[Ocappistand]

I'm a 20 year old male in college trying to get through university. Since I was about 13 I basically considered myself to have an above-normal sex drive. Sexual thoughts would drift in and out of my head all day. During class, on the way home, when it was time to do homework... (It didn't seem like any of my school mates had similar problems) and it causes me a huge distraction when I wanna be productive/get stuff done.

So for a guy like me who's primary focus is to get through school/make something of myself while I'm young not meddle around chasing girls I basically have no use for them. Is it normal? Is there any sort of diet I could adopt, or medication I could take to limit/turn off my sex drive until I'm about... 25?

-Dave

[time2discover]

I can tell you one thing, it's normal and I wouldn't even say above-normal. The people
around you were most likely feeling the same thing and hiding it well. You're a normal
guy. Since you didn't mention, have you tried taking matters in to your own "hands"
so to speak?

Hope some other people will come with other ideas, more efficient, but I don't think
you should take pills for something that's natural and not a medical problem.

Happy studying!

[Stillness]

There's no healthy way to stop it, Dave. It is one of the most powerful forces in nature and it is why there are 7billion of us along with trillions of other creatures on this planet. The difference between us and them is the grey matter between our ears. It will allow you to manage.

Use the search feature. You'll find a lot of people dealing with similar issues. Look at the "similar threads" at the bottom of this thread. There have been a couple of threads in the past few days. You're not abnormal.

[jns]

A strong sex drive can be refocused toward positive achievement. Why don't you have or want a girlfriend? There is nothing wrong with having a girlfriend and you can learn how to act around women instead of being awkward around them.

[Ocappistand]

A strong sex drive can be refocused toward positive achievement. Why don't you have or want a girlfriend? There is nothing wrong with having a girlfriend and you can learn how to act around women instead of being awkward around them.

It's not so much I don't want one, I'm just not in a position right now that I could get one. I study comp sci in a primarily engineering/science college. There's like no girls here. Even the cheerleaders are all chinese, asian or unattractive looking =/

Since you didn't mention, have you tried taking matters in to your own "hands"
so to speak?

Not exactly.. unless you mean being more active. I go to the gym 3-4 times a week and plan to join the soccer team once it gets hotter.

[time2discover]

Exercise actually will do the opposite.(not that you should stop exercising)

What I meant by active, to put it bluntly, was masturbation.
Maybe it will relieve some of the sexual pressures and actually help you relax!

[jns]

I went to such a school, myself. In my case, there was a woman's college several miles away and some of the male students had girlfriends from there. Asian ladies or other ethnicities would be fine with me, but there is extreme competition in such places. Consider other local ladies who are not going to such a high powered school. I would suggest not messing with your sex drive. What you are talking about is normal.