How to quit masturbation addiction

1.Get busy-Being free and having nothing to do all day, all week is one of the biggest reasons why guys find it extremely difficult to quit masturbation.

When you masturbate, your brain releases a “feel good” chemical known as dopamine which gives you pleasure and you keep going to masturbation for pleasure.

When you’re free and have nothing to do, you get bored and your brain starts looking for pleasure. Since masturbation is an easy way to get pleasure without much efforts, you end up indulging in it.

When you are busy in work, your brain is occupied with the thoughts of that work, so, it does not look for pleasure elsewhere. Your brain finds pleasure in work.

So, if you are free and have nothing to do, find something to occupy your mind. Take a course online, build a habit, learn something new, travel somewhere or take some community work. You’ve got to find something that keeps you busy.

2.Exercise-Semen contains energy and when you don’t ejaculate, that energy builds up inside your body and seeks a way to come out.

Masturbating is just wasting that energy, instead, you should exercise and use that energy in building a better body.

You must exercise if you want to quit your masturbation habit. Exercise gives you something to look forward to, it keeps you busy and also clears your mind.

Exercising also releases dopamine, that’s why exercising also gives you pleasure. When you are getting pleasure and enjoyment from exercise, you don’t need to go to masturbation to feel pleasure.

Make a habit of exercising, preferably lifting weights in the gym. Exercise at least 5 times a week.

3.meditate-Meditation is another good way to use that extra semen energy into something constructive. Meditation calms your mind and gives you a peaceful feeling.

Most of the people on this planet have a “monkey mind” meaning random thoughts just keeps coming to their mind one after another. They have no control over their thoughts. when you are constantly thinking random thoughts, lustful thoughts and thoughts of masturbation also comes to your mind frequently.

You need to have control over your thoughts, so that lustful or masturbation related thoughts don’t come to your mind and even when they do come, you can resist those thoughts easily.

Meditation gives you power over your thoughts and gives you the ability to think the thoughts you want to think.

Make a habit of meditating at least 20 minutes a day either in the day or at night.

4.Be careful on social media-Be careful while scrolling through social media, especially Instagram where you see pics of hot models in their bikinis which can trigger your masturbation urges.

You should be careful about your urges. Identify what are the things which trigger your urges to masturbate and try to avoid them.

Ideally, you should quit social media altogether when trying to quit this addiction. But, if you’ve got to use it, be extra careful what content you consume. Unfollow and dislike all the pages and people on social media which trigger your urges, and limit your time on social media.

5.Be extra careful during night time-Identify at which time of the day your urges to masturbate is highest and be extra careful at that time. For most guys, it is the night time.

If you have a job or work, you’re probably busy during the day, so your chances of feeling the urges during the day time are minimal. But, during the night time when you are free, that’s when the urges start hitting you.

When you’re lying in bed, unable to sleep, that’s where you are most vulnerable to urges and the chances of you masturbating at that time are higher. Be conscious and careful about your thoughts during that time and try to not think of anything which can trigger your urges.

Go for a walk before going to bed and don’t use social media before going to bed. You can also meditate right before going to bed, which will help tremendously to block the urge provoking thoughts.

6.Go out of your house whenever you feel urges-When you refrain from masturbation for some time, strong urges will come to you. The best way to deal with urges is to go outside of your house immediately. Urges usually last for a few minutes and you can come back inside when those urges are gone.

Being alone in your room or your house when you get the urge to masturbate increases your chances of relapsing/masturbating. If you live with your family, immediately leave your room and go talk to a family member whenever you feel urges, it’ll take your mind off masturbation.

You can also start doing push-ups or meditation whenever you feel the urges. Push-ups and meditation are the best “urge-killers”.

7.Socialise More-In the age of social media, we are all connected online but not in real life. When you don’t socialise and isolate yourself, you are more likely to get addicted to masturbation and it’ll be harder for you to quit it.

Humans are social animals, we crave love and connectivity. Socialising also gives you pleasurable feeling and a feeling that you are wanted by others, so that you don’t go looking for pleasure elsewhere like in porn and masturbation.

Go out with your friends on a regular basis, talk to them often and spend time with your family members. These things will not only keep you busy but will also give you joy so that you need to masturbate to feel joy and pleasure