This is going to be a post that talks about sexual OCD, real events, and POCD. People 18 AND OLDER please. I actually have something that bothers me from time to time about OCD. The topic of that is avoidance. Masturbation is a problem for me. Everybody knows what it is, most of us have done it, yet we don't talk about it. Is it avoidance if I choose not to masturbate because of the guilt I feel after? Should I not do it because of the sexual intrusive thoughts that come up? Should I avoid it completely because I don't want to be addicted to it or be deemed a pervert? When I do it, pornography is not only not used, not needed, but not preferred. I don't know if avoiding it will help me or make me feel better about myself. On one hand I want to control my urges but on the other I feel like I'm restricting myself from what's being used as a harmless sexual release. This confuses me a lot. I find myself only doing it so the feelings of arousal, groinals, and urges go away completely but they come back. Is there a way for it to go away long term or should I get used to it?

Bro your human it’s natural to do it.. if you want to stop do it because it’s something you really want to do not because you fear the thoughts that come with it, know that we all get intrusive thoughts but just agree with them sarcastically and they will go away the more you practice erp.

Yea but just don’t stop if you stop u let it win.. just redirect it somewhere where u want it at.

I remember being first on here the week this app came out and asked if I should stop having sex and masturbating due to intrusive thoughts. Someone shared with me that he hadn’t had sex OR masturbated in over a decade because he gave into his obsessions and stopped masturbating and having sex and it was a horrible decision, especially because now he can’t hug people. It will get worse and worse until, like him, you won’t be able to touch anyone. And then you might even become panicked if you brush against a ate her on the street while out walking. Does that sound like a good life to you? No, it’s horrible. But that’ll only happen if you give into your obsessions and stop masturbating/having sex. You don’t have to have sex and masturbate all the time, but it needs to happen. You can’t avoid those things.

If u get an intrusive thought just laugh it off an keep going! Lol that’s what I do.🤣

No problem it gets easier with time

Everyday for pretty much everything in my life I have many themes.

i can relate in a way- i used to be rlly ashamed of masturbating bc i thought it made me "dirty" but having sexual urges and desire is normal on the flipside, having no interest in those things is also normal and u shouldnt force urself to do something if its not ur type of thing may i ask wht specifically makes u feel guilty after the fact? is it bc of the intrusive thoughts u get during, feeling shame from the act in general, or both 🤔🤔 if ur not wanting to do it jst bc of intrusive thoughts then yea it could be avoidance, but bc u seem to have other reasons im not super sure