Top 5 Reasons to Masturbate

Masturbation, also known as self pleasure, solo sex, or autoeroticism has some great benefits…aside from the obvious. We all know that sex has health benefits, but what about the benefits to “going it alone”?

1. Learn your body. This is important! When you masturbate you figure out what you like and what stimulates you the most. Women can learn to orgasm this way. You can explore alone and then share what you learn about yourself with your partner. Men can learn to prolong orgasm through masturbation, which benefits both partners when lovemaking.
2. Relax, relieve stress, energize! The buildup and release of an orgasm can be very satisfying—releasing stress and allowing you to relax, often energizing you as well.
3. Build your self-esteem. Love yourself physically and you can learn to love yourself mentally as well. Taking the time to give yourself pleasure is very empowering and reinforces your commitment to taking care of YOU.
4. Reduce pain. Adrenaline released when masturbating and reaching orgasm (which produces the tell-tale flushed face and all around good feeling) helps to dull pain in general and can help alleviate menstrual cramps.
5. An alternative to sex. You can reduce your exposure to sexually transmitted diseases and reduce your chances of getting pregnant when “going it alone”. Also, if sex is painful, masturbation is a great alternative to releasing sexual buildup.