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For some sex and porn addicts, masturbation is the only sex they have with people they care about.

Comedian Lily Tomlin famously said, “There is reason to believe that humans first walked upright to free their hands for masturbation.” She might be right. That said, for many people, masturbation is about more than just self-pleasure. For some recovering sex and porn addicts, masturbation can be a healthy outer circle/boundary activity that helps them develop healthy, non-obsessive sexual and romantic attachments. For example, being held while masturbating can be a very intimate act that helps build a connection. That said, many sex and porn addicts tend to struggle with compulsive masturbation and should generally be placed in the inner circle or the middle circle/borderline. When people are confused about masturbation, it’s best to err on the side of caution.

today’s task
Think about whether masturbation can be a healthy part of your recovery and, if so, how that might happen.