Poll: Masturbation and you.

[chinangel]

1. Are you male or female?
I am a male-to-female transsexual
2. How often do you do the deed?
Rare
3. Are you in a relationship?
eeeyup
4. If yes do you do it more or less? If no do you do it more than you usually would?
It hasnt' really affected how much I masturbate
5. Do you believe it improves your performance in the bedroom or not?
I dunno, I would have to ask o.o;
6. Focus; does reduced/stopped masturbation decrease or increase your ability to focus on things?
I don't really know o.o;
7. Do you believe that is is harmful or healthy? I.E. Reduce chances of certain cancers, mental health, stress or makes
you go blind and grow hair on the palms of your hands?
I think that most of those are silly superstitions
8. Is it different now opposed to when you were younger?
I did masturbate more when I was younger

 

[glyngaris]

I have never liked how this is a taboo topic in some cultures so I guess I'll share.

1. Female.
2. Daily during the afternoon, unless I know I'll be having sex that day.
3. Not atm.
4. I masturbate much less while in relationships.
5. It would likely improve a guy's stamina, not sure what it could do for girls.
6. Never gone long enough without to find out; it would probably hamper it though.
7. There have been countless studies that show that it is healthy, anyone who says otherwise is ignorant or malevolent.
8. I masturbated much more frequently when I was younger, mostly to experiment with what worked.

 

[Assassin Xaero]

1. Male.
2. I don't.
3. Nope.
4. Not really. My only "relationship" was rather pathetic anyway.
5. Doubt it.
6. I don't think it makes much of a difference. When I did, it wasn't the only thing I ever thought about, so quitting did change my focus much more.
7. Physically healthy? I don't see it as good or bad. Mentally healthy? No.
8. Didn't do it much as it was when I was younger.

 

[Frokane]

there are two types of females, those who admit to flicking the bean, and liars

 

[hooblabla6262]

1. Male.
2. About once every week or two.
3. Yes, I am.
4. About the same.
5. No, I wouldn't think that it would.
6. Masturbation does not affect my focus.
7. Healthy. It decreases the chance of certain cancers and it expels old semen.
8. Extremely. As a teenager "getting off" was my main focus.

On a side note, most girls I know masturbate with good regularity. It tends to surprise most people (as it did me at first) because our female friends don't usually discuss that type of thing. But they are doing it... right now.

 

[Zing]

1. Male
2. Varies based on how busy I am in life, if I were to average it 3-6 times a week would be a pretty good estimate.
3. No
4. I'd just do it when I feel like, which hopefully would be less often as I'm in a relationship. But I've never had a serious relationship, so take that as you will (not wanking related)
5. Yes. Porn helps with technique/practice for the real thing, and wanking helps with stamina for sure.
6. Hmm maybe with relation to the opposite sex(re: trying to get laid), otherwise I don't think it really affects me.
7. Healthy for the most part, definitely.
8. The porn is better and easier to access now. woooo.

 

[ElectroJosh]

1. male
2. 3-6
3. Yes
4. the same
5. Unrelated
6. no idea about focusing.
7. Healthy.
8. Yeah, less frequent because I don't have the time I used to.

 

[Aaron Sylvester]

Wow, the male:female ratios are pretty skewed in the poll huh?

Whatever I read about 47% of gamers being female, it sure as hell doesn't apply to the internet haha. And to whoever says "well girls don't like revealing their gender online", the poll is anonymous silly! And it would still do nothing to explain the insanely huge gap.

1. Male
2. I voted in the poll, isn't that enough :S
3. Negative
4. I really have no clue
5. I don't think it has any impact lol
6. I've gone for extended periods without doing it, but only because I was too busy with other things.
7. Healthy of course! Proven n' stuff.
8. ...I don't remember :S

 

[Alssadar]

To be honest, the first time I did it to that one point was last week. Self-control and all that jizzjazz.
1. Male.
2. (See before reply comment) I put myself down for "never."
3. No
4. n/a
5. I do not know
6. Nope.
7. Well, it's not damaging, but I feel strange about it.
8. I'm still rather young since the act's discovery, so yeah...

Considering how many euphemisms I've mentally thought instead of saying the word are a notice of my immaturity of this subject, thus my awkwardness.

 

[recurve6]

1. Male
2. Once, sometimes twice a day.
3. Nope
4. Last time I was in a relationship it was about the same.
5. Sure
6. It really doesn't have any tangible effect on my focus.
7. I'd need to do some more research, but I doubt there are many negative effects.
8. Not really

 

[Collegeboy21]

1) Male
2) Never
3) Married
4) Still never
5) No idea
6) No point of reference
7) No idea
8) N/A

 

[saoirse13]

1. Are you male or female?
Female
2. How often do you do the deed?
maybe once or twice a week. Depends on when the mood arises.
3. Are you in a relationship?
Yes
4. If yes do you do it more or less? If no do you do it more than you usually would?
I do it less
5. Do you believe it improves your performance in the bedroom or not?
Not really, never thought about it much before
6. Focus; does reduced/stopped masturbation decrease or increase your ability to focus on things?
Not sure, I imagine it would increase my ability to focus. Being sexually frustrated tends to make my concentration levels dip abit
7. Do you believe that is is harmful or healthy? I.E. Reduce chances of certain cancers, mental health, stress or makes you go blind and grow hair on the palms of your hands?
In moderation it is totally normal and healthy. I mean unless your plucking the magic strings every hour of every day and if it is effecting your social life then there should be no problem.
8. Is it different now opposed to when you were younger?
Yes. To be honest I had never masterbated until i was around 20/21. I had alot of hang-ups about it in my younger years.

