Is masturbation harmful?

Physically harmful? Emotionally harmful? Psychologically harmful?

Read the many pages of testimonials on this website and draw your own conclusions. You will be hard pressed to find a more honest an accurate sampling real data as then you will find here.

 

I'm not sure nor am convinced Masturbation and Orgasm are inherently bad - Especially for young guys. Interesting to see guys of all ages here taking opposite positions on this.
Many studies show that a large majority of guys reported experimenting with other guys, especially when younger - Much of this would simply involve masturbating together.
That being said, I believe and respect that everyone's path, personal goal and recovery is individual. I know many people here have moral stances against MO and that's fine for them - I just don't think it's all black and white. We all have to find our own way.

 

I will tell you what my therapist said during our last counseling session.
I told her I left porn and masturbation.

She said me "masturbation is a complement to a normal sexual activity. It must not become the unique or principal sexual activity, as in certain people can induce them not to look for a partner".

 

As Paracelsus said: "The dose makes the poison". I think that doing MO once or twice a week is not bad as long as it doesn't become a compulsive habit. Doing it every day, many times a day and doing it always to Porn sure it is harmful. That's why we're all here.

 

I would sign for masturbation like once every 2/3 months, or however not more than once every two weeks

 

If a person rarely masturbates they can enjoy the benefits of energy and motivation. Excessive M can cause many problems long term