Masturbation, as well as intercourse, tends to aggravate a sore spot on the edge of my glans [penis head]. This problem went on for so long that I finally saw my doctor about it. I was referred to a dermatologist, who prescribed a cream and told me it was probably psoriasis. He said that psoriasis usually occurs on elbows, knees, and other "high traffic" areas. I told him that I sure would like to think that my penis is a "high traffic" area!
- age 49, New Jersey
This Week's Wackiest Response:
That would probably be the fact that i have three penises and only two hands.
- age 17, Australia
My hand and arm get *very* tired before I am ready to ejaculate. I am right-handed and have unsuccessfully tried to masturbate left-handed. It just feels weird. It's quite easy to do it right-handed, so I don't bother trying with the left. I can't get my left hand going fast enough, or in a rhythm, the way my right hand can. I would like to be able to use both hands so I could trade off when my arm and hand get tired.
- age 22, Illinois
My biggest physical problem is reaching orgasm. I masturbate daily most of the time and have no problem ejaculating, but I simply couldn't reach orgasm, so I changed my position. I usually masturbated sitting up in a chair while looking at porn. Now I lie down on my bed and reach orgasm more often, but still not all the time.
- age 14, Florida
My biggest problem is the medication I take — Paxil. It's an anti-depressant, which makes it difficult to attain orgasm.
- age 21, Colorado
I can't masturbate comfortably in my bedroom anymore. When I masturbate under the covers, I get so hot and sweaty that it's difficult to go to sleep afterwards. Also, there isn't much to fantasize about after a while. It gets kind of old. To make matters worse, after I ejaculate, I frequently need to urinate. It's almost so uncomfortable that at times I actually *want* to stop masturbating.
- age 15, North Carolina
With age, it's sometimes harder to reach ejaculation easily as often as I would like to masturbate. While my erections are usually as hard as ever, if I masturbate too frequently the next time I may have to pump my penis for a long time in order to achieve orgasm. If my penis gets too sore, the only solution is to hold off for a few days.
- age 50, Canada
Occasionally, I get a sore right on my penis. If I keep masturbating, it hurts more and gets bigger. I use a cream that is supposed to be for jock itch or athlete's foot (I'm not sure which), but when I started using that cream as a lube, I realized that I had done quite well!
- age 17, Texas
When I want to aim my penis directly at my mouth so I can drink my semen easily, it is very hard on my back, especially if I roll over like that too early in the day. To get into funky positions, I find that I must wait until evening.
- age 20, Canada
If I go for more than two or three days without masturbating, I have an extremely intense orgasm which is great at the time, because I get very strong and pleasurable spasms in my anal area as well as in my penis. However, about 15 minutes after ejaculation, the ache in my anal region and in my testicles is quite severe. I always think at the time that I will never want to masturbate again. But on balance, this extreme pleasure, compared to a normal orgasm, is worth the pain.
- age 15, United Kingdom
I kept getting a skin condition under my foreskin that made masturbation uncomfortable. After six years of numerous doctor visits and unsuccessful attempts at treatment, I grew quite weary of the problem — so two years ago, I agreed to undergo a circumcision. Afterwards, the skin condition disappeared completely and has not recurred. I was warned that there would be a reduction in sensation, but so far, I have noticed little change. I now use lubricants more frequently than when I was uncircumcised.
- age 39, Oregon
Sometimes, if I have been masturbating for a long while, I lose my erection and then can't get it back. Also, sometimes I don't masturbate for 4 days, and then when I do masturbate, it can take up to 30 minutes to ejaculate. Then, it's painful.
- age 14, New York
I am presently involved in hormone replacement therapy (testosterone). Also, I am taking Flomax for prostate trouble. The testosterone keeps my libido at a good level, but a side effect of Flomax is having ejaculation problems: I have a great orgasm but can't ejaculate. It's great that the feeling is the same. That I can't ejaculate was weird at first, but now that I am used to it, it doesn't bother me.
