Is Masturbation Good For You?

[+ azdr0710]

Reduces your risk of prostate cancer. Masturbate or die.

 

I asked my doctor (about the same age as me) about this.......he laughed and said that rumor was swirling around in med school and it's not true......I choose not to believe him.....gotta keep those pipes clean!

[BasketBaller]

As a youth I found it amusing that the Boy Scout Handbook eluded to masturbation being a no-no, but at the same time had a book recommendation for a merit badge that indicated the contrary. Personally, I love it, because it's economical (aside of the nasty yellow stains on white t-shirts that never cum out) .

I believe part of the reason for founding the Scouting movement was to distract boys from the impulse to masturbate, Baden-Powell certainy had strong ideas about the practice--

 

“The practice is called ‘self-abuse’. And the result of self-abuse is always - mind you, always - that the boy after a time becomes weak and nervous and shy, he gets headaches and probably also palpitations of the heart, and if he still carries it on too far he very often goes out of his mind and becomes an idiot.

 

The use of your parts is not to play with when you are a boy but to enable you to get children when you are grown up and married. But if you misuse them while young you will not be able to use them when you are a man: they will not work then.

 

So for all reasons be on the look out against this temptation, it is easier to stop it at first than when it becomes a habit. The next time you feel the desire coming on don't give way to it; resist it. If you have the chance just wash your parts in cold water and cool them down. Wet dreams come from it especially after eating rich food, or too much meat, or from sleeping with too warm a blanket over your body or in too soft a bed or from sleeping on your back. Therefore avoid all these.

 

Avoid listening to stories or reading or thinking about dirty subjects. You will soon find that the temptation will not worry you so much. Be strong and don't give way to it.”

 

From Scouting for Boys, 1908.

[MikeBiDude]

I believe part of the reason for founding the Scouting movement was to distract boys from the impulse to masturbate, Baden-Powell certainy had strong ideas about the practice--

 

“The practice is called ‘self-abuse’. And the result of self-abuse is always - mind you, always - that the boy after a time becomes weak and nervous and shy, he gets headaches and probably also palpitations of the heart, and if he still carries it on too far he very often goes out of his mind and becomes an idiot.

 

The use of your parts is not to play with when you are a boy but to enable you to get children when you are grown up and married. But if you misuse them while young you will not be able to use them when you are a man: they will not work then.

 

So for all reasons be on the look out against this temptation, it is easier to stop it at first than when it becomes a habit. The next time you feel the desire coming on don't give way to it; resist it. If you have the chance just wash your parts in cold water and cool them down. Wet dreams come from it especially after eating rich food, or too much meat, or from sleeping with too warm a blanket over your body or in too soft a bed or from sleeping on your back. Therefore avoid all these.

 

Avoid listening to stories or reading or thinking about dirty subjects. You will soon find that the temptation will not worry you so much. Be strong and don't give way to it.”

 

From Scouting for Boys, 1908.

Well this Eagle Scout was taught how to masturbate by fellow Scouts!

[+ StLouisOct]

Well this Eagle Scout was taught how to masturbate by fellow Scouts!

Wow, I hope you’re not saying you learned as an Eagle Scout. Kind of late in life to be learning that useful skill.

[+ Gar1eth]

Well this Eagle Scout was taught how to masturbate by fellow Scouts!

 

Wow, I hope you’re not saying you learned as an Eagle Scout. Kind of late in life to be learning that useful skill.

 

I was 15 or 16 the first time I jerked off. I had heard about masturbation but wasn’t quite sure how to do it. One day I was in the shower, and I started stroking. My knees almost gave out when I came.

 

Gman

[caliguy]

"Surveys show that 5% of men are liars."

I'm trying to picture the level of delusion and probably religion based shame. Nope man. Never once masturbated. Ha.

[+ Avalon]

I would think there are some who can not physically masturbate say someone with Cerebral Palsy. They are unable to use their hands to stroke their penis.

[TruthBTold]

The first time I masturbated at about 14/15 it was penis/bed frottage. I knew when I came that it I could do the same thing if I simply flipped over and did a palm/penis frottage. Pretty stupid, huh? Eventually (not too long) it became regular masturbation.

[Racketjock]

I view masturbation as an important part of my physical, mental, emotional, and sexual health. I believe sex with a partner or with myself doth a great day, every day, make!

[MikeBiDude]

Wow, I hope you’re not saying you learned as an Eagle Scout. Kind of late in life to be learning that useful skill.

No, much earlier! And I was able to mentor others in the skills, as community service

[+ sniper]

I know some straight guys who grew up super religious who swear they didn't jerk off for the first time until their late 20s. One married like right out of high school and I think had had actual sex earlier.

[samhexum]

A butcher from India was so upset at his son for watching porn that he went after him with a knife — and chopped off his hand, according to reports.

 

Mohammad Qayyum Qureshi, 45, was apparently sick and tired of catching his 18-year-old, Mohammad Khalid Qureshi, looking at smut on his smartphone.

 

Police officials told the Hindustan Times newspaper that the two had been arguing over his porn watching for quite some time before the alleged attack occurred Monday in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad.

