Masturbation – fun or folly?

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, or worse yet, dismissive of your concerns, the real harm here is not physical. It's all the worry, shame, and conflict attached to masturbation by so many men, women, and children, thanks to negative associations with all kinds of sex — done by oneself and with others.

Strong negative messages
These messages come from so many influential places – often for most of one's lifetime. It may not be true for you, but this cloud that hangs
over many masturbators might send some looking for physical "harm" from this popular practice. It can be a way of justifying any bad feelings and beliefs about masturbation that might never allow going it alone totally okay.

'Blame everything on
masturbation'
That said, your "blame-it-on-masturbation"
reasoning is understandable. If one sprouts hair in "strange" places, sports dark circles under the eyes, and says goodbye to those always reliable
erections during and after stretches of solo-sex, one could easily conclude that these unwanted reactions came on as a result of whacking off.
Then, could it not also be said that hair loss, far-sightedness, and love handles also owe it to masturbation? And what about greater self- confidence, career changes, and the urge to buy
property? The point: is it possible that all of these occurrences stem from something besides genital stimulation? Might ageing also be the
culprit?

It may not come up around the copier and coffee table, but many twenty- and thirty something's now include big black nose and ear hair plucking in their regular grooming routine. They'd also put down difficulty getting it up and keeping it there as a getting older symptom. Bags under the eyes? Yep, that's on the list, too.

How about an experiment?
If you're not convinced that masturbation doesn't
play a direct role in the physical "consequences"
that you're now experiencing, how about
conducting an experiment? Masturbate less often,
or refrain from doing it for a few months and
see if your symptoms disappear.
Take note that not "relieving" yourself for an
extended period of time may lead to other
unwanted physical and psychological situations,
including irritability, difficulty concentrating, insomnia,
and wet dreams. Now, it is possible that any
stress, guilt, disgust, etc. with your personal sex
play is making it harder to get and stay hard –
these feelings are frequently powerful obstructions
to sexual arousal. Also, if you're masturbating
past your bedtime, dark circles may stare back
at you the next morning.

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