My sexual drive was highest in my teens and early 20s; I didn't date much or have sex until I was 21, so I masturbated constantly – every day, 3 or 4 times a day. I didn't know how the rest of my life would work out, so I was desperate to know if I would ever have a girlfriend who wanted to have sex with me, or have a wife and kids. The more desperate I felt, the more I masturbated. I think it helped relieve the tension, but I still went out and met girls and socialized. One day I did meet a nice woman who did want to have sex with me and many years later, we are still married and we do have kids. And yes, I still masturbate, especially when I'm tense about something. It's part of me and I don't ever plan to stop.
- age 48, California
This Week's Wackiest Response:
For some reason, whenever I eat bananas, I always end up with this massive libido, and all I can think of is sex! And because of certain limitations, I have to resort to the most amazing bouts of masturbation! If only I didn't get over the taste of bananas so quickly! And the only time it was least active was when I didn't know about masturbation!
- age 25, Australia
When I first started masturbating, I did it more often than now. Then, I would masturbate at least three or four times a day. Now I do it usually once or twice a day, but I enjoy it a whole lot more. Now, I just take my time and enjoy the great feeling. My least active time for masturbating is now. Usually, I masturbate first thing in the morning and again when I am ready to go to sleep. The great thing about masturbation is that I can stroke myself whenever I want to.
- age 58, Texas
Right now, it is most frequent – about 5 times a week.
- age 13, California
Woohoo! My masturbation life is super-active right now, as it has been for a while. These past weeks, I've been indulging my urges about once a day, sometimes more – it must be the warm weather! My least active period was a few years back when I had an eating disorder. I was very depressed and had no self-esteem – I felt un-sexy and never felt the drive to please myself.
- age 19, United Kingdom (female)
My most active period was from age 13 to 16, when I masturbated from one to four times a day depending largely on opportunity – if I was alone, I did it. By my 20s I was stroking steadily once a day, with occasional skips and occasional extras. I kept that up until I was around 60 – through marriages, affairs, and periods of living alone. At 60, I began to taper off – not from lack of interest or enjoyment, but because overdoing it caused groin pain. Now, at 81, I am have about one session a week. I still get good erections and enjoy the process; but if I try to get all the way to orgasm more than once a week, I usually don't make it. I have no complaints, though – masturbation has been one of the good things in life.
- age 81, Texas
The months leading up to my wedding date would have to be when I was most active. I tried different ways to prolong my orgasm. I thought this would make the honeymoon better. I would often masturbate two or three times a day from May until December. The times that were least active would have been the first year that I was married. I would masturbate only when I was away on a business trip, or when my wife was away on a trip. I'd say that I averaged only once a day then.
- age 29, Kentucky
Until a few weeks ago, I thought I was losing my sex drive. I was most active when I was 16. I used to masturbate at least once a day; but as I got closer to 19, I was masturbating only about once a week. I realized fairly recently that I hadn't lost my sex drive, it had just changed as I grew. I've started reading erotic stories and find that now I'm masturbating around twice a day, sometimes more. So I guess as my body has changed, so have my tastes.
- age 19, Iowa
At age 12 I was most active. I masturbated at least four times a day. I was least active when I was 14 because I was playing sports at the time, so I was always tired.
- age 15, Maryland
Masturbation has always been a major part of my life. My older brother molested me, so I am sexually insecure. I masturbate two to three times a day and I am a single, 28-year-old male. I masturbate the least when I have a girlfriend. Currently, I don't have a girlfriend or a boyfriend.
- age 28, Canada
Even though I'm in my mid-teens, I think this has been my most frequent time for masturbation – once or twice a day. With no girlfriend or relationship to speak of, I think this keeps me going. I have a feeling that when I get busier with career and sex, I will masturbate less.
- age 15, Japan
When I discovered masturbation at age 13, I did it only occasionally (once a week) because of the severe aching in my testes that I would get after having an extremely "explosive" orgasm. By the time I was fourteen, I no longer suffered from achy balls, so my masturbation frequency went up to three or four times a day. Even with this number of orgasms, I would often have an erection during lessons and in the school showers. My least active period was when I went to university and shared a room with someone. I used to go for ten weeks at a time without doing it and then have an amazing orgasm when I went home for the holidays.
- age 23, United Kingdom
Between the ages of 14 and around 18, I would masturbate as often as three or four times a day. Discovering the fantastic pleasures I could get from my newly enlarged, beautiful, constantly-erect, and always-ready-to-ejaculate manly threesome made it practically irresistible to play with them and fertilize my sheets as often as possible. I'm now 38, and over the past year I've masturbated only about once or twice a week, every once in a while going without for a few weeks. It's still great when I do it, but I just don't seem to want to as often.
