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excessive mastrubation
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Janice M Epp, PhD - Female sexual issues, Adolescent sexuality, Male sexual issues
Private Practice
Palo Alto - CA
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excessive mastrubation
by leopole, Nov 06, 2008 02:20PM
hi im leo..im been mastruabating for nearly 5 yrs...i mastrubate minimum twice a day...but now some of my frnds said excessive mastrabation lead so some problem..i have massive hair loss for one year..and now i feel really scared....heard excessive mastrubation cause some problem..but i cant stop mastrubation...really addivited to it...some time i do it so many time..i cant feel my penis sometime...give me some suggestion...will it cause any future problems like impotency..help me out....will my hairloss stop..if i stop mastruabting...
Doctor's Answer
by Janice M Epp, PhD, Nov 18, 2008 02:09PM
, Nov 18, 2008 02:09PM
To: leopole
Hi Leo
Almost everyone feels insecure about masturbation—or self-pleasuring. We all want to know that what WE do is OK. From your note, it looks like you feel that it’s somehow harmful or wrong. It sounds like you’re worried that self-pleasuring is some kind of “condition” or illness. Not true.
There are no data to indicate that self-pleasuring is in any way harmful. As for causing hair loss: if that were true, most men would be walking around bald!
Your friends who talk about “excessive masturbation” may mean well, but they’re misinformed. Everyone is different, and everyone has differing sexual interests. There’s no optimum rate of self-pleasuring. For some of us, three times a day is just right, while for others, three times a year is all they desire—and everything in between.
Realize that your penis is sensitive, so be sure to use lots of lube so you don’t rub it raw. If you find that you’re self-pleasuring instead of reaching out to others, and you ARE, in fact, interested in relationships, you might examine what’s holding you back. But know that self-pleasuring isn’t the culprit here. In fact, it may be providing you with some comfort if you’re lonely.
Please stop worrying and enjoy your life. Accept self-pleasuring as a wonderful gift that keeps on giving.
Here are some facts about self-pleasuring:
It’s the surest way to orgasm and the most effective way to learn about our sexual response cycle, as well as the surest way men to learn orgasmic control. If you feel you come too quickly, the surest way to slow down is to teach yourself a new pattern via self-pleasuring.
Another advantage is self-knowledge: How can you show a partner what you like if you don’t know yourself?
And the #1 reason for self-pleasuring: it’s fun!
Self-pleasuring is a part of who you are sexually—for your whole life, not just when you don’t have a partner. People self-pleasure from birth to death, when they’re alone and when they’re partnered. It’s just one of many options we have as sexual beings. It’s not better or worse than partner sex, just different—like steak is different than chicken.
Remember that all our scientific data show that the people who take responsibility for their OWN pleasure have the best sex lives and rate themselves as happiest about their sexuality. Dr. J
Almost everyone feels insecure about masturbation—or self-pleasuring. We all want to know that what WE do is OK. From your note, it looks like you feel that it’s somehow harmful or wrong. It sounds like you’re worried that self-pleasuring is some kind of “condition” or illness. Not true.
There are no data to indicate that self-pleasuring is in any way harmful. As for causing hair loss: if that were true, most men would be walking around bald!
Your friends who talk about “excessive masturbation” may mean well, but they’re misinformed. Everyone is different, and everyone has differing sexual interests. There’s no optimum rate of self-pleasuring. For some of us, three times a day is just right, while for others, three times a year is all they desire—and everything in between.
Realize that your penis is sensitive, so be sure to use lots of lube so you don’t rub it raw. If you find that you’re self-pleasuring instead of reaching out to others, and you ARE, in fact, interested in relationships, you might examine what’s holding you back. But know that self-pleasuring isn’t the culprit here. In fact, it may be providing you with some comfort if you’re lonely.
Please stop worrying and enjoy your life. Accept self-pleasuring as a wonderful gift that keeps on giving.
Here are some facts about self-pleasuring:
It’s the surest way to orgasm and the most effective way to learn about our sexual response cycle, as well as the surest way men to learn orgasmic control. If you feel you come too quickly, the surest way to slow down is to teach yourself a new pattern via self-pleasuring.
Another advantage is self-knowledge: How can you show a partner what you like if you don’t know yourself?
And the #1 reason for self-pleasuring: it’s fun!
Self-pleasuring is a part of who you are sexually—for your whole life, not just when you don’t have a partner. People self-pleasure from birth to death, when they’re alone and when they’re partnered. It’s just one of many options we have as sexual beings. It’s not better or worse than partner sex, just different—like steak is different than chicken.
Remember that all our scientific data show that the people who take responsibility for their OWN pleasure have the best sex lives and rate themselves as happiest about their sexuality. Dr. J
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