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Overcoming Masturbation Addiction

Masturbation is often referred to as a “healthy release.” However, we get questions from people all over the world struggling to break free. For example—“Is there some amount of masturbation that’s OK?” “If I don’t masturbate, what can I do for relief? “If my partner won’t or can’t have sex, is masturbation an acceptable alternative?” These are all great questions—here are some insights that might help shed some light on this complex topic—

From your brain’s perspective, masturbation is literally “self-sex” which can create two challenges:

1. The neuro-chemical rush triggered by masturbation can quickly become your convenient and instant “drug-of-choice” for pleasure, escape, and self-medication from loneliness, boredom, and the stresses of life. Over time, it can evolve into an internal “chemical dependency.”
2. Masturbation can interfere with healthy sexuality in a long-term committed relationship. Over time, “self-sex” can become your brain’s “preferred” method for achieving sexual gratification.

If you’ve tried to stop masturbating but can’t, it’s not because you are a weak or flawed person. All of the tools you need to change is already built into the very structure of your brain—what got you into this behavior can help get you out.