OCD, lack of libido, antidepressants, porn addiction

[Azwraith]

Hello friends. Latelly, many things have been happenning. One of them is that I don't feel the desire that I used to feel to masturbate anymore. I remember when I was younger (I am 25), I used to be very horny. Just thinking about sex had me hard and etc. I used to watch porn and get very aroused. But now, I am not like that anymore. I do watch porn oftenly, but I am just like "Meh...". And this has been happenning for an year or more.

When I touch myself using only my imagination, I notice that I get more pleasure than when I am watching porn. Weird, right? Porn feels to me just like an addiction. You don't really want to do that, but you do it anyway. I think it might be just like smoking cigaretes or using drugs. And in the end you end up feeling awful for doing it, specially without any desire. Maybe that is why it is called an addiction.

Anyway, I was also dyagnosed with Purely Obsessive OCD two years ago. My mind keep flashing evil or disgusting images and scenes without my conscent. I am taking many meds (antidepressants, etc), and I noticed they drastically lower the libido. I only want to touch myself once in 3 or 4 days now. But as I stated above, porn is like an addiction, and I end up "forcing" myself to masturbate almost daily, and I don't even feel that good about it.

I have tried to stay away from masturbation and only do it when I genuinelly crave it, and it felt awesome. But then I fail and go back to the old routinne of masturbating daily for the sake of doing it.

And besides that, during the masturbation period, bad things keep flashing in my mind (probably due to the OCD) like me doing sex with my mom, or raping a child. And this is a total turn off for me. And then it all becomes a mental struggle. I know it is normal for those things to happen, but not in the degree they happen to me. Everything is too realistic, as if I was living it, and my mind can't understand that they are just thoughts.

I am seeing a psychiatrist and psychologist, but sometimes they don't offer too much help.

Anyway, I am here seeking for help. Any advices or word of comfort, please? Anyone in a similar situation?

[Wakeup]

You're on anti-depressants which, like you've stated screw with one's libido. Your OCD makes you masturbate incessantly. Instead of grabbing your dick, why don't you get up, go outside and run a mile? Do something else instead of just falling prey to your own hand.

[Azwraith]

You're on anti-depressants which, like you've stated screw with one's libido. Your OCD makes you masturbate incessantly. Instead of grabbing your dick, why don't you get up, go outside and run a mile? Do something else instead of just falling prey to your own hand.

I do work out already, almost everyday, to keep my mind busy, and also run 3 miles.

[Wakeup]

Then do something else rather then what you're already used to doing.

[CrasherRob8]

Your porn addiction and masturbation addiction is causing your issues with sex. Essentially you have overused your arousal center, so to speak, in your brain to where it just wants a break. What you need to do is when you get the urge to either masturbate or watch porn, immediately go do something else. You work out a lot so how about if you get the urge to masturbate, taking a very cold shower? If you want to watch porn, go for a run. A very long run

[Azwraith]

I will try that, and let you guys know how it goes. Thank you very much

[woody]

O.P

If you have a healthy heart (no issues with high blood pressure) get yourself on some Ginseng. Research which type would best suit you and go to your local health food store and buy a big bottle of it. This stuff has been boosting libido's for 1000's of years and the stuff works, obviously.

therapy's great n'all but if the issue is in the body, not the mind, you'll have to address that so try the natural stuff first. Give it a month of daily intake and see if you feel the difference.
Remember, a happy sex drive is oh so important.

[lovebroken]

I think OCD does cause you to obsess on sexual unwanted thoughts, so if you get the right medications for that it should help limit that at least and probably the need to overly masturbate and watch porn, you can go to groups for that to and talk with like minded men and women.

[Azwraith]

I think OCD does cause you to obsess on sexual unwanted thoughts, so if you get the right medications for that it should help limit that at least and probably the need to overly masturbate and watch porn, you can go to groups for that to and talk with like minded men and women.

It is really hard to find such groups here, since I live in a very small town. But I will search for that.

Also, I don't know if I overly masturbated. I used to do it once or twice a day, now I just do it once every 3 or 4 days (or even more). And hell, I have seen ppl talking about masturbating 4 or 5 times a day, so I felt I was not normal.

Anyway, I will look for ginseng as well.