Dear Lovemaking Answers:

I am experiencing masturbation for the last four years, since I was 17 years old. And this had brought a serious back bone pain. How can I stop it? What are the advantages and disadvantages of masturbation?

Anonymous

While there are health advantages to the regular release of
semen through sexual intercourse or masturbation, anything that you are doing to excess can become an addiction.

Reports on excessive masturbation say that OVER MASTURBATION can be as bad for your health as OVER EXERCISING. Physiological and body chemistry changes can occur if you are masturbating too often.

So, the question is... HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH?
That depends on the individual. BUT ... if you are feeling depressed, have no energy to do other tasks, feel like you MUST do it every day and MULTIPLE times per day - you should cut back and see if that will lessen the lower back pain you are experiencing.

Work on developing other interests/hobbies and on pursing a relationship with another person so that you will, in time, develop a healthy normal sexual relationship, not one solely dependent on your own self for sexual gratification.

TiKi

I'm going to suggest that the masturbation has nothing to do with your back hurting you. I would nail the problem to drinking large amounts of soft drinks. There was a time in my life when I survived on Snickers bars and Mountain Dew. Two cavities and a constant back pain sent me to a chiropractor. Of course, he couldn't do anything for my teeth, but he did ask me about my intake of soft drinks. When I told him about the Dew, he told me that there is a certain chemical in the sugar substitute that causes the calcium in your bones to be depleted and in the long run, Mountain Dew actually EATS AWAY at your bones!! Scary stuff. Enough to cause me to invest in Powerades, Gatorades, and finally, plain ol' water.

As far as the advantages of masturbation, I know that regular masturbation will keep your testosterone high and when that particular chemical is high, you can actually delay the effects of your body aging. I kid you not. Botox ain't gonna close in comparison. Other than that, masturbation also keeps the pimples away. Personal experience on that one!

Norm