When *don't* I think about it? Waking up in the morning, I have an erection. Riding the bus, I have an erection. Looking at some good-looking girl, I have an erection. Jiggling my leg, I get an erection. Showering after gym, I have an erection (sometimes). And so it goes. And when I have an erection, I think of masturbation. It's frustrating sometimes.
- age 14, California
This Week's Wackiest Response:
I am constantly masturbating, so I am always thinking about it. And I do mean constantly — my hand hasn't left my penis in about two years! Luckily, I'm ambidextrous, so I can use one hand to do just about anything. It can get a little embarassing sometimes, especially in school (people aren't thrilled to see you ejaculate in the lunch line all over their food) — but I just remember that when that moment of ecstacy comes, it's all worth it.
- age 15, Missouri
I am a heterosexual male teacher. I would have to say "countless times" — not only about my own activity, but I look at my maturing, super-bright, senior high school students and wonder what their weekend or holiday masturbatory experiences were like. Then they would have had the chance to sleep late or to be home alone. I wonder what their fantasies might have been, especially knowing that most, if not all, have not yet had sex with girls. Because they are so bright and so well mannered, the joking so common among teen peers never comes up within my hearing range. I only hope that they are well-adjusted and enjoying one of life's greatest pleasures as much as I did at their age — and that they continue to do so.
- age 50, South Carolina
Not very often — I usually think about it in school after having been around the girls there for an hour or so. Naturally, I get horny and start thinking about masturbating. It's often quite a struggle to wait until I get home so I can do it without apprehension.
- age 15, Pennsylvania
Generally, I think about masturbating only when I know I am going to do it — like for an hour or so before I start. I think about where I will do it, what technique to use, and how many times I will do it that day. I average 5 times per week but have been known to masturbate 5 times a day if I am in the right mood.
- age 27, Florida
I don't usually sit around thinking about masturbating. Still, I fantasize about something sexy at least once every hour or two. And then, if the situation is right, this *leads* to masturbation. Perhaps I spend too much time thinking sexy thoughts (especially for a girl), but it's a curse I'm happy to live with.
- age 20, Tennessee (female)
I usually think about masturbation several times throughout the day. Thinking about it a lot makes doing it that much more fun!
- age 42, Ohio
Sometimes I want to stop masturbating because I feel bad after I do it. Other times when I masturbate, I don't think about it afterwards. But when I just do it, I never really think about it at other times. When I am trying to stop, I think about it constantly.
- age 15, Oregon
I think about it a lot, actually. I need to do it at least once if not twice a day, or I get quite pissy and emotionally stressed out. I find myself thinking about it at least once an hour, as I have a high sex drive, being a single male. However, I don't actually masturbate that much.
- age 23, Canada
I suppose teens would think that people my age don't think much about masturbating. But actually, I think about it several times a day. However, with work and social commitments, I may not always be able to act upon my thoughts as often as I did when I was younger.
- age 44, California
I'm lucky that I don't walk around with pent-up sexual feelings all day. I rarely think about sex during the day. I think about masturbation only just before I do it.
- age 17, Canada
I think about masturbation a lot. A medical problem makes it very difficult for me to "complete," so I spend a lot of time fantasizing about it. It's like the drive is there, but the tranny is out of whack. This situation is a side-effect from a medicine. I hope that relief is just around the corner!
- age 38, Wisconsin
I think about it all the time! Whenever I see another guy on the street or at the mall, I look and wonder, "How does he do it? Where does he do it? Can he tell that I do it? I hope not..." So yeah, its on my mind pretty much everywhere!
- age 15, California
I often think about masturbating, especially when I'm out and about where I see other guys and wonder how often they do it, knowing that we all do. I also wonder if some of the guys I see would like to jointly masturbate, and when they did it last. This is a real turn-on, and I have found myself standing in the mall with a hard-on that is demanding to shoot! There are other times when for no apparent reason, my mind drifts off to "the pleasure zone" and masturbation immediately comes to mind.
- age 28, Queensland, Australia
I would say 4 times a week.
