This is an honest question…is masturbation actually healthy? In my own experience, it seems like a stress reliever, but that’s all I’ve really noticed.
I mostly ask because I’ve recently stopped doing it due to a deal made with my friends. It’s been a full week now, and today, I started noticing some unsettling physical symptoms, such as a rollercoaster stomach and a slight shortness of breath. If it matters, I have also recently been actively pursuing a specific girl at my school who’s got me quite smitten.
So, anyone?
By the way…this is a serious thread. I want real answers, no “lawl j4ck off” crap.
Yeah, I think it’s healthy in moderation. If you don’t do it often enough, you start getting stressed out(like you described) and if you do it too often(like 5 times a day), it can be bad for you(I’ve heard about this kid who jacked off so much, he would come with his blood and spinal fluid(don’t know how true it is, but sounds awful)).
It definitely does seem like a stress reliever. I am not sure, but if I were to guess I would say it is, but like habbywall said it probably depends on how often you do it.
I find if I do it more than once every couple of days I really crave it. And that kind of craving is more than a bit distracting. If I can go a few days without I generally feel more energetic and willing to do productive things, such as exercise or write erotic sci-fi fanfiction.
In regards to that, I should explain a bit more about the deal. Me and 2 of my friends are basically trying to prove to a 4th friend that we are NOT addicted to pornography…and really, not looking at porn is easy. But without thinking about it at all, I’ve never really felt like gratifying myself either. Even now I don’t have the desire for it, just the weird physical symptoms.
Could just be the girl too. You like her, thinking about her, maybe in good ways, maybe in more ‘naughty’ ways. But your denying yourself the pleasure you want or are thinking about. Probably more of the nerves causing the stomach motions.
hahaha that is exactly like me and 2 mates, last year we made a deal of who could not wank for the longest or watch porn, i think the winner lasted 1.5 weeks haha
oh and yeah i definately think its healthy and if you get that lass your after you may not need to do it
If I remember right that hinder/prevent/aver/reduces (not sure what word I should use) prostate cancer. And like many guys said before me, it’s stress reliever. So yes, I really think masturbating is good for mental and physical health.
There is quite a detailed and mature article on the subject in Wikipedia. I won’t post a link here because I don’t think it’s entirely appropriate in a forum read by some very young kids, although I dare say they could find it themselves.
It won’t do you any harm, unless you’ve been brought up in a religious tradition that stigmatises it to the extent that you feel guilty and confused. Physically, physiologically, and psychiatrically, it has no adverse effects. Any adverse psychological effects are the result of social conditioning.
Yeah it relieves stress ALOT. I did a personal experiment and I found the less I did it the more thoughts I had about related material. I also got more “excited” often and was distracted a lot more easily. So actually it helps me with school in a way. So yep I think it is just like a car you gotta do a check up and make sure everything is in working order.
