i have everything it takes ti succeed in life. Am pursuing an amazing Engineering program. I don’t what to do. Masturbation is the worst addiction you can ever encounter in life. I have a lot of damn gross selfish thoughts. I have tried everything possible, i have no friends, i hate associations especially in a foreign land. Otherwise am so well behaved a guy, my hygiene is great, am not alcoholic nor drunkard. It’s too much than i can take, am from a strong christian family. Its too bad, am worried of losing my program at University. Am not determined anymore, selfish, i never care anymore about anything. Someone help me out of this damn boat. I hate running after gals again. My health is so bad, am so weak with my muscles. I need yo help!. Again somebody please help. This article i have read is so great. Let me start with day one (TODAY). I have not talked to anyone, Hope i overcome this addiction.

]]> By: Shaun http://newlifehabits.com/2007/08/07/masturbation-addiction-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-30071 Shaun Tue, 22 Mar 2011 11:56:07 +0000 http://newlifehabits.com/2007/08/07/masturbation-addiction-explained/#comment-30071 I started masturbating when i was in my Second year of University, bachelors Degree. I was a performer, intelligent, smart generally passing my exams with A+ atleast A- but passing well since first year. I wasn't so much into gals but books. One evening after my assignments, i decided to check a pornography site. I could wait when my room goes to play football and could visit all pornography sites. After a week, i started fondling my private parts, this how it all started. I could masturbate almost every evening after watching pornography. I grew thin, i got weak, i no longer wanted to go for lectures but watch pornography and masturbate. My parents started wondering about my health. Indeed my mum was inquisitive, was taken for medical check for any diseases but was normal. Of course she wanted to know what happened to me even when i kept telling her i was ok. My grades dropped from a first class Degree to a second class degree. I struggled completing my bachelors Degree. I had poor vision, my back was always paining, my skin was all ashy. This is a bad act, through out my University life i never dated any girl, however much they came to my room to catch movies with me. i was less attracted to them. I never cared, little i didn't know was digging my own grave. Luckily i got a part time job, i could take breaks to masturbate, i was always late at work because my body was always drained, i could not perform my job well. Thank God, i saved some money, and so got a scholarship too study masters Degree in Engineering. I have been here for roughly half a year, i have not passed any courses so far, i only pass projects and practicals. My vision is poor, i have poor time management, am so weak, i have a poor memory. I have no girlfriend, my world is crumbling because of masturbation. I have tried quitting, i ran for about seven days without it and the cycle continues. My family has a lot of expectations from me. I feel so bad. Guys i have everything it takes ti succeed in life. Am pursuing an amazing Engineering program. I don't what to do. Masturbation is the worst addiction you can ever encounter in life. I have a lot of damn gross selfish thoughts. I have tried everything possible, i have no friends, i hate associations especially in a foreign land. Otherwise am so well behaved a guy, my hygiene is great, am not alcoholic nor drunkard. It's too much than i can take, am from a strong christian family. Its too bad, am worried of losing my program at University. Am not determined anymore, selfish, i never care anymore about anything. Someone help me out of this damn boat. I hate running after gals again. My health is so bad, am so weak with my muscles. I need yo help!. Again somebody please hellppp. This article i have read is so great. Let me start with day one (TODAY). I have not talked to anyone, Hope i overcome this addiction. I started masturbating when i was in my Second year of University, bachelors Degree. I was a performer, intelligent, smart generally passing my exams with A+ atleast A- but passing well since first year.

