The Degradation Drug
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The Degradation Drug
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#2> But soon his euphoria was accompanied by an insatiable libido. Leonard became a “wild, wonderful, ravening man-beast,” masturbating for hours on end.
Is going for a few hours unusual? If so, I've been in big trouble ever since I turned 14.. (now going on 39)
It just feels really good.
Hmm.
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#3Here’s a hypothesis that would be interesting to test. As the younger generation continues its obsession with social media technology. Is there some physiological change (perhaps mimicd by the medication in the article) that could be happening simultaneously? Some weird type of brain evolution.
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#4> But soon his euphoria was accompanied by an insatiable libido. Leonard became a “wild, wonderful, ravening man-beast,” masturbating for hours on end. Is going for a few hours unusual? If so, I've been in big trouble ever since I turned 14.. (now going on 39) It just feels really good. Hmm.
The only other similar stories I've heard like this are people using meth.
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#5> But soon his euphoria was accompanied by an insatiable libido. Leonard became a “wild, wonderful, ravening man-beast,” masturbating for hours on end. Is going for a few hours unusual? If so, I've been in big trouble ever since I turned 14.. (now going on 39) It just feels really good. Hmm.
The only other similar stories I've heard like this are people using meth.
Nah, no meth, coke, or other recreational drugs.
#bornthisway ?
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#7The article describes its first subject as having been diagnosed with simply "depression", but describes their medication regime as including lithium and lamotrigine which in combination is strongly suggestive of treatment for bipolar depression in particular. Given that the described behavior sounds very much like a manic episode, the article should have explained this connection before attempting to focus the blame on pramipexole.
Most antidepressants, even SSRIs, are medically recognized as potentially triggering mania in bipolar patients. While compulsive gambling and hypersexuality are associated with dopamine agonists, I think it may be misleading for the article to focus so heavily on a possible manic episode without discussing bipolar disorder at all and while implying that this was a unique effect of dopamine agonists.
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#8> But soon his euphoria was accompanied by an insatiable libido. Leonard became a “wild, wonderful, ravening man-beast,” masturbating for hours on end. Is going for a few hours unusual? If so, I've been in big trouble ever since I turned 14.. (now going on 39) It just feels really good. Hmm.
Since you are being unusually candid about your sexual practices on the internet, I'll similarly break protocol and ask: how has all this long duration masturbation affected your ability to reach orgasm with a sexual partner?
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#9> But soon his euphoria was accompanied by an insatiable libido. Leonard became a “wild, wonderful, ravening man-beast,” masturbating for hours on end. Is going for a few hours unusual? If so, I've been in big trouble ever since I turned 14.. (now going on 39) It just feels really good. Hmm.
Not really the place to display your kink, man.
Plenty of dedicated spaces on the Internet for that - a space being dedicated to sexual activity greatly increases the chance that a user consents to seeing that sort of content.
But if lack of consent is what you're going for, then please explore CBT options for moderating that behavior.
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#10> But soon his euphoria was accompanied by an insatiable libido. Leonard became a “wild, wonderful, ravening man-beast,” masturbating for hours on end. Is going for a few hours unusual? If so, I've been in big trouble ever since I turned 14.. (now going on 39) It just feels really good. Hmm.
Since you are being unusually candid about your sexual practices on the internet, I'll similarly break protocol and ask: how has all this long duration masturbation affected your ability to reach orgasm with a sexual partner?
Not a problem, with a partner is the best way! I've learned to have some control, it's all in your head.