Is Masturbation Nasty...? (17)

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I'm a man and I approve this

Does it make you happier?

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Does it make you happier?

Is that a question to me or to the gentleman above..?

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Like anything else in life, there's both a normal and excessive amount surely...what are your thoughts?

There is absolutely nothing wrong with self love.

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Like anything else in life, there's both a normal and excessive amount surely...what are your thoughts?

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HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH?

Most experts agree that masturbation is healthy. It is something almost every single human does or has done. However, there is a point for some people when masturbation becomes a concern. It goes from being a random activity or even a habit to being an addiction.

Excessive masturbation generally causes minor, reversible physical issues, such as genital irritation, skin swelling, or numbness due to friction. It may become problematic if it interferes with daily life, relationships, or causes feelings of guilt, but it is not physically harmful to one's health in the long run. Signs of masturbation addiction include:

• Lack of Focus. They cannot focus on other activities. Masturbation consumes their thoughts, making them unable to function in their regular lives.
• Inappropriate Behavior. They masturbate at inappropriate times or in inappropriate places regardless of potential consequences. Like at your job, in your vehicle, or a public restroom.
• Coping. They use masturbation to cope with difficult emotions like stress, loneliness, or anxiety.
• Time Consuming. Masturbation takes up a large quantity of their free time or energy.
• Relationship Issues. They choose to masturbate over having partnered sex. This results in the ability to form relationships or stay in a committed relationship.
• Injury. They experience genital injury from compulsive masturbation such as bruising or chafing.
• Emotional Concerns. They experience feelings of guilt or shame after masturbation.
• Habits. Some people with masturbation addiction masturbate even when they aren’t aroused.

Activities to attempt to control masturbation include:

• Practicing mindfulness through meditation or yoga
• Spending time with loved ones
• Exercising or finding other healthy ways to get a dopamine release
• Identifying your masturbation triggers and avoiding them
• Engaging in hobbies such as hiking and swimming


(Thanks for the question..!)




Edited: May 11, 2026 5:39 AM UTC

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There is absolutely nothing wrong with self love.

I wouldn't call it love, maybe gratification, but yeah

Pffft!!!… why would you even ask that type of question?

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Absolutely not, and don't let anyone tell you different!
I grew up in a home where we didn't even mention sex, and then married an older man when I was an eighteen year old virgin. I had never even dated before him, and certainly never masturbated. I had to join the Mormon church before we got married, and come to find out he was a prude with a tiny d*ck. I never got any type of foreplay and only a minute or two of missionary sex. He never once gave me an o*gasm in our entire nineteen years of marriage. I was sexually repressed until I was in my thirties. A girlfriend finally convinced me to try masturbating, and I finally had my first o*gasm at thirty-six years old. If I could go back and change things, I would do it in a heartbeat! I'm now trying to make up for everything out missed out on in my younger years.

Masturbation is used in sex therapy as a therapeutic tool to improve marital sexual function, increase body awareness, and address issues like erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, and low libido.

In sex therapy, masturbation is often prescribed as a structured exercise to help individuals explore their sexual responses and become more comfortable with their bodies and desires. This approach, sometimes called prescribed masturbation, involves specific techniques such as varying pressure, experimenting with different types of stimulation, or using the stop-start method etc., to gain control over arousal and orrgasm .

I hope you perform well with your carnal desires now.

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Absolutely not, and don't let anyone tell you different!
I grew up in a home where we didn't even mention sex, and then married an older man when I was an eighteen year old virgin. I had never even dated before him, and certainly never masturbated. I had to join the Mormon church before we got married, and come to find out he was a prude with a tiny d*ck. I never got any type of foreplay and only a minute or two of missionary sex. He never once gave me an o*gasm in our entire nineteen years of marriage. I was sexually repressed until I was in my thirties. A girlfriend finally convinced me to try masturbating, and I finally had my first o*gasm at thirty-six years old. If I could go back and change things, I would do it in a heartbeat! I'm now trying to make up for everything out missed out on in my younger years.

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Masturbation is used in sex therapy as a therapeutic tool to improve marital sexual function, increase body awareness, and address issues like erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, and low libido.

In sex therapy, masturbation is often prescribed as a structured exercise to help individuals explore their sexual responses and become more comfortable with their bodies and desires. This approach, sometimes called prescribed masturbation, involves specific techniques such as varying pressure, experimenting with different types of stimulation, or using the stop-start method etc., to gain control over arousal and orrgasm .

I hope you perform well with your carnal desires now.

In a mud puddle

It might be messy but it’s not nasty. It’s too much fun!

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chronic masturbation paired with algorithmic porn isn't a moral problem, it's a self-model problem. The feed trains arousal to escalating novelty the real world can't match, the dopamine loop substitutes for partnered intimacy, and the subconscious starts reading the screen-image as self. Result: dulled motivation, social withdrawal, partner dysfunction, and a Laingian split where the desiring self lives on the platform and the embodied self atrophies. Industrialized behavioral conditioning, one user at a time.

IT ALSO UTTERLY DESTROYS RELATIONSHIPS

Masturbation itself does not intrinsically constitute "industrialized behavioral conditioning." Biologically, it is a normal human response that provides stress reduction and pleasure. However, the modern accessibility of online adult content has led to discussions about how specific, highly optimized stimuli can condition the brain’s reward pathways.

While masturbation is a natural biological function, pairing it with specific digital stimuli—such as highly stimulating online pornography—can assume to psychological principles like operant and classical conditioning. The brain’s reward center releases dopamine during arousal and o(r)gasm. Repeatedly pairing this massive dopamine spike with highly engineered, easily accessible digital content teaches the brain to associate sexual arousal specifically with those cues. Over time, heavy consumption of these digital platforms can cause the brain to adapt and desensitized, meaning users may require stronger or more novel stimuli to achieve the same level of arousal. When self-stimulation occurs as a quick-fix solving mechanism to numb stress or anxiety, it can sometimes develop into a compulsive behavioral pattern.

Masturbation does not inherently destroy relationships. It is a normal, healthy part of sexuality. However, it can become highly damaging if it replaces partnered intimacy and becomes a substitute for emotional vulnerability, or triggers hidden shame and secrecy. Problems usually arise when solo pleasure is prioritized over the relationship in specific ways. Experts and relationship therapists often point out that the act itself isn't the relationship-killer. Instead, the real damage stems from shame and guilt, secrecy and rigid beliefs. Your partner could feel neglected or not desired if you prefer to masturbate rather than sexually connect with him or her.

No its not nasty but it is better with a woman's help either in person or on the phone