Dopamine addiction

First time posting in here. Never truly talked with anyone about this, so hopefully this helps. Since 14, I have been addiction to masturbation. At first, it was all fun and games. Until it became an escape hatch from reality. *** reality. Due to my family issues, I needed an escape hatch, somewhere to vent and let it all go. So, I began to ***. Unfortunately, it became a recurring problem. 1, 2, 3 times a day. I couldn’t stop. It causes me shoulder pain, and isolates me from reality. I could never hold a relationship since all I could think about was the sex.

people say this is normal and I shouldn’t *** on myself for it. But sometimes the norm is detrimental. I think I can become a MUCH better person if I find a way to put an end to this addiction. I am currently trying, but I don’t know if it will work. Fingers stay crossed tho lol.

Let’s hope.