How to stop having wet dreams?

Questions:

1) I am a 17 year old guy and I ejaculate when I sleep because of sexual dreams. It happens 2 or 3 days a week. I have vowed to never masturbate and do not touch myself. However, I find myself having vivid dreams of sexual acts and ejaculating when I have these dreams. How can I stop this? Can I take pills to cure this disease? Please help me!

2) I am 15 years old and do not touch myself. It is prohibited in my religion and will make me impure. I have bizarre dreams in which I have sex with multiple people, sometimes with people of same sex. When I wake up, I find dried semen on my thighs. Please tell me how to solve this problem.

Answer:

What you are experiencing is called “Nocturnal Emission” or “Wet Dream”.

First of all, this is not a disease to be cured. This is a normal phenomenon that happens to more than 80% of males, especially during adolescent times. You should not feel guilty about having wet dreams. Just like masturbation, having nocturnal emission is a natural action.

Secondly, you have mentioned that you do not masturbate. Having nocturnal emission is very common with people who do not masturbate or do not have sex frequently. At your age, your body (and mind) needs sexual outlet. As a result, you are having these wet dreams and ejaculating while you are sleeping.

In some countries, doctors prescribe pills which contain estrogen to suppress your testosterone levels. This is unfortunate and is prevalent in countries with strict religious laws. Do not take those pills or you will have some irreversible consequences (for example, growing breasts).

To completely stop having wet dreams, you can masturbate and provide sexual outlet for your body. If you have any guilt associated with masturbation, please read this [HERE].

Remember: when you masturbate you do so consciously, so you can control your fantasies. When you suppress your sexual urge, it manifests as dreams which you have no control over. As a result, your dreams can be bizarre or sometimes very disturbing.

Note: Girls also experience wet dreams which results in lubrication of their vagina when asleep. Many girls may not even realize that they had a wet dream as there is no ejaculatory evidence.