Introductory Thoughts In the Sambia tribe of New Guinea, the practice of masturbation is related to rites of passage into manhood. These rites of passage are intended to transform “boys” into stalwart, male warriors. Much of this process has been discussed in: Herdt, G. 1987. Sambia: Ritual and gender in New Guinea. New York: Holt, Rinehart […]

One argument regarding masturbation is that the act really amounts to little more than self-sex – having sex with one’s self. This argument is, perhaps, best stated by Tom Blangiardo of Pure Life Ministries when he writes, “Masturbation – having sex with yourself – is the pinnacle of selfishness.” So is masturbation really self-sex? And if […]

One of the most helpful things that I have found in refraining from PMO and “rebooting” is reminding myself of why I actually want to do this. This article contains a lot of what I remind myself of and hopefully it will be helpful to you too! Have you ever wondered if masturbation can have […]

There have been a number of studies concerning masturbation. The overwhelming suggestion of all of these studies is that masturbation cannot be seen as a healthy part of a person’s lifestyle. Below are summaries and links to a number of these important studies. Props to howtostopmasturbation.com for alerting us to many of these studies. We’ve […]