I wasn’t so much into gals but books. One evening after my assignments, i decided to check a pornography site. I could wait when my room goes to play football and could visit all pornography sites. After a week, i started fondling my private parts, this how it all started. I could masturbate almost every evening after watching pornography. I grew thin, i got weak, i no longer wanted to go for lectures but watch pornography and masturbate. My parents started wondering about my health. Indeed my mum was inquisitive, was taken for medical check for any diseases but was normal. Of course she wanted to know what happened to me even when i kept telling her i was ok. My grades dropped from a first class Degree to a second class degree. I struggled completing my bachelors Degree. I had poor vision, my back was always paining, my skin was all ashy. This is a bad act, through out my University life i never dated any girl, however much they came to my room to catch movies with me. i was less attracted to them. I never cared, little i didn’t know was digging my own grave.
Luckily i got a part time job, i could take breaks to masturbate, i was always late at work because my body was always drained, i could not perform my job well. Thank God, i saved some money, and so got a scholarship too study masters Degree in Engineering. I have been here for roughly half a year, i have not passed any courses so far, i only pass projects and practicals. My vision is poor, i have poor time management, am so weak, i have a poor memory. I have no girlfriend, my world is crumbling because of masturbation. I have tried quitting, i ran for about seven days without it and the cycle continues. My family has a lot of expectations from me. I feel so bad. Guys i have everything it takes ti succeed in life. Am pursuing an amazing Engineering program. I don’t what to do. Masturbation is the worst addiction you can ever encounter in life. I have a lot of damn gross selfish thoughts. I have tried everything possible, i have no friends, i hate associations especially in a foreign land. Otherwise am so well behaved a guy, my hygiene is great, am not alcoholic nor drunkard. It’s too much than i can take, am from a strong christian family. Its too bad, am worried of losing my program at University. Am not determined anymore, selfish, i never care anymore about anything. Someone help me out of this damn boat. I hate running after gals again. My health is so bad, am so weak with my muscles. I need yo help!. Again somebody please hellppp. This article i have read is so great. Let me start with day one (TODAY). I have not talked to anyone, Hope i overcome this addiction.

]]> By: Addict http://newlifehabits.com/2007/08/07/masturbation-addiction-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-30038 Addict Fri, 25 Feb 2011 13:59:33 +0000 http://newlifehabits.com/2007/08/07/masturbation-addiction-explained/#comment-30038 Hello, Started masturbating and watching porn round about when I was 13, dunno why?? Maybe out of curiosity or maybe because I caught my dad watching it. I am now 17 and it has seriously fucked up my life so far - I have no confidence a low self-esteem and I find it extremely hard to socialise with people without feeling awkward. I currently jerk off about 2-3 times a day and have recently tried stopping.... Lasted 4 days!!! :O not good enough. I felt so good about myself when I stopped and didn't really feel the need to do it. But then I found myself alone in my room fixated to my laptop once again. Contemplated killing myself because of that! I don't know if I have the will power to overcome this addiction. If your ever in the same situation as me when your cooped up in your room a lot of the time try to find something constructive to do, something that will take your mind off thinking about gross selfish thoughts and hopefully you'll overcome the addiction!! Good luck to everyone and you'll know if I done it again because I will be posting another message on here. Day 1 begins for real ;) Hello,
Started masturbating and watching porn round about when I was 13, dunno why?? Maybe out of curiosity or maybe because I caught my dad watching it. I am now 17 and it has seriously fucked up my life so far – I have no confidence a low self-esteem and I find it extremely hard to socialise with people without feeling awkward. I currently jerk off about 2-3 times a day and have recently tried stopping…. Lasted 4 days!!! :O not good enough. I felt so good about myself when I stopped and didn’t really feel the need to do it. But then I found myself alone in my room fixated to my laptop once again. Contemplated killing myself because of that! I don’t know if I have the will power to overcome this addiction. If your ever in the same situation as me when your cooped up in your room a lot of the time try to find something constructive to do, something that will take your mind off thinking about gross selfish thoughts and hopefully you’ll overcome the addiction!!
Good luck to everyone and you’ll know if I done it again because I will be posting another message on here.

