What We Have Heard About Masturbation
Masturbation is one topic with so much raging information. It has been both secretly and openly on the minds of so many people, especially the younger ones, if it is health benefits or if it may have some impending damages to life.
I remember one time while growing up, an organization I was once part of had a health care provider come to talk to the young girls on this particular topic. He ended up saying that masturbation weakens the clitoris and cervix of the girl child, which in turn, leads to so many sad days in marriage. Some of its effects, according to him, was a woman’s inability to carry a child to full-term; there were also some assumed risks of a woman that have masturbated having miscarriages.
Logically, one would agree that instead of being emotionally tied to someone or even cheating on your partner, one could easily masturbate to let go of the sexual urges experienced from time to time.
So, what is the Truth?
As stated earlier, there is a whole lot of conflicting information — including some rumors and myths — about if masturbation is good or bad for you.
Note this: Whether you decide to masturbate is entirely up to you and only you.
If you do, there is every guarantee that doing so may not cause any physical harm. And if you decided not to do so, there is also no foul, no harm, for you either.
Here is What You Should Know About Masturbation
Masturbating Releases Hormones
When you masturbate, your body releases a good number of hormones. These hormones include:
Dopamine. This is one of the “happiness hormones” that is connected to your brain’s reward system.
Endorphins. Endorphins are the body’s natural pain reliever that also has mood-boosting and de-stressing effects.
Oxytocin. This hormone is most times referred to as the love hormone and is linked to social bonding.
Testosterone. This hormone is also a hormone released during sex to improve arousal and stamina. Testosterone is also released when one indulges in sexual fantasies.
Prolactin. Prolactin is a hormone that plays a rather vital role in lactation. It also controls your mood and immune system.
Apparently, when you masturbate, it can cause you to release a healthy number of the listed hormones, which is why it can positively impact your physical health and also your mood.
Masturbation Affects Your Mood
Dopamine, oxytocin, and endorphins are all referred to as “happiness hormones” related to stress reduction, relaxation, and bonding.
Most of the time, when you masturbate, it can help you feel a little better when your mood is really low.
Masturbation Affects Your Focus and Concentration
You may have heard of “post-nut clarity” — a condition where your brain suddenly feels focused after you must have experienced an orgasm.
Actually, some people find masturbating an act that helps them concentrate much better. As such, they might masturbate before studying, working, or taking a test.
There is actually no scientific explanation for this, as there is no official study attached to this claim. Nonetheless, this sense of focus and clarity may be a result of feeling relaxed and happy right after you have had an orgasm.
Masturbation Helps Lighten Stress and Anxiety
While oxytocin is generally known as the “love hormone” and linked with social bonding, it’s also connected with relaxation and de-stressing.
As one 2005 study reveals, oxytocin plays a vital role in lessening anxiety and controlling stress.
It does this by dipping blood pressure and dropping your cortisol levels. Cortisol is a hormone connected with stress.
So, if you are hoping to let go of some tension after a tough day at work, wanking off might be a good relaxation technique!
Masturbation Can Help You Sleep Better
As an antidote, many people have made use of masturbation to sleep — and it is no wonder.
Endorphins and oxytocin are connected with relaxation, so it makes perfect sense that masturbation can help greatly in sleeping, especially if anxiety and stress are keeping you from getting some shut-eye.
Masturbation May Affect Your Self-esteem
For some people, wanking off can be the perfect way of practicing self-love, spending quality time on your own, and getting to know your body.
Since you are apparently learning how to enjoy your own body and thinking out what feels gratifying for you, masturbation can help in boosting your self-esteem.
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