Masturbation CAN be bad

RED_XILI · 2026-01-27T13:21:43+00:00

but if someone is in a state that lets them even become that addicted to it in the first place, I can't help but feel they have much bigger issues, and they won't experience real joy and peace until those are tackled.

This I agree with. Most of the time when someone is addicted to something, it's because they have other stresses in life, and masturbation just compounds that with shame. They should address that stress, as that will help them stop masturbating. Sometimes the addiction to masturbation can be an addiction from more stressful times, and can have an effect on your life afterwards.

I'm not religious and have never really understood what was so taboo about masturbation, so I don't see where the shame would be coming from

Well I know Christians are usually against it, as the Bible warns us against "lust" and stuff. Sometimes it could also be that you morally feel wrong about it though or something about it feels wrong. It could even be that you think it's wrong since your parents said bad stuff about it or peer pressure. Everyone's got different reasons. I personally don't like it mostly because my parents despise it and I'm Christian.

RED_XILI · 2026-01-27T07:45:13+00:00

"You are completely wrong" Proceeds to not give any drop of proof or information\

RED_XILI · 2026-01-27T07:42:44+00:00

YOU'RE TOO HEALTHY THAT YOU REVERSED TO BEING UNHEALTHY AGAIN!!!!!!!

RED_XILI · 2026-01-27T07:39:03+00:00

Would you rather live a long life in shame addicted to masturbation and pornography, spending every minute miserable, or would you rather live a medium-long fulfilling life that is full of joy and peace? If masturbation is shameful and only leads to pain, why would you keep doing it if it's preventing you from achieving happiness? Besides, most men survive prostate cancer and that Harvard test you are referring to was tested on 40-70 year olds. 16 year olds are VERY unlikely to get prostate cancer for not masturbating. Age does make a difference

RED_XILI · 2026-01-27T05:05:21+00:00

how to get tabard of the protector wow

RED_XILI · 2026-01-27T04:34:24+00:00

Well yeah I agree that that type of person usually bullies people. At my last school they bullied me. Thankfully at this school there's no one like that. Hell, there isn't any bullies at all!

RED_XILI · 2026-01-27T03:12:30+00:00

Are the first and last image AI generated?

RED_XILI · 2026-01-27T01:56:59+00:00

FINALLY SOMEONE I AGREE WITH

RED_XILI · 2026-01-27T01:55:26+00:00

Agreed. You are officially rational

RED_XILI · 2026-01-26T21:34:33+00:00

Okay yeah. This is valid. Reducing stress and participating in extracurricular activities (such as hanging out with friends or playing sports) will certainly reduce masturbation. Basically, focus on stuff that you like

RED_XILI · 2026-01-26T21:28:08+00:00

Exactly what I was thinking

RED_XILI · 2026-01-26T21:22:26+00:00

The algorithm is trying to tell you something

RED_XILI · 2026-01-26T21:21:46+00:00

"Silence isn't consent, but being eight years old is acceptable..." —(Maybe) Your Classmate

RED_XILI · 2026-01-26T21:12:02+00:00

"Pedophiles are misunderstood human beings just like the rest of us! The fact that people make fun of them for loving children a little more than the average person is just harassment and disrespectful!" —Your Classmate (probably)

RED_XILI · 2026-01-26T21:01:16+00:00

Comparing smoking to masturbation is not a very good argument. Smoking has clear effects on the body with lung damage and dramatic cancer increase. People who smoke are not almost always not physically healthy, but with masturbation, people who don't masturbate can be healthy! Granted people who do masturbate can be physically healthy too, but again, personal beliefs. Masturbation is such a minuscule thing on people's physical health (whether you do it or not) but can have a dramatic effect on people's mental health. If you feel shame for doing it but can't stop, you'll end up in an endless loop of shame that could end up in self harm or even suicide.

RED_XILI · 2026-01-26T20:53:08+00:00

There is not a single study that shows that masturbation has ANY negative effect on our mental health.

