quit masturbating?
 

I jerk off about once, maybe twice a day. i have a high sex drive so i figure it's normal. but i'm curious..

has anyone stopped? i'm curious what happens, i'm sure the first week or two are hell, but what about after?

Supply and demand, my friend. If you do it less, you'll need to do it less.

Why bother quitting? It's perfectly normal. If it's not interfering with anything else... go get 'em.

I tried stopping... it lasted about 2 days and then I broke down. I only stopped to see how long i could go without...

I wouldn't worry about it. It's part of a healthy life, enjoy.

sweetpea

I have also tried stopping because I was lasting too long in bed and I was getting irritated with the 2 hour sex sessions but I still can't (dont want to? ) stop.

We had a competition on here a few years ago to see who could stop masturbating and for how long. You were allowed to have sex just not masturbate... I think it was Phred Green's idea and that being if you didn't masturbate, you would have more intense sex.

I think I lasted something like three or four months before I gave in...

Well, I never did it until a few years ago! LMAO! However, I find that when I need to, I do. And if the boss ain't in the mood, I gotta have release somehow.

Now, if we had a contest, I'd last longer than Charlatan. For as long as the boss will give it up at least a few times a week, I can go a long while. I think it's only because I don't really have to do it, it's just something I like to do.

I've gone 3 months before. Like goddess said, as much as I did it before and after that, usually once a day, it didn't even occur to me that I was missing anything. I could stop now and after a week or so I probably wouldn't even think about it.

Not that I'm going to. ^_^ wwwaaayyyy to much fun.

yeah... i lasted about 16 hours :(

seriously, its good for your heart

I think I'd have better luck giving up oxygen.

I usually only do it to get rid of a headache or to help myself sleep... since I have been off hormones however my sex drive has kicked up a few notches and it seems like a good idea a few times a week...

I agree...why stop? You dont want to get all backed up. Think of it as a "backup plan"

After two to three weeks your body will adjust to not masturbating so much and you'll be alright. But remember that the first two to three weeks are hell when you go cold turkey though. Trust me, I know this for personal experience.

I tried to stop masturbating once...It was the worst 10 minutes of my life!:D :D

I say as long as it doens't interfer with your normal sex life, why worry about it?


Hey Sweetpea.....if you would like some help stopping, we would like to volunteer our assistance! :suave: :suave:

I've never intentionally stopped. There are times when my sex drive is quite low, and I just don't do it, or if I am getting laid a lot (yeah...right). I'd never quit doing it on account of some religion or whathaveyou. Abstinence really has no value for me, once the cherry's popped.

I quit maturbating about 5 or 6 times a week. It's no big deal. Usually, right after I cum. It's the best time to try and quit. Just clean up and then go do something else.

Myolcoxsaflopin.....:rolleyes: so I give it a tug or two once a day just
to see if there is any life in it!:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

The longest I've ever gone without masturbation was two months---sixty days and sixty nights months without masturbation or sex.

It got really tough towards the end because I was so horny all the time that it interfered with my normal thought processes. Furthermore, I found out the hard way that "blue balls" really does exist, and it was painful for me to walk or sleep on my side because anytime my testicles hit my thighs it would be extremely painful.

Despite all the pain and discomfort, I'm trying to see how much farther I can push myself. I'm currently shooting for 90 days and 90 nights without any sex whatsoever, but I barely make it to 30 days before I give in and masturbate.

I was reading about this earlier today.

You can masturbate too much.

This is from herballove.com

"Note: Masturbation is a healthy sexual behavior. Like other behaviors, when over practiced or addicted it can lead to both psychological and physiological imbalances.
The side effects of such changes to the body include:
Fatigue. Feeling tired all the time
Lower back pain
Stress / Anxiety
Thinning hair / Hair Loss
Soft / Weak Erection
Premature Ejaculation
Eye floaters or fuzzy vision
Groin / Testicular Pain
Pain or cramp in the pelvic cavity or/and tail bone"

Hope it helps.

There is also some test to fill out with age, health level, and number of times masturbating a week.

I put in my info and it said I am slightly over masturbated.

I know people are gonna say that it is natural, as long as you can do it do it... blah... blah... blah...

