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New here, wasn't sure where to put this, but I need help
« on: March 27, 2010, 06:59:40 AM »
This is really going to be TMI at times, so sorry in advance.

I'll start off by saying what happened an hour ago. I fell asleep exhausted, only to wake up with my pants around my ankles, and an incredible urge to masturbate. So of course, I did. Luckily, my parents were home, but I had the urge to do something risky. After the ordeal I was just in a pitfall of depression, and anxiety, I crawled into bed and stayed there.

Now, this all started six months ago. Due to some life stresses, I developed a really high level of anxiety for a while. After seeing a psychologist, I was diagnosed with OCD and some Bipolar. But the thing I have never told my psychologist is my problem with the masturbation. Now, I've always done it, and been exposed and aware of it from a very young age, but I never realized how bad it is. I do it impulsively. It's not even enjoyable, I just feel like I have to do it. Call it a compulsion, if you will. Then I started doing it at night. It was like a ritual, before bed, I just had to do it. Sometimes more than once. It got to the point where, one time, about 30 minutes after falling asleep, I woke up with my pants around my ankles. I felt possessed to do it. I, again, did some risky things, with my parents sleeping in just the other room. For example, leaving the door open, etc. I just got this incredible feeling from the chance of getting caught. Maybe I even really wanted to get caught BY MY OWN PARENTS! This got so bad that, after some nights, I would hardly remember it in the morning. I did some research and read about this thing called Sexomnia, or "Sleep Sex". I'm convinced I have it, or maybe something along those lines.

Today's incident just escalated things. I've never felt so anxious and depressed before. Along with everything else I have to deal with, now I have this, and I literally feel like I have NO CONTROL over it. It's really terrible. I never want to masturbate ever again in my life. I don't know how I'll make it until Tuesday when I can see my psychologist, or if I'll even have the courage to tell her. It just really feels like I have no control. I can't trust myself anymore. I need anything that might help right now; information, advice, just some encouraging words.

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Re: New here, wasn't sure where to put this, but I need help
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2010, 05:32:35 PM »
it might be useful to talk to your psychologist.

masturbation does not make you feel guilty breaking your own rules about what is acceptable does.

your guilt and embarrassment are caused by the conditions you set for yourself and your understanding and perception of the rules that your culture has about your sexual activities.

other people will not have the same emotional reaction as you do and i am sure your psychologist will be much more comfortable talking about your sexual activities than you are.  by talking about your sexual activity you may relief yourself of some of the pressure that you are currently feeling due to the conditions you are placing yourself in.

hope that makes sense.
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Re: New here, wasn't sure where to put this, but I need help
« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2010, 01:04:55 AM »
Seems like you have a lot of guilt and too much time on your hands!

 


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