I am sixteen years old, and have been waking up each morning with an erection that lasts about a half hour each day for a few years now. But for the last three months, I've been getting LOTS of them all the time in addition to waking up with one. Each time it lasts a good ten to twenty minutes, and I often get them each hour. It feels like my penis is erect more than it is soft. This has been extremely UNCOMFORTABLE no matter what I am wearing. And I've never liked getting these erections, even when I was a child. And it is also extremely embarrassing too, because people can see it even though you try to hide it. And lately I get them whenever I have to take my pants off such as for changing or for going to the washroom, and when taking showers. In school, we are required to take a shower after phys-ed class, and I feel embarrassed because my penis doesn't look like everybody else's as it is always erect. And I have heard some of the students teasing me about it. Does anybody know what I can do about these involuntary erections, tell me what causes them and when they will go away. My dad says if I'd start masturbating more often when I wake up or before I go to sleep, it might go away, but I'm not sure.
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Question About Erections
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How old are you? You might just be going threw some hormonal rages or something. If young then it is normal.
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Original poster, it all sounds quite normal. Listen to your dad.
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lol, whoops, dont i feel stupid :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: well if ur sixteen then maybe you should just spank your monkey everyday so you wont get erected
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I understand your embarrassment. None of our answers or help will do anything to help that go away. But you really should start to see this as normal, or at least a degree of normal. It really is. Maybe you're popping them in front of others in the locker room because you are so worked up over it, like a psychological thing. Maybe if you can get to the point where you start seeing it as normal and worry about it less, it will happen less. I do have a few questions for you:
How often do you masturbate? Your dad might have a point.
What kind of underwear do you wear? It won't help you when you're naked in front of others, but if you wear boxer-briefs instead of boxers, it'll help keep the old boy down and more inconspicuous.
Do you remain erect the whole time you're undressing, showering, and dressing in the locker room?
Question for other posters: What is a good, witty reply AlwaysErect can use when the other boys make fun of his (very normal) erection. The only thing I could think of is "This isn't a boner. You would know if I had a boner.")
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I know how that goes man. I'm 16 too and the same thing happens. It always happens in class, and I just try to think of it as an armrest for my left arm! Just kidding, but I think it probably has something to do with an increase in hormone levels. I started getting pubes and changing voice and the like, and with that came the constant erections. That's just me; it might be different for you though.
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I think it probably has something to do with an increase in hormone levels.
Shortguy, you are wise beyond your years. It certainly does have something to do with increasing hormone levels, specifically your body's abilty to adjust to them. Right now your body is experiencing sudden increases in hormone levels. Eventually these surges level out and the spontaneous erections (so called because they are beyond your control) will diminish. As you get older and into a stable relationship, spontaneous erections diminish as erections induced by sexual situations increase. AlwaysErect, your dad is suggesting increased masturbation for the same reason.
I realize that the reaction from your friends isn't helping any, but rest assured that they will, if they haven't already, be going through the same thing. It's a sure sign of your passage from boy to man.
As for me, when I wake up in the morning with my guy at attention, I consider it a great start to a great day. -
"This isn't a boner. You would know if I had a boner."That's actually pretty good.A big reason people might give you a hard time is because the same kind of thing happens to them, it makes them uncomfortable, and it's a way to deal with it. Most adolescent males pop boners all the time, all over the place.
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I agree with what everyone else wrote. Unfortunately, there's nothing you can really do to prevent them, since they are beyond your control to begin with. Just take comfort in knowing that ALL guys in puberty get spontaneous erections like this at some point in puberty, and they WILL go away or diminish in frequency quite a lot as you finish puberty. By the time you reach 18, they won't happen much anymore, although you will continue waking up with morning wood through most of the rest of your life (morning wood isn't just a puberty-only thing).
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do you masturbate ? that would solve the problem probably, im 17, virgin, and i dont masturbate, and i get exactly the same long lasting erections in the morning, but since i stopped masturbating i havent had a wet dream (unless i have them but dont notice, which i doubt) and my penis is alot healthier because of it.
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In reply to:my penis is alot healthier because of itHow's that?
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It's not coughing up all that phlegm all the time.Sorry, bad joke.
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By the time you reach 18, they won't happen much anymore
OK then heres my question. So im 20 and i still get them alot; however not just at random times. You see i only have this problem when im with a girl. Like i just met this girl recently and we're dating. Well we're at school monday and she had her arm around me n stuff and i just poped one, then she kissed me goodbye and i poped one again. Now whenever i think about that i get one....its driving me crazy. I mean just the thought gets me aroused, does neone else have this happen?
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yea aTa7 i know exactly what ur talking about. i used to know this chick. she was always on me or touching me and i used to do the same to her. but even when im not touchin her and she was just having normal contact with me, i used to get hard and shit and i got it whenever i thought about her. she wasnt the hottest girl but in no way was she ugly. i also guessing that you get nervous when u r around girls. just a guess
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thats five words.........
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In reply to:OK then heres my question. So im 20 and i still get them alot; however not just at random times. You see i only have this problem when im with a girl.That's the difference: you're getting an erection from a sexually arousing situation, i.e. being around a good looking girl, kissing, etc. That kind of erection doesn't go away as you get older. A spontaneous erection is different, in that you get hard for no apparent reason. There's no sexual thoughts or anything, and you get hard. Like sitting in history class, and you pop a boner. That's much different from getting hard after seeing, hugging, or kissing a girl.
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i also guessing that you get nervous when u r around girls. just a guess
Thats actually whats wierd about it. Im in no way nervouse around girls, im not nervous around neone. Its just that it gets very annoying and embarrasing when that happens
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wierd ..matter of fact very wierd
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Hey bud, no need to be embarassed about this, just part of being a guy....we all deal with those erections that happen at the least opportune time. Be glad that the lil guy gets excited and ready for action...never know when he'll be called on for "duty" LOL
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lol yea i guess thats a good way to look at it. It lets me know he still works to full potential lol