The truth is for me I have noticed after masturbating I am less motivated to do anything. I do not click as well with women after masturbating. In fact I snap at them sometimes for no reason at all.

I am not saying stop completely, but keep it under control. I'm shooting for about 3 times a week.

I did notice however when I did stop masturbating for like 3 weeks it was much easier for me to find women to get me off instead. Now they weren't quality people that I wanted to remain in my life, but I got my nut off and put it behind me, just like when I masturbated.

I also notice when I abstain from masturbation for a period, and then decide to start up again, I go overboard and have a slight addiction where all free alone time leads to masturbation.

In short I believe the key is to masturbate in moderation and at a regular interval. Not on a whim and whenever your mind tells you to do so.

Personally I would like to see the data they came up with and what kind of control they used. I masturbate pretty often, but hell, some of their listed "side-effects" I think come from the fact that I work my ass off every week, so THAT is why I am tired...lol

why in the world would I ever want to quit masterbating? I think the longest I've ever done without was about 3 weeks after giving birth. I have an active sex life and an active masterbation level both.

I find that I am less irritable when I am having several orgasms a day.

Well you will gain your sight back and the hair on your palms will begin to recede.

Agreed.

I think I need one right now.

I agree with Deltona Couple. I used to crank one out before going out to a party or interacting with girls in order to "mellow myself out". Well, it works, but I just become a quiet, boring log. Motivation also goes out the window.

Recently, I aim for about once a week, but I'm experimenting with holding out longer to see the effects on my personality. It truly is a Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde scenario for me; I find myself a lot more sociable and funny when I it's been a couple of days.

Mainly, I just don't like to do it. For me, it's just settling.

I went about a month one time. I was on vacation that whole time. The change in routine made it so I didn't even think about masturbating at first. One day it dawned on me that I hadn't since I left home, so I decided to go the whole vacation. Toward the end it was really difficult. Anything remotely sexual would get my mind racing.

I masturbate a lot when I'm away from my wife and much less so than when I'm at home... I just do it when I feel I need to, and that's the way it pans out usually. I'm a mathematician, so I'm surprised I haven't done a statistical analysis on it... but that's probably a good thing. It's a natural bodily function, guilt for which is completely unnecessary but all too common. Just do it, man. And for God's sake, don't stop... that's all we need is more men in the world who haven't properly vented their frustration! (I say that as a man... I know how cranky we get!)

I don't get why guys make this such a big deal. If you don't really want to quit then don't kid yourself and say you want to but can't. If you really wanted to stop and don't have a real problem you can with a little will power. Who wants to stop masturbating anyway?

Thanks, bunny! Isn't masturbation between a person and theirself?

I've stopped, but then I'd start again the next day. Now that I'm 40ish I can go 3-4 days without masturbating depending on how much sex I'm getting.

My question to you Mbchills is, "Why would you ever want to stop?"

when you stop youll experiance withdraw and whant to do lots more if you get past a month youll prabably get blue balls painfull or glued shetes or wet dreams thats natrall the sperm dosent last forever in you it needs to be relesed and replenish as time gos on without masterbating and sex lets say 3, 6monthes youll notice the fequency if blue balle or wet deams go down this is becuse your body thinkse it dosent need to produce as much as before and thats probably true p.s. relachiships with lovers shuld be based on anthing but sex, sex is just to express yous love to them not to get yours so if a relationship ends do to lack of sex it was no good to begin with.

Best. Run-on. Sentence. Ever.

It makes me feel like I did when I still did drugs.

This subject has come up around here numerous times. As stated above I know there was a contest for it. I didn't win. If you stop doing it eventually you will need to do it less.

I guess when Jerry Seinfeld approaches me and bets me whether I can be "master of my domain" longer then him, Kramer, Elaine and George I'd give it a shot. Until then I figure several times a week is going to continue.

And I'm with other's on this- why do you want to stop? I've had bad sex, was married to bad sex. Think it was her middle name, of course she didn't change it to that until ten years into the marriage. Would have been nice to know that, say, ten years prior. But I've never had a bad orgasm, ever.

