Q. In young age, I masturbated to amusing stories. Am I normal?

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1. We, humans, have all sorts of fantasies that can lead us to be either emotionally or sexually excited. During childhood, we may have developed obsessions with certain things or scenarios. They can seem unusual or abnormal to us when we grow up.
2. Your fascination with stories of thieves and being tickled by kids may be unusual; however, masturbating to them is the compulsive action of those obsessions.
3. The activity may be called abnormal if it starts to disrupt your daily functions and routine life or relationships. I want to reassure you that your fantasies are not largely abnormal and your masturbating to them can be considered a normal reaction.
4. Although, you should seek counseling if ever the activity of masturbation seems to disturb your personal relationships or routine and if ever it can lead to any sort of impulsive or risky behavior in reality.
5. Often it is seen that a stressful lifestyle may drive us to relieve our tensions in unusual ways. This reaction in turn can actually get us hooked to the activity that soothes us. Hence, it is important to be self-aware of our emotions, actions, and reactions.
6. To ease the tension, I would suggest you give try to mindfulness meditation for at least 15 minutes daily, do yoga, and incorporate exercise into your routine.
7. Breathing exercises like pranayama are easy to be done even at work and 10 minutes a day of it will be very helpful in combating stress and anxiety. These will certainly fill you with new energy rather than expending it on any compulsive reactions.

Thank you.

1. Obsessive compulsive disorder.

2. Generalized anxiety disorder.

3. Panic disorder.

4. Depression.

Obsessive compulsive disorder.

Cognitive behavioral therapy.

1. Managing stress by meditation.

2. Yoga.

3. Breathing exercises.

4. Healthy lifestyle.

Revert back to if you have any further disturbance in life a psychologist.

Same symptoms doesn’t mean you have the same problem. Consult a doctor now!

Dr. Hardik Tusharkant Bambhania

Experience: 14 + Yrs

Psychotherapy

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