Day 1 begins for real ;)

]]> By: Sara http://newlifehabits.com/2007/08/07/masturbation-addiction-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-30009 Sara Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:08:18 +0000 http://newlifehabits.com/2007/08/07/masturbation-addiction-explained/#comment-30009 I am 22. I believe this website is very true. I hate masturbation and Ill tell you why. I started masturbating at a very young age (11 or 12 maybe?). I would go on the TV and look at those xxx commercials any chance I got. I loved it but it did make me feel dirty. I stopped doing it as frequently when I noticed that I wanted and needed more to get off. I never quit, just did it less often. The first time I was with a man it did nothing for me. Ive been with quite a few and only one man could get me off ONE time! I feel I ruined sex for myself. Now I am with a man who is addicted to pornography and masturbation. I felt he cured me at first because I felt passionate with sex and I had an orgasm almost every time. About a year and a half into the relationship (and after him promising multiple times that he would quit looking at porn) he told me something that would change my life. He told me that from the get go, every time we were intimate with eachother he was picturing being with another woman. A woman who in society today was "perfect". So every time I was passionate with him was FAKE!!! To me he was my world. He satisfied me and made me feel so great about myself. And come to find out he never once made love to ME. He was making love to some porn star... not ME!!! I'm beautiful and I know that but I have never felt so ugly in my life! He has made me want to alter myself physically. I wouldnt wish this feeling on anyone. So, about 6 months later after he promised he had EASILY quit fantisizing about other women and looking at porn and only a couple weeks after our son was born, I saw he had tried looking at porn again on my computer. All these feelings came back and with it came me starting to look at porn myself. I started looking at it maybe because I am lonely and want to be in the wrong too? Well I dont know but please change yourself if you can. I stopped looking at porn again because I wasnt that deep into it, but I now have to face the decision of staying or leaving my soul mate because of his choices and how he destroyed me. Our son is a month old. He is the father to my other child, and masturbation and porn has ruined this family and any chance of happiness. I am 22. I believe this website is very true. I hate masturbation and Ill tell you why. I started masturbating at a very young age (11 or 12 maybe?). I would go on the TV and look at those xxx commercials any chance I got. I loved it but it did make me feel dirty. I stopped doing it as frequently when I noticed that I wanted and needed more to get off. I never quit, just did it less often. The first time I was with a man it did nothing for me. Ive been with quite a few and only one man could get me off ONE time! I feel I ruined sex for myself. Now I am with a man who is addicted to pornography and masturbation. I felt he cured me at first because I felt passionate with sex and I had an orgasm almost every time. About a year and a half into the relationship (and after him promising multiple times that he would quit looking at porn) he told me something that would change my life. He told me that from the get go, every time we were intimate with eachother he was picturing being with another woman. A woman who in society today was “perfect”. So every time I was passionate with him was FAKE!!! To me he was my world. He satisfied me and made me feel so great about myself. And come to find out he never once made love to ME. He was making love to some porn star… not ME!!! I’m beautiful and I know that but I have never felt so ugly in my life! He has made me want to alter myself physically. I wouldnt wish this feeling on anyone. So, about 6 months later after he promised he had EASILY quit fantisizing about other women and looking at porn and only a couple weeks after our son was born, I saw he had tried looking at porn again on my computer. All these feelings came back and with it came me starting to look at porn myself. I started looking at it maybe because I am lonely and want to be in the wrong too? Well I dont know but please change yourself if you can. I stopped looking at porn again because I wasnt that deep into it, but I now have to face the decision of staying or leaving my soul mate because of his choices and how he destroyed me. Our son is a month old. He is the father to my other child, and masturbation and porn has ruined this family and any chance of happiness.

]]> By: KMH http://newlifehabits.com/2007/08/07/masturbation-addiction-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-30007 KMH Wed, 09 Feb 2011 11:52:17 +0000 http://newlifehabits.com/2007/08/07/masturbation-addiction-explained/#comment-30007 I'm 42 years old and I've been addicted masturbating since I was 13. I've been addicted to porn for since 1998 (13 years), when I first started using the Internet. I feel that these addictions have really hurt my life. I've never married, I rarely date, and there are so many things that I have failed to do because I've spent so much of my life masturbating in front of a computer! This HAS to end. And, it has to end now! I have reached the bottom and I am not going to stay here any longer. I am going to do whatever it takes to end my addictions and start living a quality life. If I have to hire a psychologist, I'll do it. If I need to join some kind of a support group, I'll do that too. I'm done. Please send your positive thoughts my way! I’m 42 years old and I’ve been addicted masturbating since I was 13. I’ve been addicted to porn for since 1998 (13 years), when I first started using the Internet.

