I’ve heard the sugeon general state with my own ears there is absolutely nothing unhealthy about masturbating.
THIS IS GREAT. Did you guys get this far? Read this doctors findings on this guy:
That’s a neat ventriloquism act!
That site is hilarious. Here’s my favorite line:
I wonder why there’s a comma between “multiple” and “sexual.” Also isn’t “sexual orgasm” redundant? Is there any other kind?
I notice that the author of the site is not an MD but has a PhD in Engineering. If you click on his name in the site you get a NSFW page in which he claims to be a “penile engineer” who can
Sounds like the real deal to me. Plus he claims to know a lot about “Easren Taoism sexuality.” That’s really scientific, right?
I report anecdotally that many people I’ve worked with clinically find orgasm *per se * helpful for elevating their mood. However, they have related dysphoria to cognitive issues associated with masturbation, such as awareness that they don’t have a partner and want one, etc.
Only if you buy into the bizzare notion that your brain has a finite amount of those chemicals that can never be replenished.
Unless you have abnormal body chemistry to begin with, when you become deficient in any of the neurotransmitters, your body makes more to compensate. You can’t “use them up”.
I only have one testicle, but, guess what? My testosterone levels are normal; the lonely guy just makes more.
Bingo.
He throws around a ton and a half of neurotransmitters to cow people into, “mmkay, whatever you say, doc!” but I’ve searched through his site and I can’t find a single scrap of experimental evidence to support any of his claims.
He’s essentially trying to make an argument for a “humoral” basis of psychopathology, but real life brain chemistry is much more complex and above all responsive to a lot of varied situations. Like others in this thread have stated, you don’t have a limited supply of dopamine or acetycholine or any of a dozen other neurotranmitters that he throws around. Furthermore, he hasn’t established an actual relationship between any of these neurotransmitters and masturbation, and even then he hasn’t established exactly how it would affect anyone.
Really, he might as well tell you to use leaches if your personality is a bit too, “sanguine.”
Okay, so I know it’s a bad joke when I have to explain it. I was hinting that there was a reason I was sad, and that reason was masturbatory exuberance. Therefore confirming that mastubation can elevate symptoms of depression.
My honest take is that an orgasm always makes me feel better. After a nap, of course.
Hmmm. Would it help if your shrink gave you a handjob?
My, but aren’t we judgemental today?
You have to carefully guard those Precious Bodily Chemicals!
I keep seeing signs for a chocolate kind at the bakery.
You’ve zinged me twice pretty good now. I’ll have to watch you. :dubious: :D:
I found her!
Only she was doing it with another guy, too. . . :mad:
My medical opinion is that this website is crap. Do you really need a doctor to tell you that? Many mental health professionals feel that masturbation elevates the mood.
And thus was born “Jostlin the Elders” as a euphemism for masturbation.
Please don’t take it personally, I like you and your posts. Sometimes I am feeling acerbic and some folks serve up good straight lines.
On the contrary I like and admire people who are wittier than me. But thanks for the compliment.