- age 38, New York
I'm usually most active during the summer, because there's nothing better to do. But I was probably most active around 14 years old. I did it then about three to five times a day. Now, I just masturbate once or twice a day.
- age 16, Kansas
Being single and Christian, I have found my only sexual outlet to be masturbation. I have masturbated most frequently during times of stress in school or at work,. There is nothing like masturbating before and after a final in college – and if I could, I would have done it during the test. The one period when masturbation ceased was when I faced cancer. During the treatment I lost all interest in things sexual.
- age 55, Georgia
Back before I could ejaculate (ages 12 and 13), I could masturbate whenever I wanted, as often as I wanted, and wherever I wanted. There was no mess to worry about – nothing but the feeling and the exercise. On average, I would, masturbate twice a day or more. Now that I squirt sticky goo, I rarely go more than once.
- age 17, Michigan
About six months after I had discovered what masturbation means, my masturbation life was most active. I thought about masturbating all day and when I came home after school, I would do it two or three times. I think now it is least active (once or twice a week); but from time to time, there's a week in which I have to do it every day. And what I want to add: These weeks start mostly when I return to JackinWorld.
- age 16, Germany
Now is the most active time of my masturbation life. Umm... the horny forties, I say. I masturbate at least two or three times a week. The least active time was when I was married and raising a family, there was never enough time for myself.
- age 44, Maryland (female)
As a full-time student with plenty of spare time on my hands, I would describe my masturbation life as pretty active now. My least active periods have always been on school trips, when it's been impossible to find privacy, and during exams, when I felt it might be misusing my time. One school trip kept me from it for two weeks! My most active periods would have to be when I've challenged myself to set a record. I did this a lot when I first learned to masturbate, but I still do it fairly often. I've only managed six times in a single day, and my goal is at least ten.
- age 21, United Kingdom
My masturbation life was more active during times when I was either with someone hot *or* alone and lonely. At any of these times I would masturbate at least three to five times a day. I am least active when my life is full of other things I enjoy doing, and I am with someone steady for a while (still hot).
- age 35, North Carolina (female)
I had my first wet dream within a week of my fourteenth birthday – quite late, I think. A few days after that, I joined most of the other 80-odd lads in my boarding school dorm masturbating frantically, and probably greatly entertaining the lad in the lower bunk (I know his efforts entertained me). Soon I was masturbating every night and within a year, doing it twice daily. When I returned home, I discovered the joys of humping the mattress and pillow. I clearly remember that when I reached three times a day, I knelt down and prayed for help in getting it back to only once a day – request denied! After marriage, my bride insisted that every drop be reserved for her and she frowned on "wasting" it. I was happy to comply, but still indulged perhaps once a month. After menopause, my wife lost all interest, but raised no objection to me indulging in bed or the shower, which I now do about two or three times per week.
- age 64, Australia
I was most active the summer after I turned 15. During that summer I would masturbate to ejaculation up to six times a day, every day. It seemed that anything would arouse me. Also, I had ample privacy as the last child left at home and both parents gone for the day at work. Sometimes I would even spend most of the day naked. The least active time was this past year in college – sometimes not even once a week. This was due to lack of privacy; my roommate never left the room, and the showers did not have partitions between heads, so I had no space or time to masturbate.
- age 19, Wisconsin
It might not mean much, as I'm still quite young; but I discovered masturbation about five years ago and I do have some history. It started off mainly as a curiosity or a convenience – like being left alone in the house with nothing to do. In the last year, though, I've gotten very close to someone online. And the fact that we are far apart physically has spiked my masturbation habits considerably. From maybe once a week to two or three times a day. I suppose my least active period was the in-between years, where I still could not have an orgasm every time I wanted to and there was little in my life to cause me sexual frustration.
- age 17, Canada (female)
Since masturbation for me has always been a celebration of joy and satisfaction in my life, I know that I am least active during times of stress, such as family crises, the demands of my profession, or illness – whether that of a loved one or of myself. During the good times, I often masturbate daily, especially during the summer months when I am not teaching. During the difficult times, however, my rate may slow to less than one session per week.
- age 62, Michigan
A couple of weeks ago, it was exam week at my school. I think I must have masturbated two or three times almost every day. I don't know if it was that I was nervous about exams, or something else; but I had a constant urge to masturbate. My least active time was when I first discovered masturbation, around age 12. I went about a month in between each session.
- age 17, South Carolina
My most active time was in my teens and early 20's. I masturbated two or three times a day. I was least active in my early 30's. My wife and I were trying to have children and we were having sex a couple of times a day. I had no desire to masturbate at the time, only a desire to sleep. Once we had both kids my masturbation habits resumed; but now, I masturbate only about once a day.
