Abstaining from sexaul relief/Masturbation-mostly for guys.

[ExZ]

Yes its that discussion that will make you feel uncomfortable and question whether to talk about it lol.

Now I believe myself that there are advantages to abstaining from sexual relief rather then making it a constant, this is where I consider moderation to be key.

By abstaining you will maintain a higher Testosterone level and sperm level, testosterone will increase your energy to do things and you can use to to focus into exercise and when you do reach a orgasm it feels much better.

Now by abstaining it also has the possibility to raise stress levels and sexual release has shown to be healthy for the prostrate, this is why I say taking it in moderation, there's a balance, either to much or too little is going to likely be bad for you.

if you find yourself masturbating too much I can give you some tips, one of which is keep busy, there's a old saying Idol hands is the devil's play things which rings true, if your really going bad on self control, consider limiting your access to porn, wear jeans without zips, only tricky buttons lol.

I understand this is a subject that will come with some stigma but it should be discussed after all we do practice active thinking here.

[Mvision]

Maybe a good monk training would be to only jerk off WITHOUT porn, let your imagination work:D

[Jeremy Hanson]

I just wanted to add this:

If guys don't masturbate, they can actually experience pain in their testicles as they do grow larger over time.

Also, check out this link I happened upon after googling.....

http://www.experienceproject.com/question-answer/If-I-Masturbate-An...

[Graydon Walker]

Moderation is good in all things, but I'd still say it depends on the person, because different people with different lifestyles are under different pressures and blah blah blah, ham sandwich. What I'm sayin is yeah, I think you're pretty much right about too much being a bad thing, but some is still healthy. Oh yeah, neither masturbation or sex reduce your testosterone levels. Testosterone is a hormone that stays in your body, and doesn't have a way of escaping.

[john]

To much of anything is a bad thing the question is how much is to much, and how bad is a bad thing.

[Epirot Fiqi]

It is a desire. You can call it an addiction even. For me personally it very much differs. Sometimes once or twice a day. Sometimes I can go without for weeks. The issue when you attack such a desire (like all desires) is that it mostly doesn't come from a need of change. You probably heard or read that it isn't healthy or moral and so the very movement to constrain or reject the desire is the desire itself. This doesn't bring about change. A desire cannot free itself.