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So it's been a month where my penis is sometimes itchy and I get this erection while I'm asleep and it feels like it's going to explode, I'm scared
When you say "it feels as if it is about to explode," if you mean it feels like you are about to have an orgasm, there is actually nothing wrong with doing so.
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Well, Annie, if you're trying to sleep and wake up in the middle of it and not at the end of it, I do get the problem. Having an erection puts pressure on the bladder when you're sleeping, and when you wake up with one when you don't want to, when you're trying to sleep, it costs you time. If you go ahead and have an orgasm, while that's pleasant, then you have to clean up, which requires getting out of bed, going to the bathroom after, and then you have to try to relax back to sleep mode. It's actually not that easy.
I was thinking of a different aspect. Some guys are shamed by their parents or their religion about natural sexual responses, like masturbation. I don't know if in this day and age even the most conservative would shame a kid for having a wet dream to the point where the kid would squirm, hurt and worry and try not to, but I do have a Catholic friend who feels any non-procreative sex is a sin. So just thought I'd put it out there in case this guy is trying to avoid orgasm at all cost. (Couldn't tell what he meant by "explode.")
I think there's still an abundance of religious suppression going on. I wasn't responding to that part of it. I too need more info, because he doesn't say what he means by exploding, nor does he say how old he is, but just going by his name, I'm guessing he does live in a country where there's religious suppression. Not that there isn't any here. But I don't know if he's a kid or not. When I was 13 I had my wet dream period, and my parents were just plain dumb. I've always wondered how they ever had kids. I would wake up, tell my Mom, she'd change the sheets, and I thought I was wetting the bed. Took a visit to the doc and him shouting at my Mom for me to learn what was going on, and that stopped it, but it was a bad 6 months in the meantime. But again, I was a kid who knew nothing at all about sex, didn't think about it, and mostly wanted to play sports. The poster hasn't really told us what's actually going on yet. I was saying though in response to you that while masturbating is clean and simple, coming when you want to be sleeping or even just getting an erection that wakes you up can be a major pain. It can destroy a night's sleep. I know being a woman has its challenges, but being a guy ain't no picnic either. Peace.
No idea really what you mean feels like it's going to explode -- do you mean you have to urinate, or orgasm? At any rate, you might consider seeing a urologist. If it's an urge to urinate, I get this problem, but I've had prostate surgery and it left my bladder in not great condition, so it's often irritated. So again, if you think there's something wrong with your bladder or your prostate, you need to see someone about it. On the other hand, if you're relatively young, it's common to wake up with an erection, though it usually happens when you're done sleeping and waking up naturally.
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