Masturbating - is it okay?

QuestionsAbtStf

Is it okay to masturbate? I've never tried it but my friends have talked about it. I'm 13 and male, if that matters

Reply 1

Anonymous4769

Original post by QuestionsAbtStf

Is it okay to masturbate? I've never tried it but my friends have talked about it. I'm 13 and male, if that matters

It is perfectly okay to masturbate, there is absolutly nothing wrong with doing it.

Reply 2

Anonymous4769

Original post by Anonymous

Dont do it - not healthy - u can get addicted to bad things

why is it not healthy?

Reply 3

Wired_1800

Original post by QuestionsAbtStf

Is it okay to masturbate? I've never tried it but my friends have talked about it. I'm 13 and male, if that matters

My personal advice is not to do it. Wait until you are a bit older and have natural sex with someone that you like.

Reply 4

Anonymous #1

Original post by Anonymous4769

why is it not healthy?

Leads to many bad addictions, laziness, tiredess, corn p addiction, social anxiety, unable to talk to women, and many many more

Reply 5

Anonymous #1

Original post by Wired_1800

My personal advice is not to do it. Wait until you are a bit older and have natural sex with someone that you like.

Yes this is correct = it gives no benefit maintain a healthy lifestyle

Reply 6

TomJK2001

Don’t watch pornography, just masturbate. When you need to you won’t need pornography to do it. Also don’t listen to all the nofap giving you super powers bullcrap

Reply 7

Anonymous #1

Original post by TomJK2001

Don’t watch pornography, just masturbate. When you need to you won’t need pornography to do it. Also don’t listen to all the nofap giving you super powers bullcrap

No, why would you want someone to masturbate? Its best he stays away - it will eventually lead to pornography.

Reply 8

TomJK2001

Original post by Anonymous

No, why would you want someone to masturbate? Its best he stays away - it will eventually lead to pornography.

No it doesn’t. I’ve never watched pornography

Reply 9

Anonymous #2

Original post by Anonymous

Dont do it - not healthy - u can get addicted to bad things

Why would it be a bad thing. There are scientific studies that masturbation is perfectly healthy. I believe in moderation, but there's no harm in exploring. Please don't make people feel bad about perfectly normal curiosity.

Reply 10

username6887761

Original post by QuestionsAbtStf

Is it okay to masturbate? I've never tried it but my friends have talked about it. I'm 13 and male, if that matters

My names josh and god says no so the answer is no

Reply 11

username6887761

Original post by Joshy6969

My names josh and god says no so the answer is no

My name is Joshua dennison I live in witham England. My mum's name is jackie

Reply 12

greentiger

Original post by QuestionsAbtStf

Is it okay to masturbate? I've never tried it but my friends have talked about it. I'm 13 and male, if that matters

Hi I want to counteract the people saying to avoid it. It’s a natural human thing that many people venture into. In fact, men who don’t frequently masturbate are much more likely to get testicular cancer.

It may feel strange and weird like something that’s wrong and you shouldn’t do it, but it’s truly normal. Sex and masturbation entirely different also, so the ‘wait until you find someone to do it with rather than masturbate!’concept that a few have mentioned is completely irrelevant.

Also it only becomes addictive and ‘harmful’ if you believe that porn and real life sex are the same, because they aren’t. Porn is often staged to fit specific fantasies etc whereas in real life these fantasies may not be ideal to recreate or may even hurt or harm yourself and your partner. If you remember it’s made for entertainment and entertainment only you shouldn’t have a problem.

(edited 1 year ago)

Reply 13

Anonymous #3

please don’t do it it’s not good and you can get really bad addictions and it will defo harm your mental health.

Reply 14

artful_lounger

Universities Forum Helper

It's normal and has been practiced by humans throughout all of recorded history (and almost certainly in prehistory as well). Unless you have any specific personal or religious reasons not to want to, there's no particular reason not to do it. It's at worst a neutral activity.

(edited 1 year ago)

Reply 15

Gabriel85

I cannot see any problems with it, as long as it's being done with moderation.

Reply 16

username6764069

Original post by Gabriel85

I cannot see any problems with it, as long as it's being done with moderation.

how much is in moderation? I just started doing it but only do it a few times a week. Is that ok?

Reply 17

Gabriel85

Original post by username6764069

how much is in moderation? I just started doing it but only do it a few times a week. Is that ok?

Even daily is moderate, as long as you are not busy with it for hours and hours...

Reply 18

Anonymous #4

Original post by username6887761

My names josh and god says no so the answer is no

There is a big debate in Christianity about if masturbation is good or bad. The commonly available bibles are mispackaged & the only unedited version is the orginal at the Vatican library.