Are you ever too old to stop masturbating? Should we stop masturbating as we age, and is it a shameful or unhealthy activity once you get older? Learn the truth below!
Why We Start Masturbating In the First Place
For starters, researchers believe that our masturbation habits rely on two common factors. First, we start masturbating due to our fluctuating levels of testosterone and other sex hormones. The second factor relates to our psychology. Namely, we get the urge to masturbate due to our brain’s inclinations towards stress-relieving fantasies.
For most people, masturbation begins when we enter puberty. Our hormones surge and lead us to turn our thoughts and desires into sexual fantasies. What’s more, we start to experience new sensations of sexual pleasure. Then, we get an impulse to explore them. When we combine raging hormones with stereotypical teen behaviors, we get the perfect recipe for rabid masturbation! This can continue all the way up to our late 20s.
After that, there’s a drop in hormone levels and sexual appetite. The levels keep declining, and they decrease significantly after our 40s. However, hormone levels are highly individual. They can greatly depend on factors like health habits and genetics. In fact, experts also believe that age is not the main culprit behind a lowered sex drive. When it comes to your sexual appetite, your health and overall well-being have a bigger role to play.
Healthy Body = Healthy Sex Drive
Numerous sexual studies have concluded that testosterone drops due to a variety of health issues. Depression, obesity, blood pressure, and smoking all contribute to low libido. They can impact your T levels much more than age.
Aging can cause a lessened sexual desire, but on its own, its effects are minimal. The drop in libido that comes as a product of age is usually not high enough to impact your sexual functioning. Thus, if you have a healthy lifestyle and you don’t have any disabilities, your libido could stay constant as you get older.
So why do people believe that age automatically lowers the number of bullets in your gun?
Well, most scientific studies exclude health as a factor when examining libido. Some experts disagree with this approach. They believe that health is the best indicator of the ability to engage in sexual activity or masturbate in old age. Conditions like diabetes, cardiovascular disease, prostate cancer, and mental issues are much more likely to cause low libido compared to age. They can prevent you from enduring some of the hardships of masturbation on a mental and psychological level. Other factors like stress, fatigue, and depression are also involved.
Don’t Discount How Much a Part of Life Masturbation Becomes
Usually, your understanding of masturbation will change over the years. Beating it to Pamela Anderson in your teens was a new and exciting endeavor. As you get older, your brain gets used to masturbation. It recognizes it as a type of stress release and a mental relaxation technique. It is similar to meditation or exercise, except it’s not something you want to try in your yoga class!
And once we’ve milked all the wonders of self-love in our teenage years, masturbation turns into a common, familiar activity by our 30s. It becomes a habit or chore for most adults. That’s why it’s incredibly common for men to feel nervous or stressed if they miss their weekly or daily rendezvous with Rosie Palms.
Still, even if you have an active masturbation schedule at a later age, you shouldn’t belittle yourself. Practicing self-love when you’re older doesn’t mean that you are a lonely loser or that your sex life is non-existent. As we’ve shown you, masturbation is an essential part of life. It’s important for your sexual health, well-being, psychological health, and your sexual confidence.
Considering everything we’ve said, we can safely conclude that you’re never too old to masturbate! But if all of this isn’t enough to convince you, we’ll share a real story from an older gentleman who became a vigorous masturbator in his 60s!
A First-Hand Account
One of our readers, Larry Garcia (age 65), wrote to us about his views on masturbation at an older age. Steve has been happily married since his 30s. Regardless of his age, he has always had a healthy sexual appetite:
“I’ve been married for over three decades, and I’ve rarely experienced problems with my libido. I still love sex with my wife, but I also love to ejaculate frequently through masturbation. Jerking it gives me a frequent release and keeps me looking fresh and healthy! Think of that what you will, but I masturbate more often now compared to when I was a young adult. My wife supports my habits and always encourages me to do what I love in order to feel good. She even gives me masturbation tips!!! Also, talk to doctors frequently, and all of them tell me to keep going and to just do what makes me happy.”
Overall, masturbation can be an amazing experience in old age, provided that you’re healthy. “I can’t recommend masturbation enough to all older guys and gals who want to keep their sex life fresh and exciting! So just keep stroking it but take good care of those forearm muscles!” Garcia concludes.
Final Thoughts
Hopefully, we’ve encouraged you to broaden your sexual horizons at an older age and frequently enjoy self-love without any guilt or worry. Have fun!