- age 55, Canada
I started masturbating to orgasm when I was 12 and did not use lube, so chafing became a problem. It was actually bad enough that I developed raw spots on my penis. When the time came for a sports physical, I became worried because I thought the doctor would think I was a pervert. So I told my mom what was happening, and she was very understanding. She gave me some of her lotion and later bought me something called personal lubricant that I guess is supposed to be like vaginal fluid (I wouldn't know; I'm a virgin). Everything is now very cool, and we can discuss masturbation without being embarrassed. By the way, when I first found out about JackinWorld from my friend, I checked it out and then showed my mom. She likes it and even looks at it herself because she is a single mom and is not sure about some of the things we talk about.
- age 14, Florida
Even after a prolonged masturbation session, I could not reach orgasm because I was taking antidepressant medication. Currently, I tend to suffer a fair bit of muscle pain and stiffness from any repetitive movement (due to an incurable condition I have called myotonic dystrophy). Masturbating frequently doesn't help, but the problem hasn't stopped me from doing it!
- age 33, Australia
Although my penis recently appears to be gaining length, it is still quite small compared to my brother's. However, my pubic hairs, especially around the base of my penis, are already very long and frequently get trapped between my penis and foreskin when I masturbate. So, I have started to cut my hair frequently to solve the problem. I have to be careful not to cut it too short, because it then becomes prickly and uncomfortable.
- age 13, Belgium
My biggest problem is chafing. I like to masturbate more than once a day, and the second time takes a while. I deal with it easily — baby oil. Another problem is the loss of ejaculate the second time around. My girlfriend can tell quickly if I have masturbated earlier. She just makes a little fun of me, but I have started to "deal" with it by drinking a lot of water and taking a protein supplement.
- age 28, Ohio
It seemed that no matter how hard I would try to delay orgasm, I would still ejaculate in under 5 minutes. I discovered that I was going way too fast. Now, I take it slow and I am good for 30 minutes or so!
- age 14, Michigan
Premature ejaculation was a major problem until I was circumcised. Before, it took me only two or three minutes to have an orgasm. Now I can go for quite a bit longer.
- age 38, Kentucky
I like to suck myself, but I can do it only for about two minutes before it starts to hurt my back. So I just wait until I am approaching climax, and then I throw my legs over my head and suck while I ejaculate. I wish I could suck longer. Sometimes I begin my session by sucking myself, masturbate until the feeling begins, and then start sucking as I described. I don't suck every session — only when i am in the mood.
- age 17, Texas
I find it difficult to keep my erection for a long time. I can masturbate in 15 or 20 minutes with no problem, but I tend to lose interest after that. So I continue masturbating without actually touching my penis. I play with my balls, my body, and my nipples. That way, I keep the sensations of caressing myself.
- age 34, Massachusetts
I get sore after I masturbate about 3 times. It hurts under my scrotum where it connects to my butt. Sometimes, I put ice there to get rid of the pain. When it goes away, I go at it again.
- age 13, Ohio
My only concern has been finding a grip for my 4 1/2" penis that will increase sensual pleasure. Thanks to JackinHow-To's illustrations, I have adopted a variant on the "fist" technique, using my thumb and my first two fingers, while allowing my smaller fingers' knuckles to rub the side of my well-lubricated shaft. Doing so actually increases contact and provides greater stroking distance and far better sensations than the standard fist. My orgasms have become far more pleasurable than I could have imagined.
- age 61, Michigan
I do not shoot when I ejaculate, and I don't have that much semen. I am still in the middle of puberty. I do P.C.-muscle exercises [Kegel exercises], which seem to help. As for my small amount of semen, I hope that my testicles will grow and produce more.
- age 14, Canada
Back problems are most common for me. Over the years, I've often propped pillows behind my back while masturbating. At other times, I would lie with my back unsupported while sitting on the edge of a chair. It tends to take me a while to reach orgasm, so I've sometimes been in either position long enough for my back and shoulders to tire out and get sore. Somewhat related is stiffness in my right hand. At times after a long session, I've even had muscle spasms between my thumb and forefinger.
- age 47, Illinois
The head of my penis is the most sensitive part. It is extremely uncomfortable when touched, so when I masturbate, I stimulate just the shaft.
- age 15, Oregon
When I masturbate, I get so excited that I leak urine, even if i just went to the bathroom. I can't figure out how to stop it!