- age 22, Kentucky (female)
I rarely ever think about masturbation. I think mostly about having sex with my girlfriend or doing something with her. If I do think about it, I most likely end up doing it in the next 30 minutes.
- age 18, New York
Although masturbation is part of my sexual identity, it does not occupy every waking moment, as it did when I was younger. All I could think about then was when and where I could find another time to masturbate. Late afternoon and early evening are when I do actually think about masturbating.
- age 35, Indiana
I think about masturbation several times a day when I haven't done it for days, and I am almost desperate for an occasion to be all by myself. But...do dreams count as thoughts? I often dream about masturbation. It feels *almost* as good as the real thing.
- age 20, Canada
I think about it maybe once or twice a day — more when I see something sexual.
- age 13, California
Masturbation is and always has been a constant in my life. I used to look at my young male friends and wonder how many times a day they enjoyed the act. Now, I look at older men and wonder if they still enjoy it as much as I do. I've never wondered *whether* they are involved, but rather, how often. And I'm always planning my next session. So I'd say it's still a constant.
- age 67, Texas
Every time I think about my boyfriend, I think about masturbating.
- age 14, Nevada (female)
Usually, how often I think about masturbating is directly related to the time between my masturbation sessions. I think less about it just following a session than I would, say, a day later. When I try to go a week without masturbating to enhance and savor the pleasure, I find that masturbation is just about the only thing on my mind.
- age 19, Pennsylvania
Not as often as when I was a youth, but I think about it often. When will I have enough privacy, enough time, and am I horny enough are constant thoughts. But I don't think only of myself. I like to look at other men's hands, where the thumb joins, and think of semen dripping there.
- age 48, Canada
Usually, I think about masturbation just when I am masturbating. But sometimes, like when I go to my grandparents' house for the week, I have to think about it a lot, because it just feels weird to do it in your grandparents' house!
- age 13, Missouri (female)
I can't put a specific number on it, but I think about it many times every day.
- age 63, California
When I'm not thinking about my girlfriend, I'm thinking about masturbating. It's almost as good as being with her, but she's a lot better.
- age 16, Texas
At least 3 times per day — I find that my thoughts about masturbating are actually a part of my life. Sometimes I worry about masturbating too much and sometimes about masturbating not enough. Thanks to JackinWorld, I know now that this is not a serious concern and we should do it just as often as it comes naturally.
- age 52, South Africa
I don't really think about it all that much when I'm not masturbating! Sometimes I get the urge to masturbate when I'm at college, but I suppress it and it's okay. However, I remember when I was younger and masturbated a lot, getting an uncontrollable urge to masturbate at school meant that I would! Many a woodwork lesson I'd rub myself at the back of the class. Oh, for the good old days!
- age 17, United Kingdom
For a few years, I've loved masturbation at any time. I am always thinking of it, even in class. I ask myself if one boy or another masturbates himself and at what frequency. It is an obsession with me.
- age 19, France
A lot — I think about masturbating not only myself, but my peers as well (usually guys). And when I masturbate, once again I think about masturbating other guys. I think about all the positions and techniques we could use. I don't have the guts to ask my friends, so I just think about it!
- age 15, Canada
I don't think about it as often as I used to, which was constantly! I usually still wonder if people my age masturbate as often as I do, or I even drift to thinking of masturbating with a guy, which I haven't done since I was 17. My thoughts go to masturbation once or twice a day. This usually leads me to...well...masturbating!
- age 23, Mississippi
When I am not masturbating, I don't really think about it at all. But I do fantasize if I see a pretty girl or see something sexually oriented. There is the occasional thing where you see someone so shocking or watch a porno and you cannot wait to get home and masturbate. So yes, there is the occasional thought about it, but not that often.
- age 13, Illinois
During the day when I'm at work, in transit, or at my beach club, I probably think about masturbating two or three times per day. Some days if I am very busy at work or have a lot of company, I don't think about it at all. It also depends on when I had two-person sex the last time and how much sexual tension I have.
- age 27, New York
Only sometimes do I think about masturbating, but never about *me* doing it. It's always about someone else masturbating.
