It seems to me that when I masturbate frequently (3-5 times a day) it affects my energy level, making me feel tired and lethargic. Is this just my imagination, or irrelevant to the act, or is it just me?
Also, I know some will say it can have social effects, i.e. less motivation to go out and meet mates. This can certainly be true and responses along these lines are welcome but I am especially interested if it has been shown to have any significant physiological effects.
I’m certainly not a doctor, but I’d think you could develope a prostate problem such as swelling that would inhibit urine flow. Hairy palms could be a problem as well…LOL
In brief, any ill effects you’re feeling are probably psychological. No evidence of frequent masturbation being harmful was given. On the contrary, it may have some beneficial effects.
I wonder if the connection works in the opposite way. I find that when I masturbate that much, it’s usually from a combination of boredom and access to the internet.
A friend of mine transferred from a different boarding school to the one we attended together, and said that at his previous school a young male student had managed, through excessive self-pleasuring, to chafe his manly-parts to the point where scabs formed. At that point, his life became quite unpleasant, because when you’re working it that often, your body comes to expect it, and the recurring random erections tear the scabs open. Highly unpleasant.
Moral of the story: if you’re going to flog the dolphin more than two or three times a day, I recommend purchasing some personal lubricant.
No joke – if you read Bram Stoker’s original novel Dracula, one of the striking features of the Count is that he has hair on his palms. Leonard Wolf is careful to pouint this out in The Annotated Dracula and The Essential Dracula. You have to wonder how well-known this masturbbation myth was in Victorian Times, and whether Stoker really intended it as a joke, and how he expected it to be received.
Actually, from what I’ve read, masturbation can actually help prevent prostate problems, simply because the increased flow in that region keeps anything from getting backed up.
And yeah, someone already mentioned friction related issues. (SCABS?! :eek: )
I was told by the doctor treating me for glaucoma that I shouldn’t masturbate so much. I asked her if the old story about it making you go blind was true. She said, “No, but you’re making me uncomfortable.”
I think there is some truth to this . . . just makes sense. Don’t need to bother trying to find someone to do it for you once you’ve already done it for yourself.
Sometimes I try to “harness” my sexual energy. If I feel the inclination to pleasure myself, I’ll try to use that as motivation for something else. Works with varied results.