- age 18, Canada (female)
Sometimes I masturbate too fast and my foreskin rips a bit, causing it to bleed a little. But usually it heals in about a week.
- age 17, California
I can't ejaculate lying down. I have to sit or stand.
- age 44, Illinois
I have carpal-tunnel syndrome, so any lengthy session hurts my wrist more than anything.
- age 16, Utah
Many strokes cause my penis to get sore and tender, especially the head. To combat this, I usually use a lubricated condom, some sort of lube such as vitamin E cream, or I masturbate differently. I also have to keep the nails on my index finger and thumb cut short so that when I use the "skin flick" technique, they don't cut into the skin under the glans. I am circumcised.
- age 38, Australia
When I'm in the middle of masturbating, sometimes my thumb starts to ache badly. I stop for 3 seconds and then continue. Every once in a while, my arm and wrist also start to get sore, so I just pop them and keep on going.
- age 15, Missouri
I can't stand to look down and see hair while I'm masturbating. I've always had to shave my vagina to stay smooth. Once I had it waxed. That was freaky, but it felt good afterwards. My other problem is that I'd like to have vaginal lips that hang down a little so that I could grab them more to pull on. Other than that, I love my body!
- age 19, Wisconsin (female)
My biggest problem with masturbation is that I like to play with my penis for so long that I always get "blue balls." This can be quite uncomfortable and annoying. I deal with it either by ejaculating or by putting some ice on my testicles. This seems to numb the pain and makes it go away faster. If not for "blue balls," I would play with myself all day long.
- age 15, Australia
I have minor hypospadia, a birth defect involving the hole in my penis. It is not on the tip of the head; instead, my penis head is C-shaped, and the area under the tip of the head actually is the hole itself. When my penis is erect, the hole is actually more an area where the outer skin covering the penis just is not there. Instead, this skin hangs as an unnecessary flap under the opening on the side of my penis. When I masturbate frequently, serious chafing can occur at the point where this loose skin meets the tighter skin on the right side of my penis. Fortunately, everything is still fully functional, and I can masturbate a few times a day without causing much of a problem. My biggest dislike is that it is very difficult to "shoot" semen this way. Imagine using a garden hose without the spray nozzle attached. The opening is so large that my semen just runs down the side of the penis. Occasionally, I have gotten so excited that I worked up enough force to shoot, but most of the time I just can't do it.
- age 20, Michigan
I can't climax just from fingering myself. I can climax from rubbing my clitoris, but not from fingering or from sex. I don't know why.
- age 15, Australia (female)
I had an accident in which I broke a left rib and my right wrist, so I couldn't masturbate. Fortunately, I felt I could tell a friend about my problem. When I came out of the hospital, he masturbated me a couple of times a week until my ribs healed. Otherwise, I would have had to last without it — and I did not relish the idea of "wet dreams" when I needed help dressing!
- age 17, Ireland
In the first years of my sexual life, I used a technique of kneading my penis. At about age 11, this became more and more difficult for obvious reasons. Finally, it would happen that when I was most aroused and shortly before orgasm, my penis was so hard that I could not apply any more stimulation by crushing it. Therefore, I could get no satisfaction. It was a great relief when I discovered the possibility of moving the foreskin on the shaft.
- age 31, Germany
A horrible problem I suffer, which can put me out of action for days, is tearing my foreskin. I like to warm myself up by leaving my underwear on and rubbing the tip of my penis, but sometimes I go too far and it tears. This can hurt a lot and cause me to go without masturbating for days!
- age 16, United Kingdom
I get amazingly wet when I masturbate now. I didn't have this problem as a teen. I feel slippery and wonderful as always, up to my first orgasm. At that point, of course, I'm past caring; but as I let myself go, my wetness turns watery and there is a lot more of it. I can wind up making a mess, so I put a towel or two, or a waterproof barrier, under me. Or, I masturbate on a plastic chair. Guys complain about having to clean up their semen, but that seems simple compared to this.
