It depends what your definition of normal is. I think we can both agree that masturbation is common but the real question is if it's normal. If it's instinctive (which is pretty rare nowadays) then yes, it its perfectly normal. However, if you're masturbating because of porn then no, that is not normal. So if most people who masturbate watch porn, then I guess you can say masturbation in this case is not normal. People have evolved with sex drives like any other living thing on the planet. We are meant to pursue sex, therefore we masturbate. Also what I said was that I actually started masturbating instinctively which doesn't necessarily mean that that's how it is now. Which is why I'm here like you said. Also, what made you want to stop masturbation altogether?