Can fapping damage your dick

I am not certain how excessive fapping might affect the physical traits of the penis, but it definitely affects your self-confidence, hormones, brain chemistry, etc. I have read some claims that excessive fapping shrinks the penis, but I haven't experienced that for myself. My penis has always been smallish, but at least it hasn't been shrinking noticeably over the past 30 years of fappery. (Of course I don't make a habit of measuring it, so who knows LOL)

I can definitely attest to the negative affects on self-confidence, hormones, brain chemistry. I have problems in those areas that probably have been exacerbated by my addiction.

 

Coincidentally, I read an anecdote that might be relevant to this penis-size issue. The author described how he noticed his penis had lengthened by 3/8 inch after finding a girlfriend. He guessed that replacing his 5 minute fapping sessions with long 50 minute love-making sessions gave his penis more time in the erect state and resulted in growth. (Or possibly the masturbation had shrunk his penis by 3/8 inch, and the growth was merely a return to his normal length?)

Here is hypothesis. During sleep we have erections, and probably these erections play a role in maintaining our natural penis size. If we masturbate excessively and rapidly then our penises might not be in the erect state for enough time to maintain their health. Maybe we no longer have erections during sleep if we masturbate too much?

 

I think whatever effects there are will probably start to reverse as soon as you stop, but I really doubt there's any long term physical impact on the penis from it.

As far as it impacting size, I haven't seen that it does. The only thing it will impact is how hard you're able to get. Whenever I stop, even for a few days, my erections are a lot stronger and because of that there might be a slight difference in size but I doubt it would be very noticeable.

 

I'm currently (finally) working to get clean of PMO after doing it for more years than many on this board have been alive and my answer is , YES in at least 4 ways:

1) Reduced "baseline" erect length and even more so, girth. What used to be my normal hardon is now an exceptionally "good" erection that happens very infrequently.

2) Significant loss of size (bulbousity) and firmness in my glans when erect. What used to be a rock solid throbbing mushroom head isn't anymore.

3) Can't sustain an erection past a certain timeframe of arousal. If I don't release soon enough i.e. keep edging past a certain point I start losing it.

4) Can't sustain an erection while standing at all, even if stroking.

And yes, what the prior poster said about cardiovascular health is spot on and important, however, it's not a guarantee. I work out 3-4 times a week, eat virtually no processed sugar or simple carbs, and have no more than 2 alcoholic drinks a week. I recently measured 6 feet, 180 lbs at 13% bodyfat and my blood panel is at or above norms on all items for my age. And I still have the issues above.

If this all sounds pretty bad you're right. It sucks like nothing else in my life ever has. But the slim hope I can at least partially recover to where I was, is what's keeping me going.

 

I agree. I masturbated with the death grip for probably ten years of my life and it changed the shape of my sick. My dick's shape sort of has the same shape as the palm of my right hand (the one I use to M) when fist is closed. Sort of hourglass shaped now.

It's bent to the left at the base. It's also curved to the left (even more so when abstained for a long time). I think it's because I severely damaged the tissues on the left handside over the years and they don't fill with blood as much as the right side anymore.

It's probably not as bad as I described in reality but I'm going to see a urologist soon to face the teuth and see if anything can be done to straighten it back to normal.

Chekc this video out. I was too scared to watch it myself. I'd rrather wait and see what the doctor says rather than freaking out on my own since it takes at least 2-3 months to get a medical appointment with urologists here

 

If you do that too much something may happen but in the majority of cases I guess it's temporary. Abstain from MO for a period of time.

 

That is impressive self discipline. I try to stay fit also, but it is more difficult past a certain age as you probably have experienced for yourself.

 

It absolutely can. I developed peyronies (hourglass) and the plaque is exactly where i'd grip my penis with my fingers. After an ultrasound the urologist even commented that it looks "crushed".

There's also less firmness and sensitivity but also a very tight pelvic floor.

 

I guess you death gripped for years just like me?

What's your urologist recommendation? Can anything be done about peyronies?

What about the tight pelvic floor? I thi k I have that too, but how to untighten it? I think tight pelvic floor causes delayed ejaculation.

 

Yes i death gripped for years and in the year prior to peyronie i read that just using the tip of your fingers, like 3 or 4 fingers, is " healthier" so i did that for some months and peyronie soon followed. In retrospect it was obviously stupid beacause by using fingertips only you exert a big pressure on a small area.

Tight pelvic floor got even worse after peyronie. Its getting better jiw since i dont jerk off nor allow myself to sexually fantasize and when i am horny i just hump a fleshlight and i am done. No more hours long staying erect plus the fleshlight exerts even and low pressure on the penis.

Peyronie can dissappear in some cases. I no longer feel any pain, whereas before i was hurting a lot and could not have intercourse.

I think peyronie and tight pelvic floor are related, as the blood pressure inside the penis gets too high.

 

Ok. I dont have peyronie I dont think, because it doesn't hurt. But my dick is really abnormally bent to the side and it's much more noticeable when I abstain and have very strong boners.

Is your pelvic floor tight because you used to use your pelvic floor muscles to reach an edging state faster and then using them to edge for as long as you could? Do you have DE?

I think the guys with PE problems have the opposite problem: their pelvic muscles are too weak/loose.

What did your urologist say about tight pelvic floor? Did he tell you to do exercises or what?

 

I did use my pelvic muscles to edge and i would egde for hours. Honestly i dont think it is even possible to edge for so long without those muscles, the heart cant support that much blood flow by itself and i think we involuntary use those muscles to take some load off the heart and trap blood in the penis. Definitely unhealthy and abnormal.

I thibk that after 10 years of pmo i slowly started to be unable to get an erection the normal way but i was having very strong erections with the pc muscles. So strong they looked like they were about to pop, they also hurt and i was not feeling anything. Much like you flex before you get punched.

I used to get de on masturbation and pe on sex.

There is some sort of specialized pelvic massage but in my country there is no specialist doing that for men, just for women. The massage does not involve any prostate touching. I would go to a specialist if there was any.

Youshould ask an urologist for an ultrasound imo, plaques show up on those

 

Anectdote - My penis is now permanently curved to the left slightly due to my daily masturbation (right handed). It didn't shrink, and didn't lose any function.

 

May affect your sensitivity, specially is you masturbate with an iron grip.

 

short answer : yes .

 

Yup, I have porn induced ED and I take a fucking long time to orgasm through regular sex. The last two girls that I was with sometimes felt like if they were doing something wrong or that they might be attractive enough. I had to reassure them that it was a me thing. Not masturbating/ watching helped out tremendously. But in short yeah fapping too much fucks up yo dick mang.

 

Masturbation and binging to porn made my dick shriveled up indefinitely.

 

Did it come back with nofap