- age 39, New York
The time when I was definitely most active was when I was at the Y often over the summer. I was curious about the other guys in the showers, so I would peek, and then go home and do it like there was no tomorrow. The least active time was after 9/11. The thought of all those people gone affected my need to masturbate as much.
- age 14, Washington
I thought I that my teen years were going to be the times that I masturbated the most. But, I have noticed in the last two years that I have been in University that I have been masturbating more. First, I don't have a girlfriend and I am at the peak of my sexuality. Second, I find that when I am stressed, masturbation helps me to relax. It calms me down and helps me to get done whatever I need done.
- age 21, Quebec, Canada
I've been masturbating for about one-and-a-half years now, courtesy of my best friend who taught me how to bring myself to orgasm, and basically defined what masturbation was. Right now, I masturbate about every day – less when I have to work or go to school, so I'd say the three months of summer are heaven for my penis and hand. During the school year, I have only the weekends to myself.
- age 14, Illinois
When I was in my teens, I kept track of my masturbation frequency for one month and learned that I masturbated an average of 3.5 times a day during that time. I'd say that was my most active period. I still masturbate that frequently sometimes, but not every day. I'd also say that right after I discovered how much I was masturbating was probably my least active time because I made a conscious effort to curb the "hobby" for about a month. That month, I masturbated only two or three times a week. But then I gave up that idea because I figured I wasn't hurting anybody or anything, no matter how much I stroked it; so then I just did it whenever I got the urge. I'd say now I average about once every day or two.
- age 36, Massachusetts
I would have to say that I have been masturbating more frequently recently than at any other time in my life. I have masturbated regularly since I was about 13. In the past, I usually masturbated every other day or so. The last four months or so I have been doing it about once a day and sometimes two or three times a day. A few times I have gone to four times when I was home all day. But about this time a year ago, I had a steady boyfriend; that's when I masturbated the least. We were sleeping together, so I needed to masturbate only a couple of times a week.
- age 18, Arizona (female)
I still masturbate at least seven to nine times per week. My most active masturbation time was in my early twenties, when I could do it four to seven times per day. I masturbate least when I'm sick or extremely busy with work (as I am currently); but still, I sometimes manage a quickie at work if it's a rough week.
- age 33, South Africa
My masturbation life was most active when I got my first boyfriend. I masturbated long before him but ever since we went out, I started masturbating a whole lot more because I was constantly horny around him and would always give him hand jobs and oral sex, which of course, excited me. I would masturbate maybe two or three times a day. My masturbation was least active when my grades got really low and I had neither time nor desire to masturbate.
- age 14, New York (female)
My masturbation (and sex) life is more active than ever, and I can't see that changing! The least active time was when I was severely depressed for four years. I once went a month without masturbating during this time. A combination of the depression and the drugs I was on killed the urge completely.
- age 19, United Kingdom
I've been a diehard masturbator since puberty. During my most active years (junior high and high school), it was several times a day, whenever possible. During college, the lack of privacy (even the showers were communal) forced me to cut back – sometimes to only once a week. But I discovered that the larger amounts of semen my body was storing up made the release all the more satisfying. Now I do cam shows (odd, since I was too shy to risk anyone catching me at it in school!) The cam has altered my masturbation habits as much as school did. I still save up my semen and seldom want to "waste" it on quickies during the day in case I get a chance to cam when I get home.
- age 24, Texas
My masturbation life was most active during my early teen years, around 11 to 14. Then it was not uncommon for me to masturbate at least twice a day and during the summer, sometimes three to four times daily. But from ages 14 to 15, I have become somewhat less active, usually masturbating only five or six times a week.
- age 15, Georgia
When I was 13 to 14 years old, I would have sleepovers with two girl friends on weekends. Once we started masturbating together, there was no stopping us; we would do it every night before we went to sleep. In school, we would try to do it in the showers; sometimes I would squeeze my thighs together in class until I climaxed; sometimes all three of us would do it in class and we would race to see who would climax first – without getting caught! But now, having been married for twenty years, I masturbate only about once a month. Even then, I will do it in front of my husband as a special treat if he has been very good!
- age 43, United Kingdom (female)
Well, I'm not that "old," but my most active time was definitely last summer. My best friend and I couldn't find summer jobs, so we camped and hiked together a lot. If we went skinny dipping, we wanked. When we went to sleep at night in the tent, we wanked. When we woke up, we wanked. Almost every night we spent together, one of us would wake up horny while the other one was asleep and start wanking the other one. Whenever we were together, we each must have wanked about six or seven times a day. My least active time was when I had just turned 13 – I got mono and was too tired to do anything. I don't think I had a boner for about three weeks.
- age 15, Colorado
While in high school, I masturbated at least three or four times a day. I would have to say that was my high activity period. Once I got to my second year in college (I was young, gay, and living in a large city), I masturbated far less – maybe four times a week. My sex life was really active then.
