Do you masturbate too much?

Masturbating. Wanking. Playing with yourself. Do you do it too much? Probably not; there’s a wide spectrum of normal frequency for this behaviour. Some people masturbate more than once a day, some once a month or less. Your frequency can depend on your mood; people who feel a bit stressed or ‘down’ usually masturbate more often than at other times. Both men and women masturbate but as long as you don’t think your masturbation is out of control (is having a long-term bad effect other areas of your life) then there’s absolutely nothing harmful about doing it as often as you feel like.

But what if you do feel you masturbate too often and it’s harmful, a compulsion or addiction? In that case you should talk to someone, and the best person to go to first is your GP. They will listen and be sympathetic to the way you feel, and will help you decide on the best treatment. What that treatment is depends on why you feel the way you do, but the GP will either treat you or refer you to the most appropriate place for help.

Masturbating is fine. Harming yourself is not. You know the difference.