Worship Onan Not only can it be qualitatively different from having intercourse, there are also other factors involved that cause our brain to process masturbation differently than sex.
That would explain that, no matter how much we practice onanism, we always aspire to have sex with another person, and that this onanism is a kind of consolation prize ("consolation" written with many quotes).
Excess masturbation
Masturbating does not blind us, nor is it immoral, it is even healthy. However, if we abuse masturbation in order to fill our lack of sexual partners, there is data that suggests that, over time, sexual well-being is spoiled, as it significantly reduces libido and the capacity for sexual arousal, as reflected this study from 2016 that analyzes the consumption of porn on the internet.
The study focuses on internet por the unique properties of pornography in this medium: unlimited novelty, potential for easier escalation to more extreme material, video format, etc.
The positive news is that, after a period of restraint, this sexual well-being and capacity for sexual arousal returns to normal. However, as pointed out Dean Burnett in his book 'The happy brain':
But the fact that such symptoms have not been observed among those who frequently have sex with other people is indicative that, when it comes to sex, our desires and happiness are not simply based on achieving intense but fleeting pleasure.
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The news
Masturbating is not the same as having sex and our brain knows it
was originally published in
Xataka Science
by
Sergio Parra
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