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salam alykum,

I am a boy of 17 years of age. I'm in college, and I stumbled upon masturbation while thinking of a girl. For four years now I've been addicted, and I've been trying so hard to stop it. I've prayed and tried to control it,  but to no avail. It doesn't work. All the answers I've seen keep saying to get married, but here in my family you cant get married until you're 28. Would I keep mastrbating for 10years? Please, what do I do to stop this evil act??? By the way, I'm from Nigeria.

-iwishtorepent