I was forced to stop masturbating when my doctor put me on Flomax to help expel a kidney stone. One of the drug's side-effects is retrograde ejaculation. The ejaculate would back up into the bladder instead of being expelled through the penis. And it HURTS! So I had to go cold turkey until I was finally off the drug.

It was one of the worst months of my life. And if I was in a relationship at the time, it would have been one of her worst months as well!

MathGuru is right about being cranky. You really do need to release it at your own rhythm. During that painful period of my life, any form of sexual stimulation was pure hell because I couldn't follow through with it!

I have a very high sex drive, and when I am not in a relationship, I almost always crank one out on a daily basis. Even when I am in a relationship, I usually crank one out once a week or so. I couldn't imagine really quitting, or why I would want to.

When I was a bit younger-- mid-20s-- I did try quitting for about six weeks or so, in an experiment with a more ascetic form of Jewish observance. I found out that I am not at all made for asceticism, and that if I go for six weeks without giving the weasel a heimlich, I get unbelievably irritable, have trouble concentrating, can't stop thinking about sex (the dirtier the better), and end up walking around with a constant hard-on.

My uncle says, "If God didn't want you to jerk off, your hands would grow right out of your shoulders." I agree with him. Masturbation is awesome.

And as Woody Allen says, "Don't knock masturbation: it's sex with someone I love."

I'm currently on week 9 of no tugging. I did it as an experiment to see what would happen with my high sex drive. The wife knows what's going on and so far we've upped our frequency, but not kinkiness (she might be initiating more recently because she knows what's going on). Have I gotten noticibly more HJs and BJs just to relieve me? No. However, I've noticed that I'm always thinking about sex when around women at work or at parties. I have found myself taking more time for personal grooming as I think I'm using that as an outlet for my sexual energy.

Also, when my wife's not around in the evening, I find myself kinda lost because I used to use to schedule some ME time into my daily routine. Now, I find myself not knowing what to do (and not getting the daily routine done) and I'm thinking that if I just get it over with I can get on with doing something useful now that I've taken care of myself.

Am I more horny now? Yes.
Am I getting more sex? Slightly, yes.
Am I turned on by any random girl? Yes, which isn't necessarily a good thing.
Am I edgier and have a shorter temper? I think maybe.

Anyway, it's a weird experiment that may end when I go away for business. I don't want to be super horny while I'm away from the wife.

awesome quote. back in 10 mins ;)

get a job. itd stop ya from spending the whole day looking at porn online

Meh, sounds like work.

Why the rush? :D

what can i say? i´m easily pleased :D

I didn't read the whole thread but to answer your question as to how many times. It epends if my partner wants to give it up or not. Maybe twice or three times a week. Sex maybe twice or three if at that for real se.x. I know, sad that even when you have a partner your not able to tget as much action as I want.

A good topic MB --- hmm ... I've too have tried and unretired a number of times.

Once - I decided to use my left hand (I'm right handed of course) - but that
didn't work - I just felt like I was cheating on my self. For now - go for it !

That has to be the stupidest thing I've heard in a long time.

why would anyone not want to masturbate?

Hi. I see you've been here for a while. I would have hoped you could have GROWN UP in those 4 years. Please use mature communication skills when conversing on my site. Thank you.

To build up at least a couple of days worth of Mojo.

Stopping for a spell can give your body (and mind)
a time to concentrate on other creative outlets.

A steady diet of anything can become tiresome.

My boyfriend tried to stop before we met, he said he lasted about 2 weeks and then when he was taking a piss, it just came out... he said it as the biggest waste of an orgasm.

I could stop masturbating, but I don't want to! I do it probably on average, once a week, so not too often.

Quit?!! ARe you crazy - I'm just getting good at it!

Guys knew something wonderful & healthy that we girls should have learned in our early teens too!

Masturbating
 

ay do you reckon masturbating can make you go bald

...no.

I was 23. I was on a religious fasting getting ready for a pilgrimage. I was on abstinence for 52 days. Semen will just get out every 4 or 5 days. And once I even happen to orgasm with out any stimulation.

Coincidentally it was during the fast I met my girl. It is 9 years now.

Now a days I can hold it maximum 3 or 4 days.

