Sexual Relationships 
Sexual Health 
Masturbation seems to get a bad rrap often. On here there have been a couple of mytakes, although satire that have discussed the "dangers" of Masturbation. But there are actually some great health benefits from it. So to me there is nothing wrong with Masturbation and here's why:
Masturbation reduces stress
Orgasms produce a natural high. Plus some medical studies have shown that self love prevents depression and mental illness.
It's good for your heart
Self stimulation is a good way to help get your blood and heart pumping. In fact studied show that women and men who masturbated regularly show less risk of heart disease and Type 2 diabetes. That's all the more reason to enjoy it.
It helps you sleep
Masturbation releases hormones such as melatonin that goes to the brain to cause a feel good sleepy feeling. So after you orgasm, take a nap. Sleep is so important in your twenties!
Masturbation also helps:
Relieve menstural cramps and muscle tension
Provides sexual pleasure for anyone without the use of a partner,including the elderly
strengthen muscle tone in the pelvic and anal areas, reducing women’s chances of involuntary urine leakage and uterine prolapse
And it also improves our body image and confidence.
So in general those are just some benefits to Masturbation. There is nothing to be ashamed of. It is healthy. Don't listen to those who say it will cause you to go crazy,blind, or your penis will fall off. Relax and enjoy yourself.
What Girls & Guys Said
29 37Far too many young men are unable to function normally when it comes to sex thanks to porn and masturbation.
Can you elaborate?
@kutenkinky8_24 one guy I know called it masturbators death grip where they can't get arroused or cum unless by the touch of their own hand and can have sex for a long time but because their penis feels numb without sensation in an actual vagina they dont cum and will go flacid which is actually actually erectile dysfunction.
I'm not sure that is the reason for the apparent penile flaccidity due to porn.
@kutenkinky8_24 not just porn. Essentially masturbation trains your mind and body to respond to certain stimulation visually and physically, like muscle memory.
Nah I masturbate everyday 1~3times And I'm pretty sure I can function to make you orgasm
@curiousTonny your only fourteen after a few years of self harming by masturbation you won't.
just to proove it can happen my boyfriend in his 20s masturbated constntly to porn for year, like daily and did have this problem, until he slacked off and stopped for awhile then became normal, so yeah it can cause that.
It's not so much a mind training thing as it is the refractory period. If a guy has sex and cums a few times AND THEN trys to have sex again soon, most guys will not have had enough time for a fresh boner.
I agree with your take 100% - Just as an aside you can go blind from male masturbation and male orgasms, there are tiny amounts of zinc in male ejaculate which is needed for eyesight - Before anyone panics I think it is something like 50 ejaculations a day for 300 years or something before any danger.
... sources please? lol
No zinc is for testosterone while vitamin k is for eye sight.
@Mrwoo99 It was just an article I saw somewhere about grain of truth in old wive's tales but they were unrealistic. Lack of zinc does cause eye problems
https://www.webmd.com/eye-health/zinc-vision
It helps you sleep?
No wonder I'm always tired.
Masterbation is amazing and I couldn't live without it! It's how I learned what my body liked and what works and how I like to be touched in my opinion it's important.
I agree with you!
Yes it's always better, that's why every guy and girl does it, irrespective of confession or denying it.
Nice mytake, I like the advices :)
People should know it's physically harmless for the most part and may have benefits, but there's always the other side. Fact is, some people do get in trouble with this behaviour and find it addictive. So remember to have limits and practice moderation. In the past, people erroneously thought masturbating led to all kinds of horrible ailments. Today, we have the opposite belief of it being so healthy that it's impossible to overdo it. Staying home to masturbate multiple times a day over the long term is probably a symptom of underlying issues in one's life that should be addressed.
Simply, masturbation is the healthiest activity you can enjoy for free, it is very good for many aspects of physical and mental health. If you don't get regular orgasms, with or without a partner, you should masturbate to orgasm, around once a day at least.
I do, and I look and act at least ten yours younger than my age. Enjoy!
As a young person you can masturbate much more often, and it will not do you any harm at all, it will help concentration, relieve stress, and make you feel good. It can also be fun to share masturbation with friends, and
eating yours or anothers cum is great, it is full of protein.
good take!! agree with all points
Not when it leads them to porno addiction and possible pedophilia
So then always? Because masturbation doesn't lead to those things especially pedophillia wtf are you talking about?
@Emberremembers wtf are you doing on my thread? Eff off
I dont talk to deranged teens 😋
i agree with that "deranged teen" if masturbation would lead to pedophilia then pretty much every guy in the world would be a pedophile..
Eh masturbation can lead to pornography addiction trust me I've been through it and back. If exposure to pornography is the reason that you masturbate then there's a problem. Or if you need pornography to masturbate then there's a problem. You should be able to masturbate simply off of the fact that your horny.
were you abused as a child, I work in Mental Health I work with Paedophiles, with learning difficulties, Personality disorders and schizophrenia, Porno fliks do not lead to Paedo addiction, it goes way deeper than that, And sorry but at 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, etc, at some point ones fingers will start to explore, do not be ashamed, it is your body and it is better than sticking pills in your mouth, cutting yourself, starving yourself, masturbation can be amazing and better when two are involved exploring and pleasuring each others sex organs, or erogenous zones and we have many, and women I think have many more than us horny sodding men. Mwen should have sex for the womans pleassure first, loads of 4 play, make her fel special, she is!!
K, thanks, brb.
haha, nice
It is rare for me to go 48 hours without masturbating... and I don't feel guilty and can get aroused by real life women (not plasticy porn stars).
One thing to mention is... the type of porn used as the masturbation tool. I use amateur porn, real life looking women I can see in everyday life. That's why I don't have a body image issue when it comes to getting aroused. :)
I can go 48 hrs np... done more than a week without before.
@Tanisha69 A few years ago (I was 25), I abstained from masturbating as a personal challenge. On the night of day number 6 I had a wet dream. :-P Goes to show you that even if I don't masturbate, it doesn't make a difference cauz my body will bust a nut regardless! lmoa
lol I quit holding out after 8 days it wasn't worth the effort
@Tanisha69 Can you follow me, please?
Another good thing about masturbation is how there are no risks in getting any STDs or getting pregnant. There is no shame is giving yourself some love.
Yes safe sex
I didn't even read the take but yes... (Reading it now)
Ok for you not for me.
But good mytake anyway.
I agree.
If it was not for masturbation, I would not have a sex life. :-)
I agree with this take. Masturbation is healthy normal. Stress reliever. Slepp aide. And can be intimate when 2 partners are together. A type of foreplay.
There's nothing wrong with it unless it's excessive. When you watch too much porn, you start having an unrealistic image of how sex really is and what the female body really looks like. This can cause the man to have worse performance or not be able to cum during intercourse because it's not as stimulating as the things he normally watches. It's very healthy in moderation!
But some aren't convinced. This guy makes me laugh: creationsciencestudy.wordpress.com/.../
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxAINwRiNI8