Frequently asked questions about Masturbation

Masturbation is the sexual stimulation of the genitals usually by fingers, hands, objects or sex toys which can cause  physical or physiological imbalances over time.

What are the causes?

• Bored from daily routine activities
• Loneliness
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Having pain from a past relationship or family separation

Why do people Masturbate ?

• To relieve stress
• To relieve tension
• For relaxation
• To induce sleep
• To understand what makes a person feel good
• To satisfy sexual pleasure in the absence of a partner
• To relieve menstrual syndrome

How do I know if a friend or ward  is Masturbating ?

This is very daisy and the only way to know is not to confront your teen but to ask direct questions like if he or she touches self or has the urge to do so.

Also try to point out if your teenager tries or enjoys staying alone or locked up in a private place.

Effect of Masturbation:

• Predisposes men to cancer in their older days
• Depletion of bone minerals
• Low back pain
• Groin or vaginal pain
• Infection in women - Human papiloma virus causing genital warts
• Hair loss
• Memory loss
• Fuzzy vision
• Feeling tired
• Depression
• Low self esteem
• Delay in sexual pleasure  with a partner

Prevalence of Masturbation:

Masturbation occurs mostly in teenagers at their peak of puberty which is  between 12 and 17 years, 

Natural sex hormones creates the urge to get involve in sexual activity and since the society frowns at any sexual relation, a teenager is forced to masturbate to satisfy that urge.

Source of learning about Masturbation

• Internet
• Peers
• Books
• Movies

How do I resist the urge to Masturbate ?

• Refrain from staying alone
• Look at your computer only in public places
• Occupy your mind with something else
• Make your day full of activities

Is it possible to get addicted to Masturbation?

The act of masturbation releases natural chemicals like oxytoxin, dopamine. hormones that overloads you and causes you pleasure and excitement so much that you cant function without it.The same process happens with people with drug addiction

Are there solutions to Masturbation ?

Yes there are solutions to masturbation

• You need to see it as a problem.
• Tell yourself you need to stop.
• Pre-occupy your mind with other activities when alone.
• Stop every habit of porn watching on the internet or any other source.
• If your thought happens in the shower, sing while you are having a bath.
• Touch yourself as little as possible.
• If the urge comes while you are looking at an image, aviod being alone.
• Exercises like sit-ups have been proven to eliminate the urge to masturbate

What are the Long term effect of Masturbation ?

• Prostate cancer
• Low self esteem
• Depression
• Breaking of hymen and losing of your virginity
• Seminal leakage
• Risk of  sexually transmitted infection like genital warts
• Skin tag

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