Gay Porn Pride presents fresh reviews of gay porn videos, gay men sites and events in gay world!
Know more about your favorite gay porn stars
Just like every other form of pleasure – physically or chemically induced – sex and masturbation can become an addiction. The pleasure resulting from a climax is certainly something we would all love to experience more often, right? But When is enough enough?
It’s something that is quite hard to pin down, because we are all different. There are some specialists out there who believe that if you watch porn every day you are an addict, but do they consider themselves caffeine addicts for the cup of coffee they have every morning? Or a consumer addict because they buy new shoes every week?
I’m going to focus on the act of masturbation for this post, and explain what I believe when it comes to stroking off and the idea of jerk-off addiction.
Many men masturbate every day, and some more than once a day. But does this mean that they have a problem? Would it still be considered a problem if they were enjoying sex with a partner once a day? After all, masturbation is simply having sex alone.
First off, we have to assert that the the act of jacking off is entirely healthy. There are no known side effects or problems associated with stroking your dick, unless you do it so often you injure yourself! My own research¹ suggests that most men do this several times a week, with many jerking off at least once every day. It is fair to suppose that none of them have gone blind from wanking their cum out.
So now that we have decided that it is completely normal and healthy, where does addiction come into it? As I mentioned, any form of pleasure can become addictive if you have the right personality. The belief is that some are more susceptible to addiction responses than others, which goes some way to explain how drug addicts and alcoholics progress from a mild problem to a considerable one. It also explains how some can give up smoking of coffee far easier than others.
When it comes to masturbation there is no real definitive benchmark to suggest what is healthy and what is not. We are all different, and we all go through natural stages of being incredibly horny and sometimes disinterested. I go through stages of jerking off a few times a week, to jerking off twice a day, and there doesn’t seem to be any real reason for the change in my sexual needs.
The only real way to ascertain whether you have an addiction to masturbation is to consider whether it interferes with your life in other respects. If you find yourself being late for work because you stayed up until 3 am edging your cock, you might have a problem. If you find yourself canceling dates because you’d rather stay at home and stroke out a load to some porn, you might want to think about it.
The intention of jerking off is to release sexual energy and satisfy your sexual desires, it’s a about pleasure. If you ever feel that there might be something out of balance, work to rectify it.
While I am not a professional, I know that none of us should believe the hype when others suggest we might have a problem, everyone has a motive from the right-wing researcher to the corporation seeking a marketing opportunity. Just take as much information as you can and come to your own conclusions.
Ultimately, if you feel that your jerking off habits are adversely affecting your life, take a step back and consider what you can do to change it. That’s all anyone can ever tell you with any authority.
¹ Research Conducted for “SEVEN PINTS – SELF-IDENTIFIED HETEROSEXUAL MEN AND THE MALE/MALE MUTUAL MASTURBATION FETISH”
Related posts:
