Re: I am a 15 year old male. Do my symptoms suggest adrenal fatigue?

Hi John.

Sorry to hear you are going through this at your age.

Yes. self-gratification is a cause of stress. It's one of the reasons I am here. First the arousal itself is very stimulating. The orgasm creates a huge rush of dopamine and adrenaline (epinephrine).

If you stumble upon any or Dr. Lins websites....DO NOT take any of his his supplements, they are stimulants and bandaids that will make you feel better for a while and then crash.

Excessive p 0 r n and self-gratification teach your nervous system to be stuck in fight or flight mode. So the first thing is to stop that. That is essential.

Chronic Stress can also lead to chronic hyperventilation (subconscious). I couple of your symptoms can result from hyperventilation syndrome (blurred vision, tingling sensations, difficulty concentrating). The tingling is called peripheral paraesthesiae.

What helped me with hyperventilation is the Buteyko Breathing Technique. but that only works on 1/2 of the stress-hyperventilation cycle.

You also need to incorporate many other techniques to reduce stress. You are at the age where you probably play various video games. These are very stimulating and therefore a source of stress. You nervous system doesn’t know the difference between pretend life or death situations and real ones.

You will need to get into meditation to help calm your nervous system down.

Your other symptoms sound like adrenal fatigue. Lack of motivation and joy is from burned out dopamine and adrenaline.

There is great information on this forum to heal. You will not get your life back quickly... unfortunately. It will take some time for you to understand all of this.

The good news is you are young enough that you should heal better than some of us older folks.

Earthing is another great way to reduce stress.

Part of the problem you will have at your age is coming up with the money for some of the natural solutions. Unless your parents are open minded and willing to try stuff.

Otherwise, you'll end up on anti-depressants, v!agra, anti-anxiety and other meds that are not the solution. Tweet