You’ve probably heard it from your parents, your grandparents, teachers, and your priest; that masturbation is “wrong” or “dirty” and just not something that “nice girls” do. For shame! Not on you but on them for trying to make you feel bad about something that is completely natural.

Warning girls about the wrongs of female’s masturbation is usually a tactic used to stop girls from coming into their sexual selves too soon and in hopes of scaring them away from sex for as long as possible. Well, the joke’s on them because masturbation is actually one of the safest forms of sexual experimentation around! Females masturbating is far safer than going out and having sex to satisfy those early urges because at least touching yourself won’t give you an STD or get you pregnant.

Growing up with so much negativity around masturbation makes you wonder how can women masturbate at all without feeling guilty about it? Sadly there are far too many who stop themselves from doing and feel ashamed when they do give in or even just—God forbid—have the urge to reach out and touch themselves! That’s something we’re gonna try to put an end to right now!

Repeat after me: Masturbation is perfectly natural!

All females masturbate at one point or another and often starting as early as when they’re babies! The second a living thing realizes that something feels good, they’ll do it even without realizing it or understanding it. This isn’t wrong; it’s normal.

When females masturbate they are satisfying basic urges that we all have. Nothin’ wrong with that! And if that doesn’t make it okay, then look at the many benefits of masturbation:

• It gets you in tune with your sexual side and teaches you what you want and need in order to get turned on and have an orgasm, even before you ever have actual sex. It’s a proven fact that women who masturbate have better sex lives and better sexual relationships with their partner than those that don’t.

• It’s good for your health! Orgasms have been shown to be good for your health because they lower stress and anxiety levels and release brain chemicals that improve mood.

• Orgasms improve blood flow which helps keep your heart healthy.

• It’s been reported by many females; masturbating relieves headaches and menstrual cramps! (Holla!)

It’s not always easy for females to masturbate when everybody and their mother has hammered into their heads that they shouldn’t do it, but allowing yourself to give it a try is definitely a great first step in breaking past the stigma and enjoying something that you deserve. And yes, you will enjoy it no matter what the little voice in the back of your head is telling you!

There’s no need to get all freaky and try masturbation with a huge dildo or other sex toy; just use your hands to feel around down there and when you find that it’s feeling good just keep at it and enjoy it. You’ll be oh-so-glad you did!

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