Masturbation is supposed to be one of the most widespread of human sexual behaviors. People as old as sixty or seventy and teenagers as young as twelve or thirteen have experienced masturbation. It's an extremely low-barrier but highly rewarding sexual activity; as long as you can get pleasure from your sexually sensitive areas, you can masturbate. To celebrate this activity, May has been designated as Masturbation Month and has been adopted and practiced around the world. Masturbation month is just around the corner this year, how will you celebrate this special time of year? Here we offer you some ideas.
How did Masturbation Month come about?
In 1994 Surgeon General Jocelyn Elders (then head of the U.S. Surgeon General's Office) suggested that masturbation "is part of human sexuality," and therefore recommended that masturbation be included as part of students' sex-education curricula. Unfortunately this proposal was vetoed and fired by President Bill Clinton. However, this move angered a group of activists at the sex toy retailer Good Vibrations, who decided to publicize and celebrate May 7 as National Masturbation Day in protest of Dr. Jocelyn's unfair treatment. Then more and more people responded, and it slowly evolved into the entire month of May becoming Masturbation Month.
Masturbation is normal and healthy, no need to feel guilty
Feminist sex educator Betty Dodson once said in Liberating Masturbation: "Masturbation is the archetype of human sexuality and the foundation of human sexuality. All other non-masturbatory sexual behaviors are merely human in-law connections for the purpose of social expansion. This argument actually emphasizes that masturbation plays an irreplaceable role in male and female sexuality, so it is a normal and healthy sexual activity, and there is no need to feel anxious or guilty.
In the Heidi Report on Sexuality, the Sex Questionnaire found that 82% of women admitted that they had masturbated; 95% of these women were able to masturbate their way to a sexual climax, and a 2016 study in the Journal of Sex Research found that 85.5% of female participants (compared to 98.9% of males) said they had masturbated at some point in their lives. had masturbated at some point in their lives. Of the women who are already partnered or married, many may think that they don't do this anymore, but in fact, in a survey of relevant data, it was found that many of them continue to engage in masturbatory behavior. So you are not alone in your masturbation.
Betty Dodson says: The most harmonious sex will be your affair with yourself. Masturbation will follow you through childhood, adolescence, relationships, marriage, divorced life, and throughout your later years. Masturbation is a fundamental form of sex, and it is not just for the young, the heartless, or the old. It is something that continues throughout each of our lives. In the age of AIDS, it is all the more important that we celebrate masturbation as the safest sex, because masturbation is the basic form of safe sex.
In addition to being one of the safest forms of sex, masturbation also offers the following benefits:
- Masturbation regulates hormone levels and also relieves tension, which can have an ameliorative effect on insomnia, so healthy masturbation behaviors can help treat insomnia.
- When an orgasm is achieved through masturbation, the body secretes more of the pleasure-enhancing hormone endorphins, which in turn leads to an improved immune system and helps prevent the development of depressive symptoms.
- It makes you feel comfortable and confident in your body and helps you explore your body in a limited way.
But the thing to remember is that nothing should be overdone or else the benefits become bad, and the same goes for masturbation. In celebration of Masturbation Month we have prepared some interesting masturbation ideas below to honor Jocelyn's predecessor and celebrate self-love together.
Share 5 Fun Masturbation Ideas
Whether you're a penis owner or a clitoris owner you can find several masturbation methods that work for you. If you have a better masturbation method than we do, that's fantastic.
Masturbation through a pillow
Many people's first orgasm is given by a pillow, and we can see such masturbation in many movies and TV shows. It's very simple, prepare a pillow and put it between your legs, then you lie on your side and curl your body so that pressure is applied between your vulva and the pillow and repeated grinding produces pleasure. But not all people can orgasm this way. Of course people with penises can masturbate in this way, the principle is the same.
Masturbating in the shower
Showering is relaxing to get rid of tiredness and with the bathroom door closed showering may be the only time you are alone and other people are unlikely to barge in, which is why many people choose to masturbate in the shower. The point is that you can also use the shower head to help you reach orgasm. Aim the jet of water from the nozzle at your sensitive areas, whether it's your clitoris or nipples, as long as it's effective in stimulating you for pleasure. And you can easily wash off the bodily fluids and lubricants after you get off.
Masturbating in front of the mirror.
Masturbation itself is an effective form of intimacy with yourself that can boost confidence and self-esteem. In front of a mirror, you can focus more on your body and see any subtle changes in your expression. And with a mirror, all distractions are eliminated and you and your pleasure become the focus, which can help you experience pleasure better.
Masturbating in front of your partner
This is a very exciting idea for both parties, which can not only satisfy your own desires, but can also perfectly serve as your sexual foreplay. Think about it, both parties are stimulating their private parts under each other's watchful eyes, which can be both visually arousing and physically satisfying, and most importantly, it can enhance the level of intimacy between you and your partner, and also pave the way for your sex life in the future.
Masturbation with sex toys
It's safe to say that sex toys are pretty much the perfect aid to masturbation. Whether you're male or female, whatever form of stimulation you prefer, whatever intensity of stimulation you prefer, you can find a sex toy to suit you. Plus sex toys are carefully designed so that they have a variety of specific features to enhance your sensations and help you reach orgasm quickly. Our 3-in-1 Pleasure Shock Rabbit Vibrator, for example, stimulates your clitoris, g-spot and anus all at the same time, and with 10 settings ranging from gentle to intense, this vibrator offers a range of pleasurable sensations and is definitely a highly effective masturbation tool.
Final
In today's society and culture, it seems that sex and masturbation will always be topics that can't be talked about loudly enough. But sexual urges and masturbation are part of our normal biological behavior, and there is nothing wrong with it. Even if you didn't masturbate for a month you were rightfully masturbating anyway back in the day when those who were sex-positive played their part in pushing for the normalization of masturbation. Now it's your turn to pick up the slack, sex-positive people.
