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Perhaps if you were a bit clearer on what it is you're asking about,
the answer could be more clearly defined. Thank you.

• No, it's not bad for you, and anyone who would tell you otherwise is either uninformed or mean spirited (or they're standing outside the bathroom door waiting to get in.)

• It all depends on your personal beliefs. Some religious people consider it bad for your spirit.

• It's addicting, and the addiction can become worse until you can't live without doing it once or more a day. It causes you to produce more sexual desire than you normally would (in males, more semen), and thus your addiction is furthered.

• It is usually accompanied by pornography, which has been shown to reduce or hamper intimacy with others as well as a conscious or conscious tendency to objectify women. If you decide to have a steady girlfriend or boyfriend, or get married this may be a roadblock.

• If you are addicted, it's really bad for your health, other activities, sports, studies or work. Involving in other activities which soothes you is a best option so that it don't become your habit.

• According to a recent study on the subject of masturbation it was found that the percentage of people that masturbated regularly to replace normal sexual intercourse had a lower incidence of prostrate cancer and other problems when they grew older. People who like sex want to have sex often and when they don't they masturbate this settles the mind and gives them a good nights sleep. The only biblical reference that relates to this is a matter of interpretation put forward by killjoys.

• Frequent masturbation is now linked to increased prostate cancer risk in young males (within their 20's) by as much as 79%. However, masturbation in older men (age 50+) lowers the risk. See the WebMD link below.

• The study referenced above that purports to link frequent masturbation to prostate cancer also says that "different studies of this question, done in different ways, have reached different conclusions." The researchers were not able to conclude the reasons for their results, but speculated that perhaps "young men genetically predisposed to have hormone-sensitive prostate cancer will be at higher risk if their bodies naturally produce high levels of male hormones -- the same hormones that give them an intense sex drive." So, they point out, "it's not masturbation itself that's increasing prostate cancer risk in young men. More masturbation may just mean more sex drive -- and more androgens bathing prostate tissues."

• any sexual act other than the normal intercourse, could leave its effects on the human body negatively, that is to say, when a boy masturbates, he might press heavily on his organs, a thing that doesn't happen in normal intercourse, causing some kind of harm if you are not fair to yourself. Also, some people may feel guilt or regret, due to societal stigma (many puns alludes to masturbation deeming it as a loser activity) or because of a feeling of having accomplished nothing, sometimes founded, if the person in question really exceeds and indulges in it too much. In the medicine there are cases like "vaginismus" in women that describes this case, and "premature ejaculation" in men that is attributed to the same reason. But masturbating could also lead to a better control of ejaculation if one takes his time to experiment and control his body.

• Sometimes religious youth are actually encouraged to fast to suppress that desire until they get the chance to marry.

• Come on, it feels good! It's not bad. I hear it's actually good for your health sexually. Seriously. Do it. Things start to stress you out less. And who likes stress? Not me!

• Any thing in balance is not likely to be taken as bad. But overindulgence or masturbating too much would definitely harm your health, and other activities related like education, extra-curricular & relations. For parents, its always very necessary to periodically watch for the activities of their child, and keep communication line open so that can properly guide them to a better prospective view of sex & awareness.

• Only if you are doing it so much that it stops you doing your schoolwork.

• There is nothing about masturbation that is physically bad for you. There are some religions or parts of some religions which look down upon it, but most thinking individuals realize that is just a scare tactic to gain control over others.

• No. It is definitely NOT bad for you. It is a medically proven fact that any sort of "normal" sexual gratification leads to a happier person as long as it doesn't interfere with you everyday life. In addition to purely psychological satisfaction, the human body produces endorphins - the hormone in charge of elevated spirits and positive perception of the environment. Prior to the culminating moment of orgasm, the brain emits a dose of oxytocin - the hormone of the posterior lobe of pituitary. Oxytocin results in the production of sedative endorphins - natural analogues of morphine. Moreover, an orgasm spurs the production of estrogen with women - the substance, which eases premenstrual pains.

