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Q: depression symptoms caused by masturbation ?
asked by: wushu1234 on March 18th, 2008
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I just turned 18 recently. I've been masturbating for who knows how long, but definitely since middle school. I've never really viewed masturbation as wrong... matter a fact when i was younger like 12 and 13 I did it all the time and loved it and its stayed that way for a long time

but coming into my sophomore year of highschool entering my junior year I started to feel like it was wrong, not sure why. I felt like it might be conflicting with my morals, or that if I think about a girl that I really like I'm ruining her image, or when I occasionally looked at porn that I was being dirty ....who knows.... but just recently I've noticed that when I don't masturbate for a few days I feel energetic and full of life and happiness, then I just go with the feeling and later and on during the day and masterbate, then I feel depressed and exhausted


for example
last week didn't masturbate monday thru like wed .... felt great
then i masturbated on thursday up on till sunday.... felt really depressed
the didn't do anything on monday and all day today i felt great
then i masturbated and now i feel exhausted out and slightly depressed

I've done some research and some people say that it can lead to some minor cases of depression

but other say that it could be other things that just project there way out through masturbation

like
being single and slightly lonely
depression issues dealing with women
moral conflictions
being nervous
or just teenage mood swings and hormones



I'm not sure tho ?
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Dijon
replied on March 18th, 2008
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ya well masterbation is wrong and everyone has a hard time with it because of the lusts of the flesh. Jesus said that any man who even looks at a women and lusts after her has commited adultrey with her in his heart. Therefore, because all people suffer with it, because all people are the same and are sinners. You wonder why u feel bad when u do it, its because ur conscience which God gave you(its Gods law inside ur body telling you whats right and whats wrong) follow ur conscience and think of the consequences. I cannot tell you to stop it because I would be a hypocrite in doing so.

The Bible says in James 1:14"But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. 15Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

Yes all humans are headed straight for hell, sorry but its a fact, and when u see people who claim to be Christian saying "masterbation is okay", they are not Christians because its clearly condemned in the Bible, and God said those people will not enter the Kingdom of God. Masterbation is fulfilling the lusts of your flesh, it makes you messed up and Ill tell u why. See Satan knows how to tempt you, after all he is the tempter of evil. First it will be masterbation, then it will be porn, then it will be rape, then it will be jail, then it will be HELL as the judgement of God. Now go bakc to James 1:15 it says that it eventually brings forth death, which is true. It will make u perverted in your mind(I know), and I bet everyone who masterbates is a pervert in the mind, no doubt. God said in the Bible in Ezekiel 18:20-23 that if any man turns from his sins and does that which is lawfull and right, his soul shall live. Now the new covanent is the circumsision in the heart by the blood of Jesus Christ and you must follow God with all your soul, heart, mind, and strength and believe upon the Gospel and be saved. Take this quote from the Bible to be insperational.

2 Corinthians 4:18 "While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal."

Jesus will give you eternal life in the kingdom of God, what is better sin for 5 minutes and then its over? or eternal happiness in the kindom of God?
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B_Jim
replied on April 1st, 2008
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The ejaculation requires proper functioning of the various systems of the human body. Why these systems would not be affected by a dysfunction ?
What's illogical ?

ISSM recognizes the existance of Post-orgasmic cognitive symptoms. For example, post-coital headaches.
Dr Waldinger identified guys with severe symptoms and he defined the concept of Post-Orgasmic Illness Syndrome.
Dr Dave think that a endorphins deficiency is a possible cause of the post-ejaculatory syndrome.
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A temporary crash of serotonin after ejaculation is possible. The case of wushu1234 is not severe. But he's not alone to have this rare problem.
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driftless
replied on November 22nd, 2009
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Hey wack job Dijon, the boy was looking for some advice not your radical, religious ranting. It is views like yours that can add to negative feelings in adolescent's head and lead to feeling of depression over perfectly normal and healthy activities.

WUSHU, we all masterbate, even the righteous Dijon, all things in moderation, and anything in excess can be bad for you, good luck
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W0LF
replied on November 22nd, 2009
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Hey wushu1234
Masturbation isn't found in the New Testement in any book but oddly seems to be the topic of most biblical interpretation you hear out of the Book of James. The Old Testiment comes close to specifics of Masturbation but then again the Old Testament says you should be stoned for dying your hair and that eating Bacon makes you unclean. There's a lot of Pick-and-choose Christianity coming out of the Old Testement for good reason.

I'm not a fan of ISSM or it's affiliates but beyond my opinion it's just a fact that Masturbation isn't a cause of depression. Masturbation is a mood stabilizer and promotes the production of serotonin in the brain. The male of the human species engages in regular masturbation. Only a small portion of males have any depression issues. If there was a causal relationship we would absolutely see a much larger sampling of men sufferring from the disorder.

The disorder of Depression is not usually trigerred by a particular activity or event. It is a constant that can intensify based on neurochemistry or anxiety. If you're only experiencing feelings of displeasure and listelessness following Masturbation most likely you're experiencing an anxiety disorder or some manner of Guilt complex pathology. However only a qualified medical professional can evaluate if you're dealing with any kind of psychological disorder. I'd suggest you speak with a psychiatrist about what you're going through.
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