I feel that these addictions have really hurt my life. I’ve never married, I rarely date, and there are so many things that I have failed to do because I’ve spent so much of my life masturbating in front of a computer!

This HAS to end. And, it has to end now! I have reached the bottom and I am not going to stay here any longer. I am going to do whatever it takes to end my addictions and start living a quality life. If I have to hire a psychologist, I’ll do it. If I need to join some kind of a support group, I’ll do that too.

I’m done. Please send your positive thoughts my way!

]]> By: feelingnotsoalone http://newlifehabits.com/2007/08/07/masturbation-addiction-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-29980 feelingnotsoalone Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:07:53 +0000 http://newlifehabits.com/2007/08/07/masturbation-addiction-explained/#comment-29980 this site has opened my eyes...... I am not alone. I have been addicted to porn/masterbating since I was 13. I am now 33. I have become very good at hiding this., however it has ruined my life. I am starting over, but feel bad for the way it turned out. I was so wrapped up in porn and masterbating that I completely ignorned my wife. I didn't do it while she was around, but would do it for hours and hours when she wasn't.. It would get to the point where I couldn't use my penis for anything for days, as it would be so swollen and sore. so what could I do. I couldn't make love to my wife or let her find out, so I just stopped trying.. I can't imagine how she must have felt. She got so lonely that she turned to another man. when this came out, she looked like the bad one, for cheating on me. we have since broke up and I have started over. But I see myself heading down the same path again. I need to stop now. I have spent thousands and thousands of dollars on this, between cam girls, porn sites and my latest little addiction, buying lingerie.. and strippers,,,,whatever can get me off. it is not good. like I said, I have been able to hide this for years, but I am in a relationship with someone I love alot now, and I don't want to end up alone.. I want to commit to her, and her alone, that would be my dream, not spending my nights in front of a computer paying a stranger 2-5 dollars a minute to strip for me, so I can masterbate in front of her. porn is the worst thing in the world. I can't imagine a life without it, but I also do not want to be alone, I hate being alone. will power hopefully will prevail. the next few weeks will be difficult, but I feel I am ready. I was was just getting ready to spend about 800 dollars on buying lingerie.. for what? I don't know... I just hide it under my bed so no one will find it. I look at it, but that is it. it doesn't even get me turned on. it's the rush of getting it in the mail I think. like I said. today is the first day of a new life. I am tired of being broke because I spent money on a porn site , when I could have paid a bill or taken my girl out. this is as bad as any drug addiction. I think a drug addiction would be easier to kick, as I would be less ashamed of it. then I could ask for help. i am only doing it 2-3 times a wee now, but should be making love with my girl instead. it doesn't make sense to me anymore. wish me luck.... this site has opened my eyes…… I am not alone. I have been addicted to porn/masterbating since I was 13. I am now 33. I have become very good at hiding this., however it has ruined my life. I am starting over, but feel bad for the way it turned out. I was so wrapped up in porn and masterbating that I completely ignorned my wife. I didn’t do it while she was around, but would do it for hours and hours when she wasn’t.. It would get to the point where I couldn’t use my penis for anything for days, as it would be so swollen and sore. so what could I do. I couldn’t make love to my wife or let her find out, so I just stopped trying.. I can’t imagine how she must have felt. She got so lonely that she turned to another man. when this came out, she looked like the bad one, for cheating on me. we have since broke up and I have started over. But I see myself heading down the same path again. I need to stop now. I have spent thousands and thousands of dollars on this, between cam girls, porn sites and my latest little addiction, buying lingerie.. and strippers,,,,whatever can get me off. it is not good. like I said, I have been able to hide this for years, but I am in a relationship with someone I love alot now, and I don’t want to end up alone.. I want to commit to her, and her alone, that would be my dream, not spending my nights in front of a computer paying a stranger 2-5 dollars a minute to strip for me, so I can masterbate in front of her. porn is the worst thing in the world. I can’t imagine a life without it, but I also do not want to be alone, I hate being alone. will power hopefully will prevail. the next few weeks will be difficult, but I feel I am ready. I was was just getting ready to spend about 800 dollars on buying lingerie.. for what? I don’t know… I just hide it under my bed so no one will find it. I look at it, but that is it. it doesn’t even get me turned on. it’s the rush of getting it in the mail I think.
like I said. today is the first day of a new life. I am tired of being broke because I spent money on a porn site , when I could have paid a bill or taken my girl out. this is as bad as any drug addiction. I think a drug addiction would be easier to kick, as I would be less ashamed of it. then I could ask for help. i am only doing it 2-3 times a wee now, but should be making love with my girl instead. it doesn’t make sense to me anymore. wish me luck….