 

[TaintedSaint]

1. Male
2.3-6 times a week
3. yes
4. same "she like to watch lol"
5. no
6. yes. If I don't do it my mind wanders and I think about sex more often.
7. Health it reduces the chances of prostate cancer and get rid of stress
8. Has not changed. I got it down to a science.

 

[ProbabilityZero]

1. Are you male or female?
2. How often do you do the deed?
3. Are you in a relationship?
4. If yes do you do it more or less? If no do you do it more than you usually would?
5. Do you believe it improves your performance in the bedroom or not?
6. Focus; does reduced/stopped masturbation decrease or increase your ability to focus on things?
7. Do you believe that is is harmful or healthy? I.E. Reduce chances of certain cancers, mental health, stress or makes you go blind and grow hair on the palms of your hands?
8. Is it different now opposed to when you were younger?

1. Male
2. Dunno whenever I feel the need (between 1 and 5 times per week)
3. No
4. N/A
5. I haven't the slightest clue
6. I sometimes masturbate when I keep wandering from work to sexual thoughts so decresed masturbation = less concentration, maybe.
7. I would say healthy because otherwise the desire to artificially stimulate would have been removed by evolution.
8. depends on what you mean by "younger" (though it was almost 5 times a week constant while I was in school)

 

[Jarl Gullberg]

Ronk ronk ronk

Fairly entertaining to read this xD

1. Male
2. Roughly once a day when I'm in the mood - however, if I feel it's getting too frequent I take a month off. No, I'm serious.
3. Currently not in a relationship.
4. Never been in a serious relationship, so I wouldn't know.
5. No vaild answer here either - I ain't even legally allowed to do the real thing yet >.=.>
6. I'd say it depends on the situation. It helps me sleep, but it does horrors to my motivation and work drive.
7. IT PUT HAIR ON CHEST. In all seriousness, it's a natural thing and I do know for a fact it's made my right arm stronger as well as improve my posture (I stand up while doing the deed).
8. Well, can't really say anything here either.

 

[Guitarmasterx7]

1. Are you male or female?
Male

2. How often do you do the deed?
Depends (mostly based on the answer below) but let's just say I get relief in the ballpark of 2-5 times a day.

3. Are you in a relationship?
Yes

4. If yes do you do it more or less? If no do you do it more than you usually would?
Less on days when I see her, the same on days when I don't

5. Do you believe it improves your performance in the bedroom or not?
Performance no, endurance definitely.

6. Focus; does reduced/stopped masturbation decrease or increase your ability to focus on things?
I would say it increases my focus but also calms me down so I'm not as aggressive with getting shit done.

7. Do you believe that is is harmful or healthy? I.E. Reduce chances of certain cancers, mental health, stress or makes you go blind and grow hair on the palms of your hands?
Definitely healthy. It's been medically proven. That's also the reason I do it so much (apparently, looking at some of these other answers.) Just makes me feel better on the whole.

8. Is it different now opposed to when you were younger?
I didn't actually try it until I was about 19 because I was having sex and figured it would suck in comparison.

 

[Zealous]

Well, this is one of the more interesting research threads I've seen on here...

1. Male.
2. 1-2 times per week to once per day. It fluctuates quite a bit.
3. Nope.
4. More sex means less masturbation.
5. Increased stamina I guess (if you're actively trying to last longer).
6. If I haven't in a while, I'll be less focused. After though I'm calm and focused.
7. There's some health benefits (reduced chance of prostate cancer and some other stuff).
8. Still have my teenage libido.

Capcha: Here's Johnny!
Oh Captcha, you so silly.

 

[Chaosed]

1. Are you male or female?
Male

2. How often do you do the deed?
This one varies quite a bit. Sometimes I go weeks without then sometimes its twice a day.
For the sake of simplicity I will go with 2 or 3 times a week.

3. Are you in a relationship?
Yes.

4. If yes do you do it more or less? If no do you do it more than you usually would?
Less, Not just because of the being sexual active part either; I feel my drive is lowered on an average level =/

5. Do you believe it improves your performance in the bedroom or not?
Defiantly, I find it can make a difference in night and day. Duration is significantly increased with.

6. Focus; does reduced/stopped masturbation decrease or increase your ability to focus on things?
I wouldn't say focus is really an issue but, I find when I do the deed my mind wanders less.

7. Do you believe that is is harmful or healthy? I.E. Reduce chances of certain cancers, mental health, stress or makes you go blind and grow hair on the palms of your hands?
Healthy in both a mental and physical sense. Mentally I find that it helps a lot with stress and just has that "release" feeling to it. Physically its sort of calming and keeps me level, keeps that urge at bay which is always nice.

8. Is it different now opposed to when you were younger?
Defiantly when I was younger I felt as it was some kind of adrenaline rush, now that I have became more comfortable it is more of a tool to help keep me more grounded. My tastes for any kind of "help" in that area have also made drastic changes.

As for sexual disasters? Can't really say I have had any. Sorry.

 

[Bara_no_Hime]

**snip**

1: Female
2: A couple of times a week. More when I'm on my period.
3: Yes. For 10 years.
4: Less. Far less often when I'm getting some on a regular basis.
5: Doesn't really make a difference? I think this question applies more to men than women (lasting times).
6: ??? Again, this must be a guy thing? Um... I sometimes masturbate when bored. Is that at all... helpful?
7: Healthy. Don't know about the things you listed for health benefits, but it keeps blood flow good in the area and makes me happy, and both are healthy.
8: Not... really? Other than frequency. And even that varied a LOT over the years.

Also, in response to someone talking about a woman masturbating during sex... I've seen that in porn, and it always looks really odd. People actually do that? I'm aware that I have an easier time achieving orgasm that some women, but damn. That's gotta suck.

 

[Brainpaint]

There's nothing between once a week and not at all?

Whuuuuuuut?