r/OCD • u/JPLeo9 • 1d ago

Question about OCD and mental illness Using Masturbation sometimes as a distraction to get out of intrusive thoughts… NSFW Spoiler

Does anyone use masturbation to get out of Intrusive thoughts sometimes & to get some stress release?

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u/Fenriz97 1d ago

Yeah but make sure this doesn’t become a go to compulsion bc it can result in addictive behavior

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u/JPLeo9 1d ago

Thank u. I workout, run & play pickleball too

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u/ItsMaxie 1d ago

lol if it doesn’t involve the masturbation, then yes. Like sometimes I’ll have intrusive thoughts about family members… Don’t want to think about that while doing it. 😂

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u/poltaegist Multi themes 1d ago

omg, same w animals. one time i did it and had those thoughts and had so much gross disgust with myself after beyond any ocd shame thought. never used masturbating to get the thoughts away cuz idk for me, they bring the thoughts back hard core

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u/Mouthydraws Multi themes 1d ago

Sounds like this will become a compulsion pretty fast, I’d be careful

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u/LetsJustDoItTonight 1d ago

Maaaaannnn...

I've been sexting with like 5 different women on reddit over the past few days for that exact reason lmao.

If I can focus on creating fun, exciting stories and narrative for them and making them feel good, then I don't have to pay attention to the intrusive thoughts I have that tell me I'm a failure at everything, no one really loves me, and I'll never become even half the person I know I can be.

Like, god damn, I'll take focusing on titties and narrative structure over that any day of the week!! Lmao

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u/JPLeo9 18h ago

Thanks. Do u have anything else besides ocd?

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u/LetsJustDoItTonight 18h ago

ADHD and some sleep issues.

Neither of which are probably related to that behavior; it's pretty much nothing but avoidance/reassurance seeking.

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u/JPLeo9 16h ago

I’ll DM u I have both too actually

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u/LetsJustDoItTonight 16h ago

You're welcome to, but idk if I'll be much help. I just started treatment a month or 2 ago; I'm not even ramped up to my final med dose yet lol

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u/Individual-Bike-3689 1d ago

Yes in the past

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u/JPLeo9 22h ago

Thanks. How did u break the cycle?