Should I quit masturbation or not?

If you dont feel like you're addicted to masturbation I think it's ok to blow steam once in a while. It sounds like your overthinking all of this. Masturbation is not define you so dont hang all your emotions on to that.

 

Go a few weeks without porn or masturbation and see what happens. Write down how you feel each day and be fully committed. A lot of people report huge benefits from withholding orgasm, myself included. I get really fired up, diligent and focused. I feel a lot better and more confident around women. For me it's worth it, but everyone seems to be a little different. Try something new and then see what happens. It could change your life.

 

Abstinence is not a system, it's one condition that is hopefully addressed by a system. (I'm looking at your screen nick)

On the basic level of counting time, how long have you gone in the 90 days so far? You can see how long you can go without.

Like many you probably use MO for stress relief, but what if there are other more effective, healthier ways of relieving that stress? So the question then becomes what can you do to relieve the stress rather than how often you need to MO without going nuts. There are many stress relief techniques, and that's just for starters. Exercise may create some stress but it's controlled and just in the time of the workout session, and may help you relax rests of the time. Don't be afraid to check out different self improvement systems along these lines. If you have some kind of system you're far more likely to succeed than focusing on not acting out with no system.

 

If we really want to gush about systems- Perhaps get angry by the way we're systematized by predatory habit driven industries, then manipulate that emotion to provoke real change and progress within your routine. Optimizing routine is the systematization of the self, which is what leads to increased quality of life, which (I think) is why we're here in the first place. Avoiding porn will help rewrite the reward/pleasure system and can massively boost a persons energy and willingness to to take action, but it DOES take time. Getting a long streak can change everything for a person. Your mind will know that it can't seek pleasure through cheap thrills and you will become better at finding it through more meaningful interactions (with real women) and other activities that will actually get you ahead in life. This is something worth getting committed to, there is a reason this movement is gaining so much momentum- men are miserable these days and a huge part of that is over-satisfaction and comfort. Too much comfort will turn a man into mush and decimate his appeal and eventually his value.

 

Yes unplugging from the dominant system then create your own. Plenty of others who have done similar, it's both the challenge/difficulty and the freedom at the same time.