Excessive masturbation has a lot of harmful side effects on our body, it affects us badly both physically and mentally.
In our society, masturbation is considered normal and it is even promoted. Some people say that masturbation relieves you of stress and it is good for your sexual health. This type of misinformation has caused the most damage to people, especially our youth.
Bombarded by the information that masturbation is healthy and natural, young people indulge in it thinking it is healthy. Even when they face negative side effects due to it, they can’t relate it with their habit of masturbation because they’ve been told that masturbation is healthy.
In this article, we’re gonna discuss the side effects of excessive masturbation in males. We’ll discuss how masturbation affects you psychologically and physically.
Psychological Side Effects of Excessive Masturbation
1. Depression
Excessive masturbation coupled with heavy porn usage can cause depression. Some people believe that porn and masturbation can worsen your depression but they can’t cause it. Many people have confessed that porn and masturbation indeed caused their depression. You can read one such confession on Reddit by CLICKING HERE.
Masturbation addicts often report that they are depressed. They report that they don’t feel like taking a shower, brushing their teeth, talking to friends, etc. Even daily life activities become a burden to them, this is a clear sign of depression and excessive masturbation can cause it.
The problem is that the masturbation addict knows that he is depressed but he just can’t relate his habit of masturbating excessively with his depression because he’s been told that masturbation is normal and healthy.
I asked a question on my Instagram page(@the_fapstronaut) to people whether they felt depressive symptoms due to excessive usage of porn and masturbation. Let’s look at the results.
96% of people said that excessive use of porn and masturbation gave them depressive symptoms, while 4% said it didn’t.
My Instagram page is about nofap(no porn, no masturbation). People following the page are practicing nofap and have experienced the harmful side effects of porn and masturbation. So they are perfect candidates for participating in that survey/poll.
Although this survey is about porn and masturbation, excessive masturbation alone can also give you depressive symptoms. It’s just that with porn and masturbation, you’ll feel depressive symptoms sooner than with masturbation alone.
2. Anxiety
Excessive masturbation can give you social anxiety.
Masturbation addicts often report that they feel extremely anxious in public. Their heartbeat starts racing whenever they are near people, which is clearly a symptom of social anxiety.
They often can’t talk to people without being extremely nervous, they can’t look people in the eye while talking. People who masturbate excessively tend to avoid any social gatherings, they prefer staying in their room all by themselves. Whenever they are in public, they feel like everyone is looking at them and judging them.
Due to being socially anxious, they lose their friends and miss out on many opportunities in life. Masturbation addiction makes people isolate themselves from the rest of the world.
I asked this question to my Instagram audience. Let’s look at the results.
91% of people said that porn and masturbation made them socially anxious, while 9% said it didn’t.
3. Brain Fog
Brain fog is the feeling of cloudiness in the head. You just really feel like you’re not yourself and you’re unable to think clearly. You may feel confused or disorganized or find it hard to focus or put your thoughts into words. Excessive usage of porn and masturbation can give you brain fog.
I’m associating porn with masturbation because they go hand in hand. Once people start masturbating excessively, they need the help of porn to get aroused in order to masturbate. Even if you don’t watch porn but masturbate excessively through imagination or other sources, you’ll still feel all these negative symptoms.
Masturbation addicts report that they can’t think clearly and can’t focus/concentrate. As a result, they start lacking behind in their studies or work. They start losing all interest in their school and their grades go down or they start failing classes.
With brain fog, you’ll feel like you’re not yourself and you can’t think straight. Your head will feel denser and you can’t focus on a task.
I asked this question on my Instagram page(@the_fapstronaut). Let’s look at what people answered.
95% of people said that excessive porn and masturbation gave them brain fog, while 5% said it didn’t.
Physical Side Effects of Excessive Masturbation
1. Porn-Induced Erectile Dysfunction(PIED)
With the rise in high-speed internet pornography, more and more men are finding themselves suffering from erectile dysfunction(ED).
Earlier erectile dysfunction(ED) was seen as something which only affected older men, but with the easy availability of internet pornography, men in their 20s are finding themselves suffering from it.
Excessive use of porn and masturbation is the reason behind porn-induced erectile dysfunction. Most masturbation addicts also watch porn, that’s why I’ve mentioned it as a side effect of excessive masturbation.
When you masturbate too much to porn, your brain gets rewired to get aroused with pixels on the screen. As a result, people suffering from PIED can get aroused with porn but not with a real partner.
To know more about PIED, its causes, symptoms, and treatment, check out my detailed article on PIED by CLICKING HERE.
