Not an actual addiction per se, as in a physical need to maintain some semblance of normal function, no - BUT you may have gotten your mind too much focused upon your own otuch and whatever kind of pornography you've been using - YEAH. Plus, you're not 18 any more.

Come back from fantasy and you may stand a chance.

Short answer: No

[QUOTE=JustJohn;274729][COLOR="blue">Hello there,

I used to have a pretty high sex drive when I was 18 years old (now 24, soon to be 25). [/COLOR]

Didn't we all? Males of our species reach their sexual peak sometime during their nineteenth year. From then on it is all down hill until death, albeit very slowly.

[COLOR="blue">For the past five years, I was engaged to girlfriend #2. At first, the sex was incredible; No issues, constantly aroused and always wanting more. The problems began about 3 years in the relationship when she stated that she felt uncomfortable with her body, so we went from having sex 8-10 times a week, to twice a month. Later on it became once every three or four months.[/COLOR]

As a typical relationship matures and ages, and also when children enter our neat little world, love making generally declines. What does not sound normal in your situation is the "why". The two of you need a heart-to-heart sit down chat at a time when you are not about to become romantic and discuss what is really going on. Three-four months is and indication of trouble and this could be either within your relationship from her perspective, or, something she perceives about herself such as body image. If she will not discuss the matter as it relates to having a healthy relationship, then encourage her to talk with a counselor. There needs to be an exchange of information.

[COLOR="blue">Because of this, I used to masturbate...a lot. By a lot I mean 4-5 times per day. I did this every day for the past two years and developed some kind of addiction to masturbation and porn.[/COLOR]

Please read the article on masturbation. Guys masturbate for two reasons; first, for the pure pleasure and enjoyment of it; second, in order to relieve stress. This becomes a matter of managing the two so that you do not overdo the first finding no reserve energy for the second. Third, is the fact that the more frequently we masturbate in a day, the weaker our ejaculations become. Management also means learning to budget and reduce the number of times per day in order to enjoy more powerful ejaculations later the next day or two.

[COLOR="blue">Now, with girlfriend #1...I seem to be having a major problem getting aroused and getting an erection. No matter how much I DO want to sleep with her, I just don't have it on my mind. [/COLOR]

Question, John, as discussed in the other post, might this be a matter of being in "like" and not in "love" with the woman? Perhaps there are little or no "sparks" and "chemistry". Tell me if you think there might be some truth to this, or that something else is the matter.

[COLOR="blue">I can get an erection for the first two minutes, but will be flaccid shortly after and the erection will NOT come back.[/COLOR]

When do you become erect?
When it goes away, what are you or you and she doing?

It is not uncommon for people to believe that if an erections subsides that this love making session is over. Nothing can be further from the truth. In fact a lot of women love the power they have considering the shaft of a penis as a combination brake and throttle over their man's response. When an erection subsides, hold off a bit and then work on rebuilding it later. An erection does require some attention to maintain. If you believe that once erect no further time and attention is required to maintain it, then think again.

[COLOR="blue">A friend of mine gave me 1 100mg Viagra (I cut it in four, so 25mg) to see if it would work...sadly even Mr. happy pill did not do the job because I simply do not get aroused anymore. [/COLOR]

Question: You do not become aroused any more or aroused by and in her company? If you masturbate then you are able to become aroused. If not in her company, then the problem is between the two of you as previously discussed.

[COLOR="blue">I'm going to the hospital next week to get a blood test just in case my testosterone level is low, but what I'm wondering (and most of my guy friends do agree) is if TOO MUCH masturbation could lead to a form of ED?[/COLOR]

Only insofar as trying to climax more than your body is willing to do in a day. After some number your body will simply refuse to respond for several hours, in which case you abstain for a while and practice your management technique.

In my never to be so humble opinion, if you have no difficulty masturbating, then your testosterone level is not the problem. Brandye?

[COLOR="blue">I love my girl, a lot. But this has become an issue with the couple. We have been dating for five months and I was able to hold an erection only once. She now finds it a bit frustrating when it happens and doesn't really want to have sex anymore because she fears that I will be erected at first to only go flaccid a few minutes later...
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Hers is a common fear, yet unfounded when you learn how to make love better. Remember what I said about the throttle and brake analogy.
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So...is too much masturbation a cause of Erectile Dysfunction?[/COLOR][/QUOTE]

Read the articles that discuss how to fool around and make out that includes the art of Necking, Petting, Heavy Petting, and repeating, all before getting to the Foreplay stage, and later perhaps, intercourse. My guess is that if there are sparks and chemistry and she does get you excited that your issue is a lack of proper technique and methodology. Go back and read what I said about devoting a minimum of half an hour to making out.

You cannot masturbate too much as discussed. On the other hand, each attempt at a climax in a multiple string will generally be harder than the previous one to trigger, and, the ejaculate will be less than the previous climax. It stands to reason that sometimes successive erections will be more problematic and weaker until you give your body a 24 hour rest, minimum. Slow down and learn to manage your urges and you should be very much OK even though you might have to endure some stress or give up some pleasure.

-doc

And the harder he tries with a woman and fails only to succeed when masturbating only reinforces thie idea that he 'can't'.