]]> By: Peter http://newlifehabits.com/2007/08/07/masturbation-addiction-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-29684 Peter Mon, 11 Oct 2010 22:32:17 +0000 http://newlifehabits.com/2007/08/07/masturbation-addiction-explained/#comment-29684 joy on 02.02.2009 at 07:50 (Reply) I can’t remember when I started masturbating…sometime in middle school. I’m now almost 24. I’m really thankful I found this website….and article. I’ve searched countless times on the internet about this subject…trying to get other people’s outlook on it. I’ve never heard the medical and hormonal side of it until tonight. I hate masturbating because of what I expose my eyes to to get me arroused. If I think about it, I have to gratify myself or else I obsess over it. It IS an addiction. so true. I want to stop so it doesn’t affect my future relationship with a husband and family, so I don’t feel like I’m living a secret life, so I don’t feel addicted and worn down, and many other reasons And Prasan, if you read this, I don’t believe God punishes us with sins and addictions. He HATES sin and doesn’t want to see us hurting ourselves or eachother!!!! And I believe there is hope for our struggles. hell does not have to be our destiny. I can’t explain it all in this….it has to be something God is showing you too. In his time. In your heart. But please, please see that God is merciful. There is grace. Please ask God to help you and show you his heart for you! I believe he gave us an AMAZING gift of grace and salvation through his Son. I know as a hindu you don’t believe that. But please….ask God to help you see his grace and love and ask for HELP! It’s in his hands!!!! joy on 02.02.2009 at 07:50 (Reply)
I can’t remember when I started masturbating…sometime in middle school. I’m now almost 24.
I’m really thankful I found this website….and article. I’ve searched countless times on the internet about this subject…trying to get other people’s outlook on it. I’ve never heard the medical and hormonal side of it until tonight.
I hate masturbating because of what I expose my eyes to to get me arroused. If I think about it, I have to gratify myself or else I obsess over it. It IS an addiction. so true.
I want to stop so it doesn’t affect my future relationship with a husband and family, so I don’t feel like I’m living a secret life, so I don’t feel addicted and worn down, and many other reasons
And Prasan, if you read this, I don’t believe God punishes us with sins and addictions. He HATES sin and doesn’t want to see us hurting ourselves or eachother!!!! And I believe there is hope for our struggles. hell does not have to be our destiny. I can’t explain it all in this….it has to be something God is showing you too. In his time. In your heart. But please, please see that God is merciful. There is grace. Please ask God to help you and show you his heart for you! I believe he gave us an AMAZING gift of grace and salvation through his Son. I know as a hindu you don’t believe that. But please….ask God to help you see his grace and love and ask for HELP! It’s in his hands!!!!

