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lemmy.world

Physical exercise. You'll still be depressed, but at least you'll be depressed and ripped.

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Exercise also helps you cope with stress and makes you happier. Get ripped guys.

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Acerreply

That one is hidden behind Marge's head

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And maybe injured, if you're depressed, desperate, and end up going hard without being careful.

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but it offsets the binge eating disorder I developed as a coping mechanism for emotional distress

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I regularly checked 5 of those boxes for a few years. I just slowly cooled my roll and now I occasionally participate in a few of those things.

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lemm.ee

You trust me to do them in a healthy way??

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Shit, I've done literally all of those. At least now I'm down to four.

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lemmy.world

What makes maturation a terrible coping mechanism? It doesn't hurt anyone including yourself.

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lemmy.world

While your prostate will thank you, it's an 'unearned' dopamine rush that convinces you that you did something good for the day. It can psychologically reinforce negative behavior and have you get complicit with your surroundings and make positive change harder. But that's true for all coping.

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I feel like if that's the case then evolution really fucked its job up (metaphorically)

If masturbation was a negative thing, we likely wouldn't have been inclined to do it. As far as I know, that unearned dopamine rush thing being bad is a bit of a myth.

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Wastes a lot of time if you do it a tone. And one can hurt themselves if they do it constantly (several hours a day?) and rub it raw.

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Pretty much me, no bdsm, binging or flirting though. I'm doing good!

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There are some possible combinations there. BDSM Muckbang Session with a total stranger you never intend to see again let's goooooo

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