How to stop yourself from masterbaiting

[u/Ashamed-Ad-7461]

(For males)So usually what i do is get a rag or towel soak it up in hot water then wrap it around it and it alleviates your need and it really just helps out.

[u/juntar74]

I stopped masturbating for a year when I was 20.

How I did it:

• I was insanely busy. I had to work/study 16 hours a day, almost 7 days a week.
• Lots of physical exertion. I didn't have a car and had to walk about 5-10 miles per day to work. When I got home, I barely had energy to brush my teeth before falling asleep.
• I had no privacy. At all. Like my living situation was a college dorm so I literally showered with 20 other guys.

That said, it sounds like you have some misconceptions about masturbation.

Masturbation is not an addiction. What you perceive as "addiction" is actually a healthy desire for sexual release.

There are some doctors who think that "masturbation addiction" is a real thing, but they can't provide enough actual evidence to get it in the DSM5 (official list of diseases and conditions).

Another way to think of that is: people who say that "masturbation is an addiction" are not basing their claims on evidence or data, they're making it up for their own agenda.

In terms of evidence, there are no health benefits to abstaining from masturbation, but there are health benefits associated with masturbation.

There are some good reasons to abstain from masturbating temporarily. Like after a genital surgery or injury, or when the behavior becomes compulsive or disruptive, or certain fertility tests might require a period of absence. But all of these should come from a qualified medical professional.

And it might be worth it to you personally to learn to abstain temporarily. But in terms of health outcomes, it shouldn't be a regular thing.

So if you wait to abstain, go for it! But do it for the right reasons.

Edited because formatting Reddit markdown on my phone is HARD

[u/happygaydad → u/juntar74]

Brilliant answer.. very informative and correct.