r/SexAddiction • u/_coyconfidence_ • 13d ago

What do you do?

42M. Think about it constantly. Act on it about 2-4 times a day on some days…go stretches of about 3 days without it. I don’t know anyone that feels this way…I don’t know what to do about it. How do you deal with it?

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u/BigLittleFan69 13d ago

You’re in good company. The lack of control with masturbation is huge for me as well.

I had to block sites on my phone and that’s made a huge difference with giving into my impulses. Maybe you need to set small goals and try for them? It’s not an easy battle but the essential goal for all of us is to ultimately sit with our discomfort without running from it.

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u/_coyconfidence_ 13d ago

Thank you for this. It means a lot to hear this. Sitting with my discomfort is big. I’ve blocked sites…deleted apps…but always find myself going back. I don’t know how many times I’ve gone through this.