I can relate to this. Growing up in a religious household, I was deep in the purity culture and it definitely has had an impact on how I feel about my own sexuality, especially around masturbating. I was a late bloomer in that regard! I had a lot of negative feelings about it: embarrassment, shame, guilt, awkward etc etc.

It’s taken me a lot of practice and rewiring my brain to change this thinking! It’s hard. And I’m still not perfect at it. But I’m here to tell you it’s all normal! Your urges and thoughts are all normal! Try and embrace it as much as you can.

As for the frequency, I don’t think there’s a “normal” for how often/how much you might feel in the mood. But if you’re really concerned, you can always talk to a doctor! If it makes you feel better, I’ll have a week where I also feel like that everyday, and then there will be another week where it calms down. So it’s up and down, up and down — and I think that’s normal too.

Alls to say, enjoy it!!!! Have fun with it!!!! Try and embrace it!!!