Compulsive Masturbation

In Recovery

Lemonada Media

Health & Fitness

4.8 • 718 Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2020

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Oh, yes, we are going there! A listener left a voicemail about masturbating so frequently that it began to disrupt her academics, her social life, and her relationships. In this episode, Nzinga dives into the stigma and shame around masturbation, what drives sexual compulsions, and how to best support those who find themselves in a similar situation.

Please note, In Recovery contains mature themes and may not be appropriate for all listeners. This episode also contains details of sexual assault and rape.

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0:52.5	So we got a voicemail a while ago with a question about masturbation.
0:57.2	And honestly, this is not a topic that anybody is talking about.
0:59.9	Like, we'll not touch it with a 10-foot pole.
1:01.5	So what are we going to do?
1:03.1	We're going to talk about it.
1:09.7	We are going to touch on the topics of sexual assault and rape.
1:12.5	And so if those are not safe topics for you to be listening to either by yourself or at all, I want you to know that up front.
1:17.6	So rolling into this week's topic, which Claire will tell you, we actually got this email
1:25.3	a while ago. And since we've've gotten it I've been badgering
1:29.7	her to make sure we get this topic on air um it was like every single time we were talking about
1:36.7	episode topics what we want to do next our next recording session and sing it was just she'd always
1:42.0	slip in masturbation anytime we were we were
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