Melancholy

[Whateverist]

Perhaps he is just pining for the sweet embrace of Jesus and longing for a better place?

There is always that.  I would also consider companionship, profession or a life's work, bucket list accomplishments, financial goals, as well as spirituality.  Wasn't looking to proselytize anyone, I attempt to reserve that for the Christian based threads.

Yeah, not at all.  Haven't found you to be a pushy god-botherer.  If I had, I'd never have set you up like that.  

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Are you married Kusa?

Yes. 5 kids and only one left at home. I'm 47 years old. I used to be high speed , low drag but now I'm low speed high drag.

There goes another stereotype. I'm biologically responsible for no one and I don't think I've ever given 'reproduction' as such a serious thought. No regrets.

Of course if you had any regrets, it wouldn't be okay to voice them. Parents have to be gungho at all times it seems. I did help raise my stepson since he was 6 and I had 5 younger siblings to provide me with a life time of memories regarding diapers. I wonder if I'd have had some wanderlust for the experience otherwise. Some how I doubt it. I may just be naturally selfish and self centered.

[Thumpalumpacus]

I find that when I am bummed out, listing those people and.circumstances for which I'm grateful helps me snap out of it.

[PETE_ROSE]

When I get like that I take a look around... And soon think to myself snap out of it. I'm a lucky man, I'm still here enjoying the planet.

Yeah melancholy is definitely easier to 'snap out of' than depression.

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You and I are close in age.  Have a friend/coworker that describes something remarkably similar to you.  I would describe him as a mans man and a generally happy person.  We have worked together for over 20 years and I noticed changes in him and his demeanor over the last 2 years.  Near the end of last year it was discovered he had extremely low levels of testosterone.  

He is being treated for low testosterone currently.  It seems to be having a positive effect on him.  

It may be something to look into.

Is my compulsive masturbation a sign of low or high testosterone? I have been known to do it as many as 8 times a day. Is that a testosterone thing?

Trolling for shock factor Ham? Would have preferred you left that bullet in your gun for one less indoctrinated than I. It would be better suited for some newbie pastoral lampoon cruising by the AF trying to earn points from Skydaddy in the next life.

Although it did bring to mind the narrative of a book being discussed in a Steve Bannon thread here. Opening post.
Some white supremacist dogma that Bannon references.

Something about rivers of sperm flowing over bodies, in all the nooks and crevices of your keyboard. I'm paraphrasing.

8 times in a day? I don't know if I should high 5 you or call social services and have them send out the guys in lab coats and butterfly nets to capture and examine you.

[KUSA]

8 times in a day? I don't know if I should high 5 you.

I wouldn't. Too sticky.

[Edwardo Piet]

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Trolling for shock factor Ham?  Would have preferred you left that bullet  in your gun for one less indoctrinated than I.   It would be better suited for some newbie pastoral lampoon cruising by the AF trying to earn points from Skydaddy in the next life.

Although it did bring to mind the narrative of a book being discussed in a Steve Bannon thread here.  Opening post.
Some white supremacist dogma that Bannon references.  

Something about rivers of sperm flowing over bodies, in all the nooks and crevices of your keyboard.  I'm paraphrasing.  

8 times in a day?  I don't know if I should high 5 you or call social services and have them send out the guys in lab coats and butterfly nets to capture and examine you.

No... I'm not trolling. I have been known to do it 8 times a day and I was wondering if an addiction to masturbation and feelings of melancholy when not doing it had anything to do with a testosterone imbalance or if I'm just hypersexual.

I already said in another post I wasn't trolling and I was deadly serious about what I said, sheesh.

I often feel very sad for no reason and then I masturbate and it goes away.

I'm not trolling by the way. I'm completely serious. I get emotional when I haven't had recent sexual activity.

Bold added.

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8 times in a day?  I don't know if I should high 5 you or call social services and have them send out the guys in lab coats and butterfly nets to capture and examine you.

Nah it's not worth an examination. There are porn addicts who do it more times than 8. I've seen a documentary about it before.

[Whateverist]

Surely more than 8 times would have to be fatal, no?

[brewer]

Surely more than 8 times would have to be fatal, no?

No. You need to give me her address.