]]> By: Daniela http://newlifehabits.com/2007/08/07/masturbation-addiction-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-29339 Daniela Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:36:58 +0000 http://newlifehabits.com/2007/08/07/masturbation-addiction-explained/#comment-29339 I figured that there are only comments from male posters here, but the issue of masturbation is also a very real one for many females I think. I started doing it in my early teens, on and off, and only at the age of 30, I quit doing it after a sermon of a preacher that made a big impression on me. Then I was "clean" for 2 1/2 years, but unfurtunately I slipped back into it. It all began with my new satellite TV, where I saw women undressing and touching themselves. I also had a "cyber relationship" at that time which stimulated me to do it again. Then I struggled with it again for 3 1/2 years, somtimes with big intervals. About three months ago, I listened to a sermon again which compelled me to stop doing it alltogether. I haven't done it ever since, and I'm thankful that the Lord has been helping me. Yet, I'm not completely pure in my thoughts yet. I'm often tempted to imagine how wonderful it would be to have sex with my future husband. It's hard to live with this unquenched desire for intimacy, but I pray that the Lord may help me to cope with it and to become pure in my thoughts. I figured that there are only comments from male posters here, but the issue of masturbation is also a very real one for many females I think. I started doing it in my early teens, on and off, and only at the age of 30, I quit doing it after a sermon of a preacher that made a big impression on me. Then I was “clean” for 2 1/2 years, but unfurtunately I slipped back into it. It all began with my new satellite TV, where I saw women undressing and touching themselves. I also had a “cyber relationship” at that time which stimulated me to do it again. Then I struggled with it again for 3 1/2 years, somtimes with big intervals. About three months ago, I listened to a sermon again which compelled me to stop doing it alltogether. I haven’t done it ever since, and I’m thankful that the Lord has been helping me. Yet, I’m not completely pure in my thoughts yet. I’m often tempted to imagine how wonderful it would be to have sex with my future husband. It’s hard to live with this unquenched desire for intimacy, but I pray that the Lord may help me to cope with it and to become pure in my thoughts.

]]> By: Ted http://newlifehabits.com/2007/08/07/masturbation-addiction-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-29319 Ted Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:20:54 +0000 http://newlifehabits.com/2007/08/07/masturbation-addiction-explained/#comment-29319 I have used masturbation as a coping mechanism ever since my father died when I was 8. For some reason the feeling replaced the emptiness I felt. I find it hard to think of a time I didn't do it. I find now that I can help but do it and I feel as if my arousal is way out of whack, always wanting to do it more, sometimes as much as 5 in a day. I keep telling myself I'll go a week without it starting today, but inevitably that fails. I did 'keep clean' for week because I was sleeping with my cousins and constantly around family. I found that my life improved 10 times, then I got back home and fell into the same routine. Masturbation of course can be healthy and at one time in my life I felt that but the way that I depend on it cannot go on. I'm glad there are others out there like me fighting the same problem together. I have used masturbation as a coping mechanism ever since my father died when I was 8. For some reason the feeling replaced the emptiness I felt. I find it hard to think of a time I didn’t do it. I find now that I can help but do it and I feel as if my arousal is way out of whack, always wanting to do it more, sometimes as much as 5 in a day. I keep telling myself I’ll go a week without it starting today, but inevitably that fails. I did ‘keep clean’ for week because I was sleeping with my cousins and constantly around family. I found that my life improved 10 times, then I got back home and fell into the same routine. Masturbation of course can be healthy and at one time in my life I felt that but the way that I depend on it cannot go on. I’m glad there are others out there like me fighting the same problem together.

]]> By: Dustin http://newlifehabits.com/2007/08/07/masturbation-addiction-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-29274 Dustin Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:02:39 +0000 http://newlifehabits.com/2007/08/07/masturbation-addiction-explained/#comment-29274 I am so glad that I came upon this website. I am 24 years old and i have been masturbating since i was 13, like every single day. I have had terrible luck with the ladies, and i have always kind of thought it was because of masturbating. After reading this article and all these comments, i now realize that is exactly the problem. i just masturbated and started feeling like shit immediatly,(just like everytime.) so i looked up masturbation addiction, and here we are. I need to quit today. It is ruining my life. I would hate to be married someday and have some dirty little secret that i always have to sneak and hide from my wife. I am so glad that I came upon this website. I am 24 years old and i have been masturbating since i was 13, like every single day. I have had terrible luck with the ladies, and i have always kind of thought it was because of masturbating. After reading this article and all these comments, i now realize that is exactly the problem. i just masturbated and started feeling like shit immediatly,(just like everytime.) so i looked up masturbation addiction, and here we are. I need to quit today. It is ruining my life. I would hate to be married someday and have some dirty little secret that i always have to sneak and hide from my wife.

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