Thanks, everybody. I like the term "fapping" too. I heard it the first time about a year ago I think.

The thunderclap headache was a week ago on Thursday. It was excruciatingly painful like times when I've accidentally banged my head on a cabinet door while standing up. I thought I remembered that the brain cannot feel pain, so I assumed it must not be in the brain. Then I mentioned it to my sister on Sunday, and became more concerned.

I suppose I would be dead now after a week if it was a brain bleed. I'm worried that there is a blood vessel that is weak. Maybe the chemicals associated with an erection cause that blood vessel to dilate.

I have jury duty next week, so I can't make a doctor's appointment. I fully expect the doctor to pat me on my head and tell me I need to take antidepressants. That is what always happens. If I say my joints hurt, then it is because I don't take antidepressants. If I say I feel nauseated after exercise, then it is because I don't take antidepressants. It's all in my head, and I'm a hypochondriac. That's why I hate going to the doctor.

I figure if fapping makes my head hurt, then I need to stop fapping. It would be easier to abstain from sex, if I had some medical exams to back-up my concerns. That's what I hope to achieve by going to the doctor. If they tell me to stop riding my exercise bike, then I will ignore them. Exercising is the only thing that helps with depression for me. I would rather take my chances than give it up.