If excessive masturbation causing anxiety and stress is a myth, then what onsets the first panic attack followed by anxiety? How suddenly a person starts getting anxiety symptoms out of now where? And are meds the only way to suppress the symptoms, has any doctor ever claimed to have successfully restored someone without life long meds? Seems like in the end its some pills one has to pop-in for life.

Dr. Rahul GuptaSexologist15yrs exp

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Hello- Yes it does. Cortisol controls stress, but it too creates feelings of despair, sadness and aggression. Men who over masturbate experience an increase in cortisol to combat the stress sex creates. Early on, men suffer from sleep disturbances and concentration issues. Once the severe stages of cortisol elevation starts, men experience heightened irritability and insomnia. During the addictive stage, men experience chronic fatigue and moodiness, while during the final, severely addicted stage, men become over stressed. 

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