I can't stop thinking about masturbating

[Euge]

Hi I'm new, and saw how people had their problems solved, so I thought mine could as well.
So I'm 19 year old male and recently knew from YouTube that I have an addiction, not a porn addition but my sex drive is very strong.
Everytime I'm in the mood, I just masturbate, but it's a few times. So basically I masturbate at least 5 times a day.
There are days where I can't control it but the urge doesn't go away and it keeps growing.
What am I supposed to do to keep it down?

[Elise]

Hi there Euge, and welcome to Scarleteen!
So, when you say that you "know" this from YouTube, are you able to tell us the things you heard/saw on videos there that make you feel this way? I ask because all the information on there isn't necessarily as correct or based on current information like that found here.

Firstly let me reassure you that there is nothing unusual about having a strong desire to masturbate at your age, and masturbating multiple times a day also isn't strange at all. If you are in a situation where it isn't convenient to masturbate, have you tried things to take your mind off the desire that really need a lot of concentration (like video games), or going for a run or having a cold shower? If so, how has that worked for you before?

Or would you say that things are feeling like you're not in control? If your desire to masturbate is interfering with your ability to do work, socialise etc. and feels compulsive, or like an impulse you cannot control (which is a more accurate word than addiction, as that is more about things external substances)?