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WHEN PORN AND MASTURBATION STOP FEELING LIKE A CHOICE

How to recognize when a sexual habit has become compulsive

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Ted Murithi

October 7, 2026·13 min read·3
WHEN PORN AND MASTURBATION STOP FEELING LIKE A CHOICE

There is an important difference between doing something because you choose to and repeatedly doing something you have already decided you do not want to do.

That difference is easy to overlook when the behavior involves pornography or masturbation because conversations about male sexuality often become unnecessarily extreme. Some people treat any pornography use or masturbation as proof that something is wrong. Others dismiss every concern by saying that sexual behavior is completely normal and therefore cannot become a problem.

Neither position tells the whole story.

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