06.01.08
How to Decrease Sex Drive
Ever since I started this blog I have been hesitant to give any medical advice as I am no professional. However, I don’t feel it would be right to hide the fact that I myself sought medical help for my addictions.
Part of the reason I never mentioned it in previous blog posts is because I didn’t want people to think that a pill would fix all their problems. I was guilty of this before and learned the hard way that there is no magic solution or pill. There are, however, certain medicines that can assist in putting you back in control of your life if your doctor or psychiatrist prescribes it to you.
The problem with pornography or masturbation addiction is that your sex drive has been running far beyond normal healthy levels. It gets to the point where you need constant and more intense stimulation to get excited. At this point it is very difficult to go back to normal life as it seems far too boring for your mind and body. It really is like a drug addiction.
The body naturally goes through cycles of increased and decreased sex drive by increasing and decreasing different hormones. This is natural and normal. However, this process can be hijacked and run at damaging and addictive levels if self control is not practiced.
There are few ways to decrease a sex drive once it is out of control like this. One way is to just stop the addictive behaviors and let your body naturally readjust itself. Many people have been able to do this with success depending on the level of addiction. However, many people have short lived success with this method even after many tries. What usually happens is the person will stop everything cold turkey and start trying to be happy with a normal healthy life but in the beginning of this process nothing in life seems to compare with the stimulation levels of their previous habits. So they find it difficult to endure the seemingly boring new life and run back to the previous excitement of the bad habits, temporary as it may be.
This describes the scenario I repeated many times in my life. I would have such a difficult time waiting for my sex drive to readjust back to normal. It was like fasting from food but more intense. I would get so hungry that I couldn’t stand it any more, when all I needed to do was endure the hunger pains and my appetite would have naturally adjusted.
Anyway, when I started to see a psychiatrist he prescribed me some anti-depressants for my depression. One of the side-effects, which turned out to be a benefit, was decreased sex drive. It didn’t completely go away but it gave me an opportunity to regain control and confidence.
Just so I make myself clear, this did not fix my problems, it only helped. Without applying the rest of the methods listed on this site I would have just gone right back to my bad habits after a false sense of success. This medication simply assisted in the process. In fact, my psychiatrist insisted that I receive ongoing therapy in conjunction with the medication until my life was back to normal.
This is not medical advice. I’m simply telling you about something that helped me. I know it’s not for everyone.
This combined with working on my spirituality (to fill the void I was previously trying to fill with bad things), a healthy diet and exercise, and thought control is was brought me true success.
Life adjusted back to normal and I found joy and excitement in things such as hobbies, education, friends, family, and many other things that got neglected. Life is wonderful when you’re back in control and more than exciting without misusing the body. Sexual relations with your spouse become special and wonderful again if you are married.
It does take time but it’s not as long as you may think and it is so worth it.