At this point in life, you guys have probably developed a Masturbation routine. Whether it be twice a day or twice a week, there are some pretty set in stone times where you kick back, relax, and masturbate.

But, many men wonder if they ever masturbate too much. They may think that ten times a week is too much, or that five times a week is too much. But all of these thoughts and assumptions are not true; There is no ‘too much’ when it comes to masturbation. There’s actually a pretty wide range of how much one man masturbates versus how much another man masturbates, and that’s okay.

The only thing you need to keep in mind when it comes to your solo sex life is that if it interferes with your normal, everyday life, that’s when it has become a problem. A man can masturbate ten times a day, but as long as it doesn’t interfere with their life, it is not a problem.

You’re probably still wondering how to tell if you have the problem, though. That’s what I’m here to help you with. If you have any of the following physical or psychological signs stated below, your masturbation hobby has probably turned into a real issue.

If you hurt yourself…

You probably have a problem. Here’s the thing, men don’t think they can hurt themselves by masturbating. They think that they control the amount of pressure they put on themselves, they control the tightness around their penis, and they control the amount of lubrication they add to the process. But, that doesn’t mean that they can’t hurt themselves. You can hurt yourselves, fellas.

Hurting yourself while masturbating can cause injuries to be mild, but they can also cause injuries to be more severe. Mild injuries could be considered something like skin chafing, whereas more serious injuries could be considered something like scar tissue buildup in the penis. Such buildup can happen due to the constant pressure and constant stroking of the penis.

It may be obvious to you, but if it’s not, stop masturbating if you’re causing yourself pain. There’s no reason you should have to associate masturbation with pain when it should be associated with pleasure.

If your job suffers…

You probably have a problem. Not only that, but if masturbation interferes with your life in general, you probably have a problem.

For example, if you’re in the bathroom and late to a meeting because you have to jerk off, or if you’re staying home on a Friday night to masturbate instead of going out with friends, your solo sex life has become a huge issue. Interference with your social life or your occupation can be a huge warning sign to lay off the jack off. Adjust your routine accordingly.

If your sex life suffers…

You probably have a problem. This happens when guys have one of the two below, or both of the two below:

– An addiction, or extreme tendency, to view the same porn time after time while masturbating

– An addiction, or extreme tendency, to use the same specific hand movements time after time while masturbating

If one, or both, of these tendencies are done during masturbation, men will tend to want the same thing during sex. When sex with their partner cannot give them what they want, their sex life tends to suffer and sometimes even dwindle away. Why is this? Because men can’t recreate the same type of pleasure and satisfaction with their partner as they can when they are alone masturbating.

Scientifically speaking, if you watch the same porn and use the same hand movements while masturbating each time, you’re programming your body to only ejaculate when those circumstances are under way. Your brain and your body will only want that to take place, and will not orgasm if under any other condition. This, in turn, will make it harder to get an erection and possibly to maintain that erection when it comes time to have sex with your partner.

Stop masturbating so much if this happens, guys. Seriously.

If you always think about it…

You probably have a problem.

If you wake up and immediately think about masturbating, you probably have a problem. If you start to think about porn during your lunch break, and you wonder if you can get away with going to the bathroom to ‘let loose’ a little bit, you probably have a problem. If you’re on your way home from work, and there happens to be a lot of traffic, and all you want to do is go home and jerk off, you probably have a problem. If you think about going home to a beer and watching some porn each and every day, you probably have a problem. Do you get the big picture here?

If you think about porn more than half of the time, there’s a serious issue that needs to be addressed, and it needs to be addressed soon. If you are distracted easily from your everyday life by thinking about masturbation, there needs to be immediate changes in your daily routine, and you have to snap out of your dependence to always need solo sex time.

But please, just keep in mind that if you do masturbate, it’s not an issue as long as it does not interfere with the four instances provided above. Masturbation is actually quite healthy, as long as your life is not being affected by it in an extreme manner. Remember, sex is not everything (even though it may seem that way sometimes).

But, if you do have a severe problem, I suggest you do one of the following:

1. Cut yourself off cold turkey
2. Make sure you set limits for yourself each day, for example, only being allowed to masturbate at night

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