Harms Of Masturbation

1. Guilt and shame

2. Too much but never enough

3. Interference with relationships

4. Physical risks

evidence suggesting that self-pleasure can help reduce depression

You are not a dirty person just because you are subject to biology. You are doing exactly as you are programed to. If you believe in a programmer then they have far more reason to feel ashamed than you do.

If it is growing into a compulsive behavior then you should talk to a sex therapist.

Is masterbating what is effecting your relationships or is it being introverted and perhaps dealing with other symptoms like depression?

There is little physical risk involved with normal masterbating. Go slow, use lotion, be good to yourself. 

i think we're meant to be in a relationship. masturbation can feel empty at the end, but that's i would think only because it's not the fullness that God intended for us.

That doesnt change the fact that there is no honour in masturbation and it is my fault for not resisting it. Even if you believe in programmer, it just means I am so weak that someone can program me to masturbate. Even more dishonour.

No. I dont believe in therapists.

Masturbating too much actually encourages a person to be introvert.

You cant go slow when you need orgasm as fast as possible.

I don't think you need to feel ashamed that you "couldn't resist" what amounts to a pretty normal biological function. You may as well be ashamed because you couldn't resist breathing or using the rest room.

As for honor that is highly subjective.

I mean what if it was an event in the Olympics?

Let's say you find a therapist and they don't help at all... are you really any worse off? I am not qualified to give medical advice but you may find the right therapist is a big help.

Well maybe that is only because you are ashamed of it. What if you embraced it? Made it a group activity instead. Go online find other weirdos. Maybe have a nice video chat. Maybe it will actually help you make friends.

Ok I feel like someone should have The Talk with you and I do not feel like the right person but you can just hold your horses. Light some candles, have a nice bath, make an occasion of it. Self abuse doesn't have to literally mean abuse

other animals might not be smart enough to masturbate.

do you not care about what the bible says about masturbation?

Breathing, not so bad. Using the rest room, well yes there is some shame there. Greater shame is in masturbation. Masturbation being "normal biological function" doesnt negate that there is great shame in masturbation. I am too weak to resist masturbation. Masturbation is dishonour.

Honour means respect. First, me respecting myself.

Doesnt change that I dont believe in therapists.

You cannot embrace shame and then feel no shame. Rather, it would just be adding more to shame.

No, after masturbating for a few times a day, there is no occassion other than getting to orgasm as fast as possible.

Bible does mention that when seed comes out, person becomes unclean.

It is silly to even make this distinction. It would be silky to try to resist using the bathroom. What makes it more shameful than breathing which also involves expelling waste by the way. Masterbating is as natural as breathing. 

Let's say for the sake of argument that I masturbate whenever the mood takes me. I take my time and it becomes some relaxing me time.  I enjoy it and I don't plan on giving the habit up. It is my private business and I keep it that way as much as I may. Now would you respect me less knowing this?

Mark Twain said that "a man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man that can't". Do you want to beat this thing or not? Don't act all apologetic before you have used the tools research has shown most effective in our collective human toolbox.

No. Masturbation is greater shame. There is no "what makes it more shameful", as me not knowing the reason doesnt negate that it is greater shame. Masturbation is not same as breathing. The mere fact that I cannot resist it is my fault, which adds to the shame. The fact that it controls me as with a remote control, the fact that it decides my thoughts, adds to the shame of the shameful act.

Me. Let's say for the sake of argument that I masturbate whenever the mood takes me. I take my time and it becomes some relaxing me time. I enjoy it and I don't plan on giving the habit up. It is my private business and I keep it that way as much as I may. Now would you respect me less knowing this?

You. Yes.

Those are not tools, nor I believe in them, nor would I put myself to shame to use them and fail. And yes, I would fail if I used them.

There is no honor in being tortured for its own sake. Do get over yourself. You are not an angel or a demon you are just a human being. A perfectly normal primate and primates tend to masterbate. It's convenient because we have such clever grasping paws. Anyone that tells you different is trying to manipulate you.

then I respect you just a little less and not because either of us masterbates

other animals might not be smart enough to masturbate. we are primates anyway so if other primates do it, it seems natural. 

Leviticus 15:16–18 states that any male who emits semen is considered ritually impure - whether the emission came through masturbation, nocturnal emission, or sex between married heterosexual partners.

I actually feel guilty after masturbating. I blame myself that I am addicted to these primitive actions.

There is simply no honour in masturbation.

I probably wasted thousands of hours masturbating. If I used that time to read Karl Marx, maybe I would be better at defending Marxism in debates.

I basically have no interest in being around people.

It's not primitive, it's biological programming. The need to masturbate is really no different than the need to pee. And if you are male, your body is continually creating semen so if you don't get it out of you, your body will do so on its own (that's why we have wet dreams).

This is entirely made up, whether by you or someone who fed this to you. Either way you are in complete control of this notion and any negative effects it has on your psyche.

In a survey done some years ago 98% of all people said they masterbate. The other 2% lied about it. There is nothing wrong with it unless you convince yourself otherwise.

If you're masturbating that frequently it might suggest you have a much higher sex drive than most. This is beyond your control so feeling bad about it is misguided. Regardless, spending that time elsewhere would only result in your sexual thoughts consuming you more so than of you let it out.

That has little of anything to do with masterbation. You sound like you might benefit from therapy.