masturbation and increase in anxiety/stress/panic

[I_HATE_ANXIETY]

I have been a HEAVY masturbator since i was 13. In my early to late teen years I was masturbating up to 30 times a day, YES 30! no lie.  when i reached my 20s it went down to about 10 times a day. I am now 27 and about 4 months ago I had a terrible panic attack and have been having anxiety and high levels of stress on  a daily basis since then. The symptoms have stopped me from maturbating so much, but I still do it maybe 2 times a day. I found something interesting though. 2 days ago I masturbated like 8 times in the span of 3-4 hours. Since then I have has ELEVATED anxiety/panic and stress symptoms.

I have a feeling that the chronic masturbation has caused an imbalance of some kind of chemical or hormone in my brain. I have had a simple testosterone level check and they found my T to be in normal range but DHEA to be very high.

Is the masturbation causing me the anxiety/panic episodes? if so, why  and what can i do (other than quitting sex/masturbation) to stop it?

[gggg467]

i was the same way then i got tested for add. As soon as i started taking my pills which are called concerta i found my anxiety left me. I started noticing things that would normally make me panic and waste my whole day just bounced off of me. maybe cause they raise your hart rate and you get used to it again. Even now when stressed i can actually talk myself out of it which before was impossible. and for the masterbation part i think its cause of the loss of zinc

[jp92]

I know the cure to your problems. Do some pilates exercises because it helps relax your body from tightness and gives you a good feeling but, it doesn't happen overnight. You have to do them the same amount of months or years as you have masturbated.

Here's the website that's filled with pilates exercises:
http://www.myfit.ca/exercisedatabase/pilates.asp?pilate=free_pilates_samples

[deliah317]

Stay completely away from any prescription medicines.I was on xanax as well as zoloft and paxil.The anxiety I suffered from withdrawl of xanax was almost unbearable and lasted at least a year.The paxil,however,stayed with me for years and I could literally taste it in my mouth.Try taking 4000 iu of vitamin D3 as well as staying away from all stimulants ie...caffeine..Alcohol can also trigger panic when you withdrawl.Pot or "weed" definitely  has some co-relation as well since   my first panic attack happened soon after I started smoking it.Stay positive rid yourself of negative people and emotions and I would suggest to stop masturbation and get yourself a girlfriend.Masturbation definitely contributes by lowering your self esteem and causing a guilt complex as we are all taught that masturbation is wrong.I definitely did improve when I stopped all of the aforementioned.Oh and may I suggest that you switch to a non-flouridated toothpaste as well.Check to see if your water is flouridated as this is a poison and must have some affective properties as well....Good luck...

[Coisbo]

Go outside and have a walking meditation, every time u want to do it.
There is no way of reducing from 6 to 1 time a day.
U quit doing it or u continue doing it.
Early life stress has set ur body on fire and masturbation seems to function
releasing method but at the end it makes it even worse.
Compare it with other addictions like alcohol, at the end u nead more to have the
same results.
Do somthing to release your stress but refuse the attraction of masturbation.



  

[tryingtohelp73]

oh sorry just read above and someone already said about adrenals.. yes she's right.  sorry :)

[tryingtohelp73]

hi I've been reading up on possibilities of masturbation and anxiety being related for some time, basically because I was getting very nasty physical 'funny turns'  like my head went fuzzy, dizzy, thumping heartbeat and massive pressure in my head.  couple of times I genuinely thought I was going to keel over or something would pop in my head.  not fun.  Docs did tests and all normal.  I did masturbate probably 2 or 3 times a day every day.  But sometimes it would be marathons.. masturbation while watching skin flicks etc or chatting online.. for 5.. 6 hours etc.    but the time I finished I was a nervous wreck.  sat on the edge of climax for 5 hours..  adrenals overused.

So i did my own research.. over months I learned a little here and there.. and discarded a little info here and there.  All info from respected sources and science based.  If you have a look at Adrenal Exhaustion and how this can knock on to many many other symptoms... like acute hypo-glycemia and so-on.  not to mention of course much heightened anxiety.  Yes there is a connection with the DHEA balances and how they change from excessive ejaculation.  I'm not a bible-basher.   Also check out about eating a low GI diet as this may reduce the up-down seesaw of your blood sugar..  blood sugar levels and adrenal function are closely linked too (hence me mentioning hypoglycemia earlier).  Main things I'd say to try is learn as much about adrenal exhaustion as you can, and low GI diet(smaller portions, more meals), and moderate sensible exercise that also doesnt send your adrenaline pumping...  gentle stroll for 10 mins for example.


I've just typed the stuff above... not gone over and edited it for smoother reading.. but I hope you get what I'm talking about.  Main thing = Adrenal Exhaustion.
I hope this helps.  Take care.