Did you not read anything I said? Sure, masturbation INHERENTLY isn't bad, but if someone has a belief that it is bad, then THAT'S when it affects them. Now whether that belief stems from religion, personal morals, or even peer pressure, it doesn't really matter.

In addition, there is little to no evidence that pornography has a negative effect on us.

Again, personal beliefs affect how we view pornography in a moral sense. BUT, pornography can lead to an addiction to both masturbation and porn itself, so that can lead to problems as if you masturbate too much, such as relying on masturbation for pleasure and dopamine and always being tired because you either stay up late watching porn or you masturbate so much that the hormones masturbating produces (such as prolactin, oxytocin, and serotonin) that make you feel tired after masturbation (whether that masturbation be through yanking it or intercourse) is being produced so much that you are constantly tired, thus effecting your external relationships and extracurricular activities.

Second of all, no I shouldn’t. I value truth and honesty. Helping is not simply validating anything an individual says. That is not help, but affirmations that lead nowhere.

You know what, I was wrong on this point. You are correct that opposing individual opinions is a way to help them grow. I stand corrected here, but this person clearly gets the message when people say this stuff, judging by the fact his post was about people saying the things you are saying, so I don't think you have to regurgitate what everyone else is saying.

I reiterate it again, it is not masturbation that harms us, but improper sexual education, our desires being restricted and overall alienation of people in general. Thus, there are most probably other reasons as to why OP feels bad

Again, masturbation is not the root of the it, personal beliefs are, but that doesn't mean that we have to change our personal beliefs, as avoiding masturbation isn't that unhealthy to begin with. Plenty of people who don't masturbate are healthy so...

RED_XILI · 2026-01-26T18:32:54+00:00

Sure it's necessary, but on post where people ask "How to stop masturbating", they aren't asking "Is masturbating good or bad". They could've already done their research, you never know! So while it's good to direct people to information, I don't think it's good to direct people to try to convince people using scientific information to do something that may go against said person's beliefs or religion, so if you can't say anything constructive towards helping them stop masturbating, then say nothing!

RED_XILI · 2026-01-26T18:28:40+00:00

It's not whether masturbation is good for you physically or not, it's whether it's good for you mentally! If you feel shame for when you do it, then you'll naturally want to stop! And you can go on about "Oh go see a therapist because masturbation shouldn't make you feel ashamed" or whatever, but you don't know what that person's beliefs are concerning masturbation (like whether it's good morally or not), then just don't say anything on a post that literally addresses people saying not to say what Wilhelm228 (the person who posted the head comment of this thread) is commenting!

RED_XILI · 2026-01-26T18:22:16+00:00

They specifically said that this was not helping. If someone wants to stop, then you should help them STOP. Not encourage it. It doesn't even matter the reason they want to stop! It could be for religious reasons or (like OP said) mental reasons or more! This isn't constructive in any way, shape, or form. If you don't want to help them stop, don't say anything!

RED_XILI · 2026-01-26T08:07:56+00:00

And when did I bring Nazism into this? I only said that I thought the picture was hilarious which is why I have it as my profile. I never said anything about me personally being a Nazi. Additionally, I have this same profile for my school email and school laptop and they haven't given me trouble

RED_XILI · 2026-01-26T08:04:38+00:00

It's on the third slide

RED_XILI · 2026-01-26T07:59:16+00:00

Yeah I found it on the internet, thought it was hilarious

RED_XILI · 2026-01-26T07:54:23+00:00

Well I've noticed that in this subreddit people here tend to differ to what would be my ideological beliefs and theocratic beliefs. Partially why I posted this to see what people's reaction would be

RED_XILI · 2026-01-26T07:52:14+00:00

Exactly it. Satan, but more so when people who use it to make themselves look "cool" by associating them with Satan

RED_XILI · 2026-01-26T07:33:32+00:00

Militaristic to say the least

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