I masturbate at least five times a day. I'm 38 years old. Today is my day off. I woke up at 8:00 AM and by 11:00 PM I've already masturbated three times. I made breakfast and texted my friends. Next, I plan to write 1,000 characters for a literary morathon (I'll probably masturbate twice during the process). At 6:00 PM, I go to the gym with friends.

Should I really be so busy on my own day off that I don't have 10-20 minutes of masturbation every hour? What do you guys who don't like masturbation and don't have sex do?

I tried NoFap. I lasted six months. So it's definitely not OCD or compulsions. I can stop doing it. But why would I give up?

I'm diagnosed with AvPD—I've had problems with social interactions my whole life. I'm not very attractive, I'm quite anxious, and I'm not rich. So NoFap won't bring me a hot girl for sex. Although I regularly try to meet people through dating sites. I've gone to Latin dance classes and other social events.

But I get sexually aroused pretty regularly. And that's without porn. Fantasy is enough.

I'll be honest. I lost my virginity to sex workers, and it was amazing. But I can't spend money on sex every week.

If you think back to me when I was 15-20, when I had an erection literally 24 hours a day, it was hell.

I remember a psychologist advising me: just don't think about it, play sports, study for exams.

Who's crazy between us? Of course, I studied for exams, but how could you not think about it when you're walking down the street, see a hot girl, and your dick gets hard? Sexual desire sets in, and then there's the frustration of not being able to get it.