2. Hair Loss
Excessive masturbation can definitely cause hair loss in males. Some people call it a myth but more than half of the people who masturbate excessively will experience hair loss.
This is because your hair is made up of a protein called keratin and when you masturbate excessively you’re wasting protein along with other vital nutrients. Your semen contains various nutrients including protein which is necessary for your hair. When you masturbate excessively, your hair gets deprived of protein and you start experiencing hair loss and hair thinning.
It’s important to note here that masturbation is not the only cause behind hair loss. There are a lot of other reasons behind it, including genetics. Also, not every masturbation addict will face hair loss. Statistics show that around 50% of people who masturbate excessively face hair loss.
I asked this question to my Instagram page followers. Let’s look at what they say.
56% of people said that excessive masturbation caused them hair loss, while 44% said it didn’t.
If you’re a frequent masturbator and are experiencing hair loss, there’s a good chance that your hair loss is due to excessive masturbation.
In that case follow nofap, meaning stop watching porn and jerking off and notice the difference. Many people who faced hair loss due to excessive masturbation reported that their hair loss stopped after they stopped masturbating.
To know more about how nofap can help you with hair loss, check out my THIS ARTICLE.
3. Joint And Muscle Pain
Excessive masturbation can also cause joint and muscle pain.
Many masturbation addicts have reported that they faced joint and muscle pain due to excessive masturbation. Knee pain and back pain are common among frequent masturbators.
It’s also important to note here that no every frequent masturbator will face joint and muscle pain but the majority will.
Lets’ look at what people say about this.
59% of people said that excessive masturbation caused them muscle and joint pain, while 41% said it didn’t.
4. Dull And Lifeless Face
Excessive masturbation can make your face lifeless and dull.
Masturbation addicts report that due to excessive masturbation they got dark circles around their eyes and their face started looking dull. They report that when they looked in the mirror, they couldn’t recognize themselves, their face looked so lifeless and pale.
The good news is that when people stop masturbating, their face again start glowing and their dark circles disappear.
85% of people said that they got a dull and lifeless face due to excessive masturbation, while 15% said they didn’t.
5. Tired And Exhausted All The Time
Excessive masturbation can make you feel tired and exhausted all the time.
Frequent masturbators(people who masturbate every day) often report that they feel tired and exhausted all the time. They don’t feel like doing anything, they just feel like lying in the bed. Even after getting 8-9 hours of sleep, they still feel tired.
Your semen contains various nutrients and it takes a lot of energy for your body to make semen. Masturbation drains you of your energy and leaves you exhausted. People feel like not doing anything and just lying on the bed after masturbating.
Let’s look at what people say about this.
91% of people said that excessive masturbation made them feel tired and exhausted all the time, while 9% said it didn’t.
Other Side Effects of Excessive Masturbation
1. Low Self-Esteem
Frequent masturbators often have low self-esteem. They think they are not worthy of anyone’s love and attention. They also put women on a pedestal and it hurts their game with women.
Masturbation addicts can’t often talk confidently with women and they think women are just for sex. Excessive masturbation along with porn can make you look at women as sex objects.
I asked this question on my Instagram page(@the_fapstronaut). Let’s look at what people say.
95% of people said that they experienced low self-esteem due to excessive masturbation, while 5% said they didn’t.
2. Low Motivation
Excessive masturbation can take away motivation from people and turn them into a lifeless zombie.
Frequent masturbators often report that they had no motivation to do anything. They had no motivation to study, exercise, work, or socialize. All a masturbation addict wants to do is watch some explicit content and masturbate.
Due to this, addicts often drop out of school/college. They lose all their motivation to work and they quit their job. Going to their work starts feeling like a burden to them.
95% of people said that they experienced low motivation due to excessive masturbation, while 5% said they didn’t.
Conclusion
Here are the side effects of excessive masturbation in males:-
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Brain Fog
- Porn-induced Erectile Dysfunction(PIED)
- Hair loss
- Joint and Muscle Pain
- Dull and Lifeless face
- Feeling Tired and Exhausted all the time
- Low self-esteem
- Low motivation
If you’re a frequent masturbator and are experiencing all or some of the above-mentioned symptoms, it’s likely that your symptoms are due to excessive masturbation.
In that case, give up masturbation(porn too) for a week or two and notice the difference. Many people after realizing the harmful side effects of masturbation, start following nofap and notice a huge difference. NoFap is the practice of abstaining from porn and masturbation.
If you’re struggling with masturbation addiction and are looking to quit it, check out my article about how to quit masturbation addiction in a step-by-step guide by CLICKING HERE.
To know about the amazing benefits of nofap, check out my THIS ARTICLE.
