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Masturbation - It's Good For You!There are old myths about how "choking the chicken" or "jilling-off" will make you go blind or make hair grow on the palm of your hands. Well, thank goodness that is not true or most of the population would be walking around with those incredible Seeing Eye dogs, looking just about as hairy as the dogs themselves! Truth be told, masturbating is good for you and let me tell you why. First off, we have the really interesting research that says men can reduce their risk of prostate cancer by regular masturbation. Cancer causing chemicals may build up in the prostate if they do not ejaculate enough. The researchers noted that those who had ejaculated the most between the ages of 20 and 50 were the least likely to develop prostate cancer and that the protective effect was greatest while the men were in their 20s. In fact, men who ejaculated more than five times a week were a third less likely to develop prostate cancer later in life. Next we have stress reduction. Masturbation is said to be one of the most natural and safe tranquillisers there is. It can help you fall asleep if you are suffering from insomnia. It can help you feel relaxed if you have had a difficult day. After masturbation people often feel energized and focused and that can help them return to tasks that require concentration. For women masturbation can be an excellent way to get relief from menstrual discomfort. Many women find that an orgasm relieves menstrual cramps. The uterine contractions of an orgasm help expel the menstrual fluid and relieve some of the muscular tension in the muscles of the uterus. Masturbation like so few other sex acts has no risk of pregnancy and extremely low risk of transmission of STI's (you can transmit the herpes virus from one spot to another on your own body - i.e. mouth to genitals). Going solo is truly safer sex! Masturbation offers you convenience in a way that partnered sex just cannot. As long as you have some privacy you can masturbate. Unfortunately, we do not always have access to partnered sex in the same way. You might be single and not have access to a suitable partner. You might have a sex partner but he/she is not available all the time. Or you might be too tired for partnered sex and just want the fast relief of masturbation. With masturbation you can experience as much gratification as you want given your own desires, schedule and pace. It also takes the pressure off of your partner. They are not the only source of your orgasms and you of theirs. In a way masturbation allows you to be selfish because you can focus completely on your fantasies and your pleasure, but it also can benefit your partner as well. Through masturbation you can discover exactly what kind of touch and what positions you enjoy most. You can communicate this to your partner. For men, masturbating can also help with ejaculatory control. Using a stop-start technique (stopping stimulation right before orgasm, then returning to touching oneself after the orgasmic feeling has diminished) is one such way. Now, there are times when masturbating can get out of hand. One might stop going to class or interacting with friends and family and instead spend the entire day masturbating. Regardless of the chosen activity, being socially withdrawn is not seen as healthy. With masturbation it can also "fry" your sexual wiring so to speak and make it difficult for you to achieve orgasm under partnered conditions. So if this is the case, seeing a sex therapist is a good idea. All to say, masturbation is not bad for you physically, sexually or emotionally. Unless it is something you simply are not at all interested in doing (and according to a recent study of college students some 40% of female students and 12% of male students don't masturbate at all), masturbation is, in fact, good for you. And if some of my videos or pictures help you along the way, then all the better! |
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