- age 15, Georgia (female)
It depends on where I am and whom I am with. If I am with my friends, I think of it all the time because I want to do it with them and to them. One of my friends is the same and we masturbate each other and together at least once a day. And if I am in the bathroom or shower, I think of it all the time.
- age 14, Maine
Maybe 3 or 4 times a day. I think about sex with other people a few times an hour. When I was a teenager, I thought constantly about masturbation. My relentlessly hard penis, my semen, and my ejaculation were the #1 things to feel and think about non-stop. Boy, those were great days!
- age 37, New York
What do you mean, when I'm not masturbating? I'm supposed to stop?
- age 14, Ohio
I don't usually think about masturbation unless I'm watching porn on the Net, which is maybe 3 times a week. When I'm with my girlfriend or alone, I usually think about making love with her. It's much more arousing than my hand doing the job.
- age 22, Ontario, Canada
I think about sex just about every time I see a girl I like, but I don't really think about relieving the urge I receive. Often when I become excited, I masturbate without much thought, much the way you'd scratch an itch. Masturbation is merely a reflex for me.
- age 18, Canada
I usually think about it 2 or 3 times a day. When I'm out and about sometimes, I look at other guys and wonder how they masturbate. It's interesting and a turn-on to think about what guys do in private.
- age 42, California
Since I masturbate once when I get up in the morning, once when I get home from school, and again before I go to bed at night, I normally think about it all during the day. Sometimes I sit in class and get a hard-on because I saw a cute guy walk by, or some guy rubbed his crotch and it turned me on. So when I am not busy doing other things, I think about sex and masturbation.
- age 15, North Carolina
This is an interesting question... it's nice to know that people *do* think about masturbating and not just sex with a partner. I think about it a lot, to be honest. I think about my "bunny" vibrator. I think about toys I could buy. I think about how much I look forward to getting into the shower for some faucet action! Sexuality is very much a part of my life, so I find that I couldn't possibly figure out how much time I spend on any one thought; everything is connected. I'm sure that I have some form of sexual thought every few minutes, however.
- age 28, Canada (female)
Normally, I don't think about it much, if at all. I don't walk around school eager to get home to do it. The only real time I do is when I realize that it has been some time since the last time I was rubbing my penis, and I start going. It's kind of weird that if I'm not touching anything I can be comfortable with that for the rest of the day. But if I start going at it, it's like I would die if I didn't finish.
- age 14, California
Surprisingly, I don't think about masturbating all that much. While at school or at work, my mind is just too preoccupied with whatever I'm doing. There are rare occasions when I'm bored with what I am doing and I have an urge to go and take care of some business. Masturbating, or simply thinking about masturbating, is saved for the nights I can devote to it.
- age 20, Washington
I usually don't think about it that much, except when I haven't masturbated for a few days and I start getting frequent and very hard erections. My testicles kind of start to hurt, too.
- age 14, Minnesota
I think about it many times throughout the day. Especially when I look at other people, I fantasize about what they would look like if they were in a comfortable, relaxed setting and masturbating — as if it were an everyday, socially acceptable thing to do and discuss.
- age 51, California
About half the time, even when I'm eating. I even think about it, when I'm actually doing it!
- age 17, Belgium
Masturbation is on my mind more often than I have ever admitted to anyone. While I do enjoy good sex with my wife about once a week, masturbation seems to have a primary role in my sexuality. As such, I think it about many times a day. I long for the privacy to masturbate, I long to look at pornography or to read erotica every day — several times. I have, occasionally, even planned somewhat unnecessary business trips just so I could have lots of time away from my family — so I could masturbate for hours undisturbed. I am not particularly proud of this, nor do I think it is all that healthy. But masturbation is an intense need for me, and I have decided that I am *not* going to ignore it.
- age 35, California
I think about it about once an hour. My friend says I have the libido of a man. I have a very open friendship with him and tell him everything. I masturbate at least once a day.
- age 16, Pennsylvania (female)
I think about sex in general about 10 times per day. But when I don't masturbate for a couple weeks, every little thing makes me very horny. So, during an average day, I probably think about it about every 5 minutes. It's easier just to masturbate regularly than to have to deal with always thinking about it!
- age 17, Illinois