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i agree actually i am thinking about going out and getting a jack rabbit inpulse, i think thats what its called, anyhooo but its a tad bit pricey and im not sure im willing to pay that much for it, but yes i agree i think that its much safer then casual sex and yet society tends to relate female masterbation with permiscuity.but wouldnt permiscuity be sex with lots of people not sex with yourself ....lets face it we all get turned on, or bored, or just plain want that feeling achieved by it so why be so ashamed of it.

ps:: as too the sleep aid bit i had to giggle to myself cause i have used that method before

I had to take Psychology classes when I was in school, and I was assigned to study the topic. Our conclusions were interesting: We found that 0.8% of participants regularly practiced self-gratification and openly talked about it; 72.3% practiced but didn't talk about it; and 26.9% were lying.

The 0.8% subsection was generally considered boorish by their peers, and almost always had difficulty cultivating healthy social relationships particularly those of the opposite sex.

These days people are really a lot more enlightened about his subject, at least out here on the West Coast. It's not just in the area of masturbation that women are not really encouraged to be equals. The sheer number of women I have met who have never (I repeat, never.) had good sex with a partner is more than a little astounding to me. I was talking with one recently and we were saying that sex ed should go a lot further than it does and try to ensure people's future sexual experiences are good ones, not just safe ones. Vibrators can be fun, but those who use them regularly can get hooked to a sensation that partner sex (even oral, manual, etc.) cannot really replicate. Some people don't prefer sex with a good partner, and if so, the more vibrator the merrier. Some, however, may simply think good partner sex is not out there. Worse yet, they may think good partner sex is not out there for women. I have news. It is. And it's worth the effort and open-mindedness to find.

Speaking to your point about being scorned by religious leaders, the popular advocacy group "Focus on the Family" had an interesting statistic regarding self-gratification. Their founder, Dr. James Dobson, did much of his early work at USC; including a body of work surrounding child and human development. Dr. Dobson shared his conclusions from an in-depth study which analyzed self-gratification:

00.8% practiced regularly and talked openly to others about their private habits
20.2% practiced regularly but kept their private habits confidential
79.0% did not engage in self-gratification

The interesting observations are illustrated in the follow-up work: It revealed that the 79.0% dataset were lying, and the 00.8% was generally considered ill-mannered by their peers.

As to what the Bible teaches on the subject, there is only 1 passage which gives a hint. Paraphrasing from my scholarly Bible friend, "In the old Testament, there is a story where God was upset at this guy for spreading his seed on the floor instead of hooking up with a particular woman. Some people think this is a biblical condemnation of self-gratification. This is not true upon further investigation. God was upset because the guy didn't hook up. You see, at the time, there was a custom to procreate with your sister-in-law if your brother had died. Therefore, that leaves the reader with no clear instruction on the self-gratification topic".

I think that masturbation it is a good think a good method to be happy and to go to sleep too
it is not dangerous (specially for girls) and it is satisfating
i hope that girls say the truth finally about masturbation
andrea from italy