# Apparently it's possible to sexually abuse yourself **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 5, 2007, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-its-possible-to-sexually-abuse-yourself/390909 "2007-02-05T10:59:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-its-possible-to-sexually-abuse-yourself/390909/21 "2007-02-05T22:35:57Z")
[QUOTE=Derleth] \*\*Apparently it’s possible to sexually abuse yourself \*\* [/QUOTE] Bit behind the learning curve, are we? Most of us work that out by the age of 11 or 12. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-its-possible-to-sexually-abuse-yourself/390909/22 "2007-02-06T07:21:48Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] Actually, it’s probably only sexual self-abuse if you tell yourself no, but you refuse to take no for an answer. [/QUOTE] My eyes said yes. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-its-possible-to-sexually-abuse-yourself/390909/23 "2007-02-06T07:30:34Z")
Silly question here, perhaps, but could the charge of sexual abuse of children be for sending the nude pictures to other minors? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-its-possible-to-sexually-abuse-yourself/390909.md?page=1)