- age 30, New Jersey
I am 18 years old. I found out how to masturbate from my then boyfriend when I was 13. When I first did it, I was hooked and masturbated about four or more times a week. Most times, I did it with my friends when our parents were out of the house. Now that I have a boyfriend, it is about once a week, or when he wants me to do it in front of him. I found out that I masturbated more when I was bored and needed something to do.
- age 18, New York (female)
When I was 14 or 15 I would masturbate on waking, twice when I got home from school before my parents returned, once while doing my homework around 7:30 p.m., and again before sleeping. I just couldn't get enough of it. The opposite end of the scale would be during a period of moderate depression a couple of years back. I was 37 and I ended up on anti-depressants and sleeping tablets. I also drank too much. My desire for any sex fell to near zero and that is just as well, as my ability to perform was just about wiped out by the drugs and booze. Things got sorted out since then, and I have a healthy appetite for masturbation again – but not to the extremes of my early years!
- age 41, Great Britain
Most active – when I first started to ejaculate – I had to show all my friends; plus, I kept on doing it alone just to be sure it still worked! At this time I was easily doing it three to six times per day. Least active – when I was hospitalized for surgery. At that time, once a day was about all I could do. I remember that as soon as I awoke from the anesthetic and was back in my room, I did it just to be sure they hadn't cut something they weren't supposed to!
- age 55, California
I seem to masturbate much more often during mid-term and final exams when classes are in session. I consider it a much-needed break from studying. Also, it relieves some of the pre-exam anxiety that I often have. The restrooms at the library probably get a lot of action during exam week!
- age 21, Michigan
My most active time was from puberty until I was about 20, although I still masturbate all the time. I don't recall playing with myself much before I was 12, but I still recall my first real explosive orgasm. After that, I was hooked – and horny all the time. When I was 15, I missed so much school that I nearly had to stay back a year, due to my addiction to masturbating! I would do anything to avoid school, and staying home pretending to be sick was the best. Now I am older, but I still call in sick to work sometimes, and spend the day masturbating!
- age 30, Connecticut
My most active time was from about nine or ten to age 20, when I married. From nine through about 17, it was many times a day – once before school, two or three times after school and before my folks got home from work, and then once or twice at night before I went to sleep. I slowed down a bit from 17 to 20, but I had a girl down the street that would do it with me as we watched each other – less frequency, but hotter. Generally, it's been daily since then.
- age 52, California
In the last five months, two sophomores at my high school died in car accidents the day they got their licenses. So from February until about March I didn't masturbate at all because I was so depressed. But I finally realized that my friends weren't coming back and so I started masturbating again. Then I was fine and because I hadn't masturbated in such a long time, I did it all the time. Then in early June, another of my friends died and now I'm going through the same thing. I still haven't masturbated the entire month of June so far.
- age 15, Illinois
I was most active my sophomore year of college. My roommate and I reached an agreement about masturbating in the room and had great mutual sessions almost nightly; plus, we masturbated in front of each other all the time. We were doing it about three or four times a day. The least active period was my freshman year in college. My roommate was very religious and a jerk. He would always tell me to cover myself if he saw me naked. I was stuck with only having a daily session in the shower.
- age 22, Tennessee
From the time I discovered the pleasures of masturbation at about age 11 into my mid-thirties, I masturbated twice a day on average, even after I got married at age 22. I slowed down to three or four times a week for a year or so after marriage because I was having a lot of sex, but soon went back to the old frequency. In the last couple of years, I have slowed to about twice a week, mostly because of lack of time and privacy.
- age 38, Hawaii
I find that I am more active now than when I was a teenager. Since my marriage has turned platonic lately, I usually feel the urge every day (more if I've been stimulated by something).
- age 41, Texas (female)
I reached puberty at an extremely early age (I had a large amount of curly pubic hair by the time I was nine). By the age of ten, I was masturbating with full ejaculation many times a day, often at the same time that my older brother did it. Usually by bedtime, I had lost count how many times I had done it. Over the last few years this frequency has gradually dropped off and I now do it only once every one or two weeks, which I think is very little, because most of my friends say they still do it every day.
- age 17, Finland
I have a very sore spinal injury and find slow, gentle, soft touch masturbation while lying in bed to be a perfect, if slightly unusual, way to keep my back in an excellent posture. Rubbing my anus also provokes me into arching my back, which keeps the spine in the perfect posture. Both actions together relieve not only sexual tension but also take pressure off the four sore bones at the top of my spine, which reduces the stress caused to the nerves that extend throughout my body. If I do this each morning (and at night if required), then I have little back pain during the day.
- age 21, United Kingdom