• There is nothing wrong with masturbation AT ALL! It's your body and you can do what you want with it as long as it is in private and doesn't affect anybody else. It relieves stress and tension, surely that's good for you? Happy self-loving!

• Agreed. It's all perfectly normal and good, clean fun. What's more, the fantasies you have during masturbation can provide useful pointers to your sexual orientation. :) So, merry masturbation! Relax and enjoy!

• There is nothing wrong if you masturbate but over-indulgence on anything is bad. Like eating is good for health; it gives you feeling of satisfaction but over-eating kills you. Same way masturbation will satisfy you, re-energize you, but addiction of masturbation will make you maladjusted with your environment. You will not be motivated to study hard, work hard or find a good girlfriend/boyfriend for yourself as you are already getting high-satisfaction with less effort. Masturbation serves a basic need but it should not interfere with your basic duties of life.

• Excessive masturbation consumes you and takes your spiritual energy, exactly like excessive sex intercourse, this energy called "LifeForce" you may heard of it, the more you waste this energy the quicker you get old, the life force is vital to maintain your body healthy, in ancient times it is referred to one of the secrets of Immortality.

• Life force is the urge by a being to go forth and multiply and some times masturbation is a healthy and Invigorating method of relieving this natural pressure God build us with open eyes and mind.

• Don't feel ashamed when you do it. Because everyone does it.

• Masturbation IS mentioned in the bible, and usually prohibited (see Onan), which is as good a reason as any to enjoy doing it, (depending on how you interprete the episode, as he was simply accused of denying descendence by refusing to impregnate the woman he was having sex with) by ejaculating outside her). We stopped stoning witches (well, most of the time) or killing our daughters that kissed a non-Hebrew man, and most people eat fish these days as well, so I don't see any reason why you should concern yourself with whether or not the Bible mentions it.

• Masturbation is healthy for both males and females; it allows a person to experiment with what arouses them and makes them feel more in control of their sexuality. While some people just aren't interested in masturbation, there's no reason to have feelings of guilt or shame if you do masturbate.

• Apparently, for men, it reduces the chances of getting prostate cancer. Holding it in just makes it worse.

• Actually according to Robin Baker, author of Sperm Wars: The Science of Sex, masturbation is the body's mechanism for getting rid of geriatric sperm. As explained in the book only 1% of an ejaculate population is actually designed to be egg getters (young). The other 99% are either killer sperm (young) or sperm-blocking sperm (malformed geriatric sperm that clog the passageways in cervical mucus so that other sperm cannot get by). The body produces 10,000 sperm per second eventually populating the lower portion of the epididymis with older sperm at the front of the line. For single men, masturbation is a sound sexual strategy because it gets rid of the geriatric sperm and creates a new young/old ratio. Younger sperm have a higher chance of defeating any populating army they may encounter. Males in relationships will usually keep a population of sperm of 500 million in their mate at any given time (depending on certain factors). This population will have a higher mix of geriatric or defensive sperm to fend off an invading army. The author also suggests that behavior that discourages masturbation in society (which happens often) in effect increases the sexual productivity of persons discouraging the act because it increases the chances of their own sperm army against any invading army.

• For women, masturbation is also a sexual strategy and has added health benefits. The speed of which cervical mucus flows will directly effect how strong their cervical filter is. The increased speed of cervical mucus not only fights off infections due to foreign invaders, but it also regulates the number of sperm that passes the cervix and invades the womb. In this way, if a woman has multiple partners, she can either help or hinder one of the partners sperm army against the other.