BTW, you can avoid masturbation, but if you dont ejaculate often, its not good for your prostate!

I don't think there's a health effect whatsoever to masturbating/not masturbating. Sauce on the last statement?

definately. the same way it makes you go blind.

most people here touch type on their keyboards

I'm not motivated to search the net right now, but the medical data is out there. My urologist said that ejaculating at least 3-4 times a week helps to keep the male plumbing healthy. I forget the name of the gland in the testicles.

I never said that. I said frequent ejaculation is good for the prostate.
-----Added 23/9/2008 at 01 : 23 : 21-----
That is right! It is the Prostate gland. It is not in the testicles, just a little near. This one produces the seminal fluid to carry sperms on the eternal voyage

No, I don't mean the prostate gland.

Epididymitis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I had this in my left testicle, which is what lead to my hospitilization and care by a urologist. He told me that ejaculation about every other day keeps the epididymis "cleaned" out. In my case he suggested ejaculation several times a week as a way to help reduce the risk of re-infection.

There is another reason why he suggested regular ejaculation. My epididymitis left me with a tender spot on my left testicle, caused by scar tissue in the epididymis. It was rather awkward trying to tell the urologist that the tender spot hindered our (wife & I) foreplay because I love to have my nuts sucked hard & stretched (I'm lucky because my wife is happy to oblige!). He said that cumming regularily, either by having sex or masturbating, would help to ease some of the tenderness, & that we would have to learn just how much pressure I could handle before the pain became too great.

Thank you Anormalguy, I learnt something today

What's a touch type keyboard? Do I need one too? Do they make one for Mac? :confused:

see.. poor jorge uses a voice recognition software to type for him.

hope they find a cure for u soon mate. or just quit floggin the log

I was always of the impression that one had to be in the mood for masturbation in order to enjoy it. That said, I masturbate perhaps once every two weeks, more in the week before I get my period - then I can do it perhaps twice a day or more!:eek:

For me doing it 'in the mood' happens once a week or so. Frankly all the other times, it is mostly to releive the temper (hard-on, restlessness) or some times even boredom. So the mood depends so much the cycle !

Who said that? Who's there? I can't see anything...

Quit floggin' the log?

From my cold dead hands...

Back when I was young 'un I was pulling the pud a minimum of 3 times a day, sometimes 5 or six. I also was celibate (cerebral types who go to all-boys high school and aren't jocks tend not to get laid). Heavy masturbation days really did a number on the ol' pecker - if one day I masturbated six or seven times, the next day the skin was raw, and though I still needed to jerk off it was painful to do it. Sheesh.

Now that I'm older and real life gets in the way of sex or masturbation, at times I can go days before I feel the need. I'm always up for sex, but if there's shit going on in life and wifey isn't in the mood or is tired or sick, sure, I'll masturbate. But the old sex drive takes up much, much less mental energy than it used to. There's too much else going on.

Up until February of this year I never had a girlfriend and never had sex. I had never masturbated in place of any of that simply because I never considered it. At this point, as odd as it might be to read, I don't really know how to masturbate. I'm not able to arouse myself by myself.

My sex drive seems to be normal; it doesn't take much to start me up and I am able to have sex several times a day without any problem. I wouldn't say the sex I have is any more intense than the average person, though. If anything, it's less intense, because I don't seem to be as sensitive around my penis as a lot of people are or claim to be.

My girlfriend has left the country for an extended period of time, and while it has only been one month so far, I have gone from sex several times a day to no sex or masturbation at all without any real withdrawal.

As bliss mentioned earlier in the thread, it's not a risk in any way, because your body tends to take care of itself when you won't give it a hand (pun intended). It just comes out on its own while you sleep.

I'm waiting on W.K. to come in here and make a comment. I'm surprised he hasn't yet.

I did a quick search on over masturbating, and came up with this: What is Over Masturbation - The difference between healthy and unhealthy masturbation

But, the link I found more interesting was the main link : Masturbation - Information, Tips, Techniques

Techniques? Yeah, I know what my bedtime reading will start with. :suave:

I usually do it every other day or so. I stopped for a few weeks once, and socially I felt a bit numb. It was weird. Kind of hard to explain much more beyond that.