Sexual Health - Men Forum - Stop masturbating ? Erection problems

You wrote:

"Current medical status: i have been doing excessive and almost chronic masturbation for the past 6 years, hand practise and watching lots of porn movies. for a long time...i dont have any heart diseases, diabetes,i practise sports but when im not depressed because i am for almost a good time now.I have started feeling problems with my erections,loss of sexual desire,for almost 3 and years now.as soon as i stop stimulating my penis my erection goes down really fast.i dont get hard by looking at naked women,like i used to be before.i loose my erection very easily,sometimes i cant get hard at all no matter how i try.maybe im experiencing sexual exhaustion too due to over-ejaculation.im very depressed ,i take zoloft and then stops it now and then retakes it.i havent seeked the help of any physician because its embarassing to me.i feel that orgy sex movies excites me more but i am not able to make it hard enough and not soft during a sexual relation.its not working.i dont know how to get help,tips to recover slowly from my current status.i feel its awkward,not being able to maintain a real normal sexual intercourse and not being able to do it without masturbation and movies and those things...what shall i do? shall i stop masturbation? and how?shall i stop watching the movies? how to coop with my body needs? will i be able to get normal again?i want to get married and i dont know if i can make it.why did i loose my sexual libido?would it come back?is there any hope?please i need your help in details ,if u can let me know about all small steps to do to recover? what to take?by the way, drugs like viagra didnt work much with me..

Current medical treatment: zoloft and it has dropped my sexual libido to nothing"

Given your description, it seems that excessive masturbation prevents you from having contact with potential sexual partners. It's not possible to judge if you experience sexual dysfunction, or not, until you try having sex. It is not that important how you achieve an erection (masturbation, watching porn movies…) but whether or not you can get erect in the presence of a sexual partner. Excessive masturbation can exhaust sexual ability, so you might consider avoiding masturbation for some time and preserve yourself for some real sex. Furthermore, depression and antidepressants (Zoloft) can also affect libido, or sexual desire.

It seems possible that, in your case, sexual dysfunction is a functional problem rather than an organic one ... so Viagra can’t help you much. Instead, you can consult a mental health doctor about your problem for diagnosis and treatment alternatives, including psychotherapy.

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