• It's perfectly normal to start masturbating at 14 despite what some may think. Some think it is a bad idea and so will come up with lots of things to stop you doing it, they might say your hands will become hairy or your eyesight will grow bad, etc. but trust me Ive been masturbating for years now and I'm fine. it says below that 2 years after beginning to masturbate you will stop growing yet more than 2 years after starting I'm still growing and I'm one of the tallest in my class and yes my arms are the same length. ignore the crazy dude below hes just a fanatic but listen to the others, they have good advice. but if by this question you meant that you are worried you are starting too late or early rather than being worried about starting at all, then don't worry. it is perfectly normal to start at any age. i know someone who started when he was 11, but I also know someone who started when he was 15. trust me, there is no "right time" to start apart from when YOU feel you want to. trust me.

• Masturbation is very normal. It is not a bad thing and nature's way. Of course I wouldn't make a career out of it. Younger men often masturbate and men will masturbate almost throughout their lives. Sometimes it's a necessity (if a man isn't with a woman at the present time) to just wants to feel the pleasure it produces. To masturbate constantly and not have a life is not healthy. Masturbation will often take the place of the actual sex act, and it also can be used during the sex act with your partner to excite each other.

• Masturbation can be used to help one relax or even fall asleep during periods of insomnia. It can also be used to help rid depression.

• It is perfectly safe. You may have heard of going blind from masturbating, but that is a total myth. The only thing you should worry about is from masturbating too much and getting sore.

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Id, ego and super-ego are the three parts of the psychic apparatus defined in Sigmund Freud's structural model of the psyche; they are the three theoretical constructs in terms of whose activity and interaction mental life is described. According to this model of the psyche, the id is the set of uncoordinated instinctual trends; the ego is the organized, realistic part; and the super-ego plays the critical and moralizing role.

Ø The id is responsible for our basic drives, "knows no judgments of value: no good and evil, no morality. Instinctual cat hexes seeking discharge - that, in our view, is all there is in the id." It is regarded as "the great reservoir of libido", the instinctive drive to create, and the life instincts that are crucial to pleasurable survival. Alongside the life instincts came the death instincts, the death drive which Freud articulated relatively late in his career in "the hypothesis of a death instinct, the task of which is to lead organic life back into the inanimate state."

· The id is an important part of our personality because as newborns, it allows us to get our basic needs met. Freud believed that the id is based on our pleasure principle. In other words, the id wants whatever feels good at the time, with no consideration for the reality of the situation. When a child is hungry, the id wants food, and therefore the child cries. When the child needs to be changed, the id cries. When the child is uncomfortable, in pain, too hot, too cold, or just wants attention, the id speaks up until his or her needs are met.

Ø The ego comprises the organized part of the personality structure that includes defensive, perceptual, intellectual-cognitive, and executive functions. Conscious awareness resides in the ego, although not all of the operations of the ego are conscious. Originally, Freud used the word ego to mean a sense of self, but later revised it to mean a set of psychic functions such as judgment, tolerance, reality testing, control, planning, and defense, synthesis of information, intellectual functioning, and memory. The ego separates out what is real. It helps us to organize our thoughts and make sense of them and the world around us. The ego is your consciousness of your own identity, or the conscious mind. Basically, your ego is related to your confidence level; if you have a big ego, your confidence is high, and vice versa. Additionally, having an ego can mean having an inflated feeling of pride or self-worth.

· It is, in the field of psychology, a necessary aspect in the growth of your mind and emotions; a product of children conditioning; a crucial self-organizing principle of the human personality, the command center of the psyche that coordinates the different aspects of the self, without with it could not function.

· It is one reason why drugs, alcohol, sex, pornography, bad television, cough syrup, and other things can be so attractive: because they offer a temporary escape from it, whatever it is.

· It is "the enemy within," the key ingredient to The Problem of Life "the root of all evil, the enemy of a genuine spiritual life."

Ø The super-ego aims for perfection. It comprises that organized part of the personality structure, mainly but not entirely unconscious, that includes the individual's ego ideals, spiritual goals, and the psychic agency (commonly called "conscience") that criticizes and prohibits his or her drives, fantasies, feelings, and actions. "The Super-ego can be thought of as a type of conscience that punishes misbehavior with feelings of guilt. For example, for having extra-marital affairs."