Y'all I've been too embarrassed to tell my therapist but the way I pulled myself out of a deep depression a few months ago was because I started masturbating regularly, which I had never done before. It's not working very well anymore but now when I talk to them it's like "oh well what were you doing differently last time you felt better?" Idk man, it's a mystery.

[–] hswolf@lemmy.world 24 points 4 months ago (3 children)

no psychologist here, but wouldn't the "doing nothing different" be the cause?

maybe try a few toys, there's so many types these days, putting stuff up in the ass is also a good choice, lots of pleasure points there for both sexes

maybe you could find some relieve exploring your own body? that worked somewhat for me, maybe I've become a pervert or a degenerate, but I feel very good about myself and with myself

[–] RadicalEagle@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago

Also just talking about your kinks and other things you're ashamed of with people you trust is really helpful in clearing that. Shame will hold you back from being true to yourself, and it's not worth it.

[–] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Exploring my body unfortunately causes quite a bit of dysphoria for me which is why I rarely used to do it in the first place, but maybe I'll work with them on that issue first and then I can try exploring haha.

You're not a pervert, it's great you can feel comfortable and enjoy yourself (as long as you're not doing it in front of non-consenting parties...)

[–] CaptainEffort@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago

For the record I love this comment, but find it funny that the answer to depression is just “try putting stuff up your butt”.

[–] Clent@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago

If you can't talk to your therapist about this l, they may not be the right therapist for you.

[–] Taako_Tuesday@lemmy.ca 10 points 4 months ago

It served as a source of novel pleasure, now it's just pleasure. Something else that's new and exciting could be what you're looking for, just make sure it doesn't turn to excessive drug use or something else thats irresponsible