is fapping a stress reliever?

[suprisedcrankyface]

I know these people...

I like the description, and right under it there's 5 'actors' listed. Just what kind of explanation did he give?

 

[Dryme]

I like the description, and right under it there's 5 'actors' listed. Just what kind of explanation did he give?

I don't read the labels on the covers.

 

[HornyMonsterGirlEnjoyer]

I don't really see fapping as a stress reliever. More like a distraction. It's not like sex is a thing that can just happen whenever you want. You need two willing people for sex. All fapping really requires is your hand. Maybe some visual stimulation if you can't get horny without it.

 

[tretch95]

If you're addicted to sex, yes. Supposedly the thought of impending death is even a strong aphrodisiac for some people.

Otherwise? Most men tend to have increasing erection problems under stress. Mortgage payments, possibly losing the job - family dads worrying about those things 24/7 might not just have problems getting hard, but even no longer feel like having sex at all.

So then it's just a question, how much stress.

 

[That other person]

I don't know... I only do it when I'm feeling like it. Sometimes I come here and just look at threads lol.

I guess it's like everything else: If it is actually getting in the way of your daily stuff then you do have an issue. If it doesn't then... fap away!

As someone that is very anxious about a lot of stuff and has insomnia, I can assure you doing it under stress it's not a thing I can do, and at other times it does relax me so it increases the chances of me actually getting sleep. Contrary to popular belief, men are not hard 24/7 and sometimes we just don't feel like it either.

No you won't go crazy or dumb or become a psycho if you do it often. It's like I said above... If you have to excuse yourself in the middle of lunch to go jerk it on the toilet then something is wrong and doing that definitely won't help the issue. For every other case... you can probably just do it if you feel the urge, but I don't think depending on it to relieve stress is good.

 

[Letstryitout]

these days, every time i fap i end up feeling this deep regret and sadness. maybe it's cause my life isn't really going how i thought it would or maybe it's the stuff i consume. but tbh w/ you, it feels like it's all on me. there's so much i should be doing, so many things i want to do, but i just don't. even when i try, it feels like i hit a wall. and instead of pushing through, i take the easy way out, and somehow that always leads me back here. fapping, then feeling empty and heartbroken right after. it's like a loop i can't break out of

today, i rewatched harry potter for the first time in like ten years. it hit hard. so many old memories came back, good and bad both. and then, not long after, i fapped again. and now it just hurts even more. it’s like everything i’ve been trying to ignore came rushing back all at once. all the regrets, the wasted time, the things i wish i'd done differently. i don’t even want to feel like this, but for some reason my mind keeps going back to it. like it craves the comfort, even though it leaves me more broken every time. also, today’s my b'day. i just hit my early 20s. and yet, here i am... still acting like a manchild

I'll say, try to stay off the platform you do the deed eg: phone/pc, but honestly, it's healthier to masturbate than to abstain most of the time, but make it longer rather than going for a quick fap. I always feel more content when the "session" takes longer.

Also, it kind of sounds like hypersexuality, maybe look for a therapist and ask about ADHD? Happy B'day btw.