Ok, I'll do that too. Well, I think you all have given me all the good advice you realistically can, and now the rest is up to me. I'll keep working at it and I'm sure those negative messages I grew up with that have definitely lessened but still come and go will eventually disappear with time. Than...

Thank you for the two articles. I read both of them twice several days apart. I could especially identify with the author of the first one, and I really liked her suggestion to actually write down sex positive messages, including things I like about my sexuality, and to read them back to myself anyt...

I'm not entirely new here, but I would like to start over in a way by spending some talking about the topic that really brought me here in the first place, overcoming feelings of sexual shame. I think this is also a topic that could benefit others here, as I know I'm not alone in these feelings, eve...

Ok.

When I logged in I noticed a question I had posted recently got taken down from the boards, and I just wanted to make sure it wasn't because I said or did something wrong. I hope I didn't, but if I did, I'm sorry. I would not intentionally violate any of the guidelines.

Hello, it's me again. Just one last time, I promise. I just wanted to say that I hope it's okay that I wanted to share this most recent new experience I had while masturbating after Sam and Latha so kindly helped me process another completely new experience I had while masturbating a couple of days ...

Sorry, I forgot to mention that I did run my fingers lightly over some of the other parts of my body (my chest, stomach, and thighs) the same way I did a couple of nights before while I was masturbating, and I did instinctively gently rock my hips a lot, but I never touched my genitals with my finge...

So something awesome happened for me tonight that I'm excited to share. I was feeling really horny this evening, so I decided to go to bed a little early. I wanted to masturbate the way I did the other night (when I first had multiple orgasms). But I also wanted to see if I could orgasm in less time...

Thank you so very much, Latha! This was such wonderful reassurance. I don't want to feel like a freak, but you just made me realize that I'm not! I'll keep doing what I'm doing then and not ever worry about it again. Gosh, I feel totally good about all this now! And I like masturbating at least once...

P.S. Hi again, Sam. I was rereading this thread just now and you probably already figured out that the word buck in my top post = the word contract. I'm sorry. I know it's probably silly, but that's what I've been calling my penis's contractions during orgasm since before I ever knew what the word c...

Thanks, Sam. That certainly makes sense. But is it possible for males to have multiple orgasms like this? I can never do that when I masturbate my usual way. My penis loses it's erection and I don't feel like masturbating again for awhile, at least for a few hours. (I don't usually masturbate every ...

I had a very different experience last night while masturbating. First, I've been feeling so much more relaxed and at peace about all of my masturbation habits these last few days after the conversations we've had. I've been enjoying masturbation even more than I did before, and I've been giving mys...

It does! I was mostly just curious, but you're right. It only matters that these things feel good for me. And I'm learning to just be glad for them and all the other ways my body can feel good. Thank you, Andy!

I'm sorry, I know this was probably a silly question. I just get curious about these kind of things sometimes and thought I would ask. Sorry to take up more of your time!

Thank you, Sam! This conversation has actually been really helpful. It's like a switch has flipped inside my head, and I feel completely at peace about this now. That peace feels so good, it almost makes me want to cry with relief. I'll check out that resource, too. And thank you so much again. You'...

I actually have another couple of quick questions, if that's okay. I hope I'm not asking too many! These questions are more out of curiosity, though, than anything else. The soles of my feet are a huge erogenous zone for me. I mean majorly. They are very, very sensitive when I'm sexually aroused, an...

Hi, Sam! Could we talk a little more about this? Thank you so much for the article! I never thought of sin this way before, but it makes total sense to me. I was also reading that homosexual behavior is also very common among some other mammals. If that's true, then how could sex between two women b...

Thank you so much! That is so very helpful. And I completely agree with you! It's just hard to completely let go of the shame surrounding those religious teachings I had growing up, even if I've since decided I don't agree with them and am trying really hard not to let myself feel any shame. Your ki...

I'm sorry, but could someone just reassure me real quick that lesbian sex (and enjoying watching or reading about two women having sex while I masturbate) is definitely okay and not a sin? I just need to hear someone say it so I don't ever feel guilty about it. Those guilty thoughts and feelings abo...

Hello, again! So I went back and tried the sex toy store again as you suggested, and I'm really glad I did. A different lady was working there today, and she was very helpful. I think she could tell that I was a little nervous, and she totally put me at ease. She had some open toys of every material...

Ok. I'll try that then. Thank you!

I've been curious about trying sex toys for awhile now, but just last night finally got up the courage and confidence to visit the sex toy store near my college. I'd really like to try two different types of sex toys, a vibrator and something I can put my penis into when I masturbate so I can experi...

Just wanted to thank you all again for the wonderful advice and reassurance you gave me recently. I've masturbated several times since early last week and have not had any guilty thoughts or feelings at all! Even after I orgasm, I just get a happy, calm, relaxed feeling, and I feel very good about e...

Okay, great. Thank you!

Hi! I went back and reread my first set of posts on masturbation this evening, and after rereading them I'm hoping that I didn't overshare at all? I'm just a little excited to get to ask questions and talk about sex in a safe and positive place now that I'm finally giving myself permission to enjoy ...