Masturbation is an act of acquiring pleasure by touching or rubbing of genitals seen in boys as well as girls from an early age, sometimes even in infancy.
Masturbation becomes more inevitable after puberty, as the child becomes aware of sexuality.
By masturbation one learns and identifies the process of sexuality and sexual responses. Therefore, its pleasurable outcome is natural, normal, hygienic and healthy sexual outlet for young people. It is also a relief from ever mounting and uncontrollable sexual urge.
Masturbation does not cause any harm to genitals, physical weakness, impotence, mental deterioration, blindness or insanity even if practiced regularly throughout life.
Obstructing or compelling to stop this natural phenomenon, can have serious effects on individual’s development and social adjustment leading to incompetence in marital relation or even deviated sexual practice.
Inducing a belief that it is socially and morally disapproved can lead to inevitable stressful situation, guilt, self-devaluation and personality damage.
Masturbation can also act as recreation and help in overcoming worries and tension.
Children who feel unhappy, lonely, helpless and unwanted masturbate more often to compensate for their frustrations.
However, some do not masturbate which is also equally natural.