ARTICLE FROM NETDOCTOR.COM
Not only is masturbating pleasurable, but in addition to helping, you get to know yourself better, it can also help improve your sexual relationships overall, by giving you the power to articulate exactly what you want when with a partner.
Of course, it is!
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Masturbation and self-exploration are natural human instincts. We should consider masturbation as self-care! Masturbation is pleasurable and it helps us look after our bodies and minds to better understanding our sexuality. And it brings a wide range of positive side effects and health benefits that can improve our daily lives.
Plus, it’s free!
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Masturbation further helps your body to combat stress and even reduce, if not relieve, pain. With women, for example, the contractions and endorphins released during the climax can help reduce menstrual pain, with some studies even finding that orgasms effectively reduce migraines and headaches – talk about a natural pain reliever!
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Masturbation offers a wealth of both mental and physical health benefits. One of the best benefits of masturbation is that it comes with the release of endorphins, which are hormones that promote wellbeing and boost your mood.
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In addition, more and more studies and research are concluding that masturbation and sexual stimulation benefit your overall health: alongside stress reduction, masturbating improves the immune system, helps to exercise the pelvic floor, and helps to improve sleep.
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Masturbation helps us better understand our sexual wants and needs. The more we listen to our body, the more we will appreciate it, boosting our self-esteem and increasing our feelings of desire.
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One of the most important, and often overlooked benefits of masturbation, is that self-pleasure allows us to connect with ourselves. Masturbation gives people the opportunity to understand their bodies, their reactions, and their sexuality, so they can try out new habits and ways to touch themselves when alone. This is crucial because when individuals get to know their bodies better, they are better able to communicate their needs and preferences, which allows them to engage in a more fulfilling sexual experience, both with their partners and with themselves.
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The more you enjoy masturbation, the more you want to do it. This happens because the brain's reward centre is activated by pleasure and causes us to release hormones that make us feel happy, like serotonin or endorphins, for example. Many people mistakenly think that masturbation is a substitute for sex, and it is not. Masturbation is a necessary and rewarding sexual practice, for those that choose to find happiness in that way.
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Both sex and arousal are born in the brain. The more we experience pleasure, the more we want, because we think more about it. When we haven't had sex for a while, most of the time we don't even think about it. One of the biggest queries and concerns is the loss of desire or not reaching orgasm: well, without any doubt, masturbation is one of the keys to changing this. But remember: the important thing is to connect with ourselves.
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Masturbation and pleasure should be enjoyed. It should not be an obligation or feel stressful. In addition to the many mental health benefits, masturbation also helps to maintain the elasticity of the vulva and the vagina’s muscles and tissues.
Learning to appreciate and understand the beauty of our bodies is a very powerful thing. Realising that we can make ourselves feel good can help us accept, appreciate and love the amazing body that we have been given, consequently helping us to be kinder to ourselves.
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Why not check out my blog 'How I like to masturbate'.
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Read the original article at Netdoctor.com