- age 26, Michigan (female)
My foreskin is quite long, and when I started masturbating about two years ago, it wouldn't pull back properly. So my erections were sometimes painful, especially if my penis was very hard for a long time. I had to go to the doctor, which was very embarrassing. He gave me some cream to put on it. He also said that once puberty started, my penis would lengthen around the extra skin. I didn't really believe him, but I must admit he was right. Now my foreskin doesn't hang over the end as much as it did, and I can pull it back much more easily, though I don't usually do so when I masturbate. The feeling of my penis head being exposed usually makes me ejaculate straight away.
- age 13, United Kingdom
I like to pump hard and keep going for a long time without ejaculating. I'm not circumcised, so usually I don't need to use a lubricant. But sometimes the skin gets damaged and it's painful to continue — and it takes several days to heal. The best solution so far has been to apply a moisturizing lotion to my penis every time after I wash. The best lotion, I've discovered, is one that has aloe. It feels great going on, too!
- age 32, California
I have a birthmark on my penis, and it's depressing to look at. I got over it by not staring at my penis so much when I masturbate.
- age 16, New Jersey
I used to masturbate with shampoo and scented soap. Eventually, it dried out the skin on my penis. It started to flake (eew!), hurt, and itch — literally like nothing I have ever felt in my life. I had to miss a day of school because I couldn't stop scratching. Also, sores developed. We ended up going to the doctor, who prescribed some anti-itch cream. It's gone now, but I stick with Albolene and K-Y Jelly.
- age 13, Virginia
I did not like the feel of my semen being ejaculated all over my chest and face. I didn't want to ejaculate onto a towel or anything like that, either. I have stared to wear a condom when I masturbate.
- age 19, United Kingdom
When I'm highly aroused, my leg muscles tense unconsciously. It always happens, although sometimes I don't notice it. If I'm going for a long session, my muscles get tired and I get a charlie horse. Nothing ruins a masturbation session more than a pain shooting through your leg. The worst part is that I can't go downstairs to get aspirin until my erection subsides, so I'm stuck in my bedroom limping around, trying to walk it off.
- age 16, Illinois
When I was a boy, I would occasionally get a cramping pain about a half-hour after orgasm that felt like it was in my P.C. muscle. I could only wait it out; I never discovered anything else to do for it. As an adult, I would occasionally get a lower leg cramp at or just after orgasm. I found that stretching the muscle by pulling my toes back toward my knee would relieve the cramp. When I discovered the joys of lubrication, I found that an old terrycloth washcloth or hand towel would work well to clean hands and genitals quickly and easily. It would last for a week or so and was easily slipped into the laundry without raising much suspicion — the lube seemed to keep the semen from making the terrycloth noticeably stiff. As I have grown older, the skin on my genitals has grown more easily chafed, even when I use lubrication. Vitamin E moisturizing cream applied sparingly to penis and scrotum after bath or shower seems to work best to relieve the discomfort.
- age 60, New Jersey
Sometimes if I have masturbated for a long time and then finally ejaculated, my stomach hurts seriously, as if I had gotten kicked in the balls. It feels like a muscular thing. I just suck it up and sit down a minute and then I am fine.
- age 16, Michigan
I have actually had two "biggest" physical problems. One was when I first started to shoot semen last year; for a while I kept getting stains on my pants and shirt because I usually don't have enough privacy during the day to do it naked. I have to keep my clothes on in case someone comes upstairs. I solved that by keeping a hand towel under my mattress. When I masturbate, I put it all around my penis, covering my clothes, so I can spurt all over the towel rather than my clothes. The second problem was that I like to use lube (it feels *so* much better!) — but it is hard to clean up quickly. And the first lubes I used (hand cream) had perfume in them, so they left an odor. I found some water-based lube with no smell at Wal-Mart. It's called Equate; it wipes right off and leaves no stains. If I hear someone coming, I just pull the hand towel off, wipe my penis in the process, toss it across the room, and zip up. I've never been "caught," but it has been close a couple of times — my little brother runs up the stairs rather than walks.
- age 15, West Virginia
I masturbate for hours at a time, so I rely on lubes to keep my penis and hands from chafing, as well as to sweeten the feelings. But the longer-lasting lubes like Albolene cause dry patches on my hands where I grip my penis, on my palms, and between my thumb and index finger. I worry that people might look at my hands and know how much I masturbate, but I'm not going to stop!
- age 55, New Brunswick, Canada