Watching MMA fighters is the only way I can orgasm and now I’m addicted

DEAR DEIDRE: I HAVE a thing about Mixed Martial Arts – and it has become a bit of an obsession.

I’m a 26-year-old woman and first saw a UFC fight between two female fighters five years ago.

I was hanging out in my boyfriend’s room at college.

We were both inexperienced and sex was clumsy and functional with him.

But when we started watching these two athletic and fearless women battling each other on TV, I found myself becoming very aroused.

We had amazing sex that time and I had my first orgasm with him.

Even my boyfriend noticed and commented that he would turn on MMA every time we wanted to have sex.

We had fun for a while but our relationship didn’t last and later when I found myself single, I would turn on MMA whenever I felt horny.

It was the one way that I knew I was guaranteed to orgasm.

The problem is, I soon started watching MMA several times a day.

This has been going on for five years and I watch it at least three times a day.

I have never watched porn and don’t want to as I’m worried I’ll become addicted to that too.

Plenty of men flirt with me and ask me out but I always shy away as I’m not ready to come clean about my obsession and don’t think I can give it up. Please help.

DEIDRE SAYS: You have become addicted to masturbating which is preventing you from forming a relationship.

Focus on establishing a good social life and avoid spending so much of your time alone.

By breaking your normal patterns you will avoid the triggers that encourage you to seek solace through masturbation.

Talk to your doctor because there may be an underlying depression or anxiety that you manage by using masturbation to lift your mood.

Or perhaps there is some emotional pain that you are trying to bury by focusing on addictive sexual behaviours.

I’m sending you my support pack, Hooked On Masturbation?, which will give you more insight.

You can also contact Sex Addict Anonymous (, 07766 075 247) who will understand the issues here.