hi, i'm 17 Y/O and right now my life is "paused" because of masturbation..i don't have problems with porn, it's just masturbating, first some background , i started doing it when i was 12 , and it's been 5 years since that day ..within these 5 years , the longest NoFap streak i had was 16 days , and it happened ONCE .. also i had smaller-scale streaks ,6 days for example, but it didn't happen more than three times.. i categorize myself as a "heavy masturuator"(compared to my friends who do masturbate).. most of the time i used to masturbate about 1-2 times a day,that's when there's no stress,but in stressful times (exams for example) i masturbated usually 3-4 times a day and sometimes it's 5 !i keep doing it even if don't have the urge, even if my genitals hurt and i can't even get an erection, even if the stressful situation is gone , even if I don't have time .. you get the picture... i'm more like an animal than a human, but i don't think i'm addicted to porn,it's just masturbating ... now , i've noticed that the situation is escalating : my masturbation rates have grown up to 2-4 times a day , and it doesn't matter if i was stressed or not , i keep doing it ! i began to experience erectile dysfunction,and some other problems that i'm ashamed of mentioning !! that's on the physical side ,on the social, morale side , it's quite a mess! i've been a good student , i had good grades (even in my first 2 years masturbating), i'm good reader, i read a lot of topics , you can say i'm a bookworm..but all of that is disappearing .. my grades are going down , my concentration and interest in what i used to like disappeared,sometimes i get depressed and have suicidal thoughts(but not in a serious way,though) socially i'm not that connected to people,i don't have strong and deep friendship relations with girls, i'm not confident at all,i guess you all know these symptoms ... masturbation has ruined my life, i can't live a normal life ,and ,i regret that i didn't know its devastating effects when i started it ,and i found your forums and i thought you might help me get back my life back ...
Hey man! Good for you for being honest about admitting there is a problem. I know that if you stick around here, keep reading other peoples stories of experience, strength, and hope you will be able to glean what you need to recover from masturbation. Take it easy and just take it one day at a time. Oh and I identify with the feeling of being an animal! I wanted to be a gentleman in the worst way but my impulses and self will were running ruff shot over me I had devolved over time until I was a beast, a primal sick and sad man running on instinct. Good luck!
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