Cutting down on masturbation

[Lexington]

So there are lots of folks who say that cutting down on whacking off has really made a difference in their lives. The best way to find out if it's true or not is to give it a try.

The only problem is that it seems almost impossible to go more than 2 days. Sometimes even that's hard. You just get that urge and it's almost impossible to resist....I can understand how drug addicts feel.

So does anyone have any tips or strategies for coping with the urges? What do you do to direct your mind toward something else?

I've been told that if you can get over the 3 day hump, it's not so bad. The only problem is, I've tried twice already and I only managed to make it to 2 days max.

 

[EA Gold]

First thing to do.

Disconnect all your electronics. Tv's, Computers. No TV and Internet for a week.

Its mind boggling how millions of people pay hundreds of dollars each month for people to lie to us all day. Yes that is right, TV is not real and so is the news. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTN3s2iVKKI

and the second and most important..
Prayer.

I believe prayer to God is one of the best things you can do it get rid of an addiction, and as you all already know. Trying to stop with your own strength is almost impossible.

Here are some sample prayers you can follow.
http://porn-free.org/sample_prayers.htm

God Bless

 

[CaptainJ]

First thing to do.

Disconnect all your electronics. Tv's, Computers. No TV and Internet for a week.

Its mind boggling how millions of people pay hundreds of dollars each month for people to lie to us all day. Yes that is right, TV is not real and so is the news. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTN3s2iVKKI

and the second and most important..
Prayer.

I believe prayer to God is one of the best things you can do it get rid of an addiction, and as you all already know. Trying to stop with your own strength is almost impossible.

Here are some sample prayers you can follow.
http://porn-free.org/sample_prayers.htm

God Bless

LOL

Anyway, the easy way to take your mind off wanking is to keep yourself busy, so you don't have time to wank. You'll find that you have less desire to wank if you keep your mind occupied. Haven't got anything to do? Take up a sport, do some exercise, go out and pick up women off the street.

 

[Hughman]

Exercise and big nights out. You'll forget all about it.

 

[Daydream Engineer]

wow about when yor sexdrive hits overdrive after exercise and you have he urge to getting it on.... what do you do? Any other tips on ho to cutback?

 

[Hughman]

wow about when yor sexdrive hits overdrive after exercise and you have he urge to getting it on.... what do you do? Any other tips on ho to cutback?

I'm normally too tired after a run to worry, hehe. It's what works for me, so I have no other advise other than have a force of will.

 

[Poonani Maker]

Well basically, you've gotta WORK. Keep yourself occupied Every hour of the day on something, to where you're just doing it on weekends. Then you can graduate to only doing it once ever 2 or 3 weeks. THEN, you can start hitting the 1 month 2 month, even 3 month pinnacle, of masturbation-free bliss.

I highly recommend it to making you a better all-around person with people.

 

[celeris]

Oh dear...

And why exactly should that be beneficial?

This is not something to be ashamed of and you can't "save up" stuff for later. Its quite funny how people still tend to believe that. Stand by your desires and stop this childisch pseydo philosophy.

 

[War Against Betaism]

I've did a personal experiment of this and found out that regular masturbation was detrimental to my daily living. I was not motivated, all I did was stay home and got depressed and I ate a lot more as a result. I did this for a week. The next week I didn't masturbate and ended up exercising when I wanted to, actually did something productive, etc.

 

[celeris]

I've did a personal experiment of this and found out that regular masturbation was detrimental to my daily living. I was not motivated, all I did was stay home and got depressed and I ate a lot more as a result. I did this for a week. The next week I didn't masturbate and ended up exercising when I wanted to, actually did something productive, etc.

positive kognitive dissonance. Sry this is loosely translated german as I am not quite familiar with the englsih term for this. It's just that there is neither biological nor empirical proof for this and can just as easily be self experimental nonsense. Like a guy in the desert performing a dance and saying on the one day in the year it actually rains that it was worth 364 days of dancing. Sry, but you're gonna have to do better than that.

 

[War Against Betaism]

positive kognitive dissonance. Sry this is loosely translated german as I am not quite familiar with the englsih term for this. It's just that there is neither biological nor empirical proof for this and can just as easily be self experimental nonsense. Like a guy in the desert performing a dance and saying on the one day in the year it actually rains that it was worth 364 days of dancing. Sry, but you're gonna have to do better than that.

Like I care what science says, I know my body better then anyone else and there are continuing studies on how masturbation is affecting kids with their school work.

 

[Poonani Maker]

I've notice since falling off the wagon a week ago, mbing 3 days straight, that, my pull on some women has been degraded, but most, overall, still want me. It's an obvious cause and effect relationship. It didn't stop me from getting numbers last night despite not even trying and them coming to me.

 

[celeris]

I am taking this discussion to the right thread :

http://www.sosuave.net/forum/showthread.php?p=1572591#post1572591

Don't want to argue on 2 fronts

 

[Bible_Belt]

There is a balance. Abstain at least enough to get you out the door looking for pvssy. But I have found that if I refuse to wack off indefinitely, I will eventually do some skank who only appears to be a skank about fifteen seconds after I finally get off. The comedian Kat Williams said that before he took another ho home from the club, he was going to go wack off in the bathroom first and only take her home if it still seemed like a good idea after that.

 

[omkara]

does masturbation increase lust? Since I don't have any action I think this is a very bad thing. I see a girl dressed all sexy in the grocery store and it's like I want to die. It's like that Rolling Stones song, Paint it Black.

If cutting down helps with this maybe it's a good idea.

 

[fertileTurtle]

I've been told that if you can get over the 3 day hump, it's not so bad. The only problem is, I've tried twice already and I only managed to make it to 2 days max.

It's like anything else that takes effort. If you are motivated enough and put enough effort into it, you will get the results that you want.


I tried the praying to God thing, didn't work. The best thing to do has already been stated by p-maker and others: stay busy. Masturbation is not always bad, and even though I am a Christian and take the Bible at it's word, I don't think it condemns masturbation. It's like overeating or being lazy, you can do too much of it, so keep it under control.

Well basically, you've gotta WORK. Keep yourself occupied Every hour of the day on something, to where you're just doing it on weekends. Then you can graduate to only doing it once ever 2 or 3 weeks. THEN, you can start hitting the 1 month 2 month, even 3 month pinnacle, of masturbation-free bliss.

I highly recommend it to making you a better all-around person with people.

That's a great approach especially working your way down to doing it less and less. I think of it more of a lazy habit than anything else. It takes discipline to keep it at healthy levels.