 

Qayyum, who is charged with attempted murder, reportedly caught his son in the act the day before and gotten into a scuffle with him. The teen bit him on the hand and fled before eventually returning home on Sunday night, cops said.

 

When they woke up the next morning, they got into another argument over the porn — and that’s when Qayyum allegedly lost it.

 

As Khalid was defending his porn habits, cops said his father grabbed one of his butcher’s knives and chopped off nearly his entire hand in a fit of rage. He reportedly severed the limb at the wrist, leaving just barely enough flesh to keep it attached to his arm.

 

“Hearing the son’s screams, the other family members came and immediately took him to a nearby hospital, where the doctors said the hand was 90% severed,” police said, according to the Hindustan Times.

 

“The chances of restoring it are bleak.”

[Guest]

I asked my doctor (about the same age as me) about this.......he laughed and said that rumor was swirling around in med school and it's not true......I choose not to believe him.....gotta keep those pipes clean!

 

Your doctor is ignorant. Dump him. Jack off, or die.

http://www.europeanurology.com/article/S0302-2838%2816%2900377-8/fulltext

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/behindtheheadlines/news/2017-07-06-frequent-ejaculation-may-decrease-prostate-cancer-risk/

https://www.harvardprostateknowledge.org/does-frequent-ejaculation-help-ward-off-prostate-cancer

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/319536.php

[+ nycman]

I asked my doctor (about the same age as me) about this.......he laughed and said that rumor was swirling around in med school and it's not true......I choose not to believe him.....gotta keep those pipes clean!

As Unicorn so eloquently showed....your doctor is a moron.

 

Sounds like he went to a crappy med school.

[+ sniper]

May not have been known at the time he went to med school. But it shows he doesn't keep up with his reading like a medical professional should. It was in the newspapers when they found the link.

[+ Gar1eth]

May not have been known at the time he went to med school. But it shows he doesn't keep up with his reading like a medical professional should. It was in the newspapers when they found the link.

The article I found talks about a study from 2016. I don’t think it’s definite yet just suggested. And according to this article it doesn’t prevent against the more dangerous types of prostate ca.

 

https://www.webmd.com/prostate-cancer/ejaculation-prostate-cancer-risk

 

Gman

[Nvr2Thick]

I would think there are some who can not physically masturbate say someone with Cerebral Palsy. They are unable to use their hands to stroke their penis.

 

Self-love finds a way.

[Nvr2Thick]

[TruthBTold]

A butcher from India was so upset at his son for watching porn that he went after him with a knife — and chopped off his hand, according to reports.

Mohammad Qayyum Qureshi, 45, was apparently sick and tired of catching his 18-year-old, Mohammad Khalid Qureshi, looking at smut on his smartphone.

Police officials told the Hindustan Times newspaper that the two had been arguing over his porn watching for quite some time before the alleged attack occurred Monday in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad.

Qayyum, who is charged with attempted murder, reportedly caught his son in the act the day before and gotten into a scuffle with him. The teen bit him on the hand and fled before eventually returning home on Sunday night, cops said.

When they woke up the next morning, they got into another argument over the porn — and that’s when Qayyum allegedly lost it.

As Khalid was defending his porn habits, cops said his father grabbed one of his butcher’s knives and chopped off nearly his entire hand in a fit of rage. He reportedly severed the limb at the wrist, leaving just barely enough flesh to keep it attached to his arm.

“Hearing the son’s screams, the other family members came and immediately took him to a nearby hospital, where the doctors said the hand was 90% severed,” police said, according to the Hindustan Times.

“The chances of restoring it are bleak.”

 

The father couldn't have just confiscated his phone and refused to give it back. If the son bought another one then suggest he find other quarters. He was 18 after all and could make his own choices, including where to live. The father has a right to tell the son to find alternative housing. He does not have the right to mutilate his son.

[marylander1940]

 

I hope I'm not too mean... but that's called natural selection

[+ Avalon]

I hope I'm not too mean... but that's called natural selection

 

A candidate for the Darwin Award?

[realeasymoney]

It better be.

[Guest]

The article I found talks about a study from 2016. I don’t think it’s definite yet just suggested. ..

 

Gar1eth is right, strictly speaking. The only way to prove causation is to do a randomized clinical trial. You would have to be able to be able to gather a large group of men, randomly assign them to two different groups, one of which would be instructed to jack off or otherwise ejaculate at least twice a week, and the other to do it no more than twice a month (or whatever interval one would choose). Then you would have to be able to follow them for 30 years to see which of them developed cancer. Obviously, it's probably impossible to do such a study, even if you were able to find enough volunteers and appropriate funding. However, a number of studies have established an association with infrequent ejaculation and prostate cancer, and there is certainly a plausible mechanism for this to be true. Of course, associations could just be confounders for the real cause. For example, it could be that those who ejaculate less are more religious, and that it's praying that causes prostate cancer. Or, even more simply, those who ejaculate less are simply less well educated, so eat a less healthful diet (although case-control studies such as those which have studied the ejaculation-prostate cancer link typically do try to control for socioeconomic status and diet). All kidding aside, the fact of the matter is that our best knowledge as of this time is highly suggestive that holding it in increases one's risk of prostate cancer. Just as eating a high-fiber diet and pooping a lot seems to lower one's risk of colon cancer.