It said that our bodies become physically conditioned over time by the different things we do, such as sleeping a certain amount of time, at certain times, the amount we eat and when, and so on. The article said the same applies to our sexual behavior – that as we settle into patterns, in a way we are programming our bodies to act in certain ways. It also mentioned masturbation, saying that if we masturbate at a regular interval for a period of time, our bodies become used to that and will come to expect it. What do you think?
There's probably something to that. People are very, very complex creatures, so there's no way to think of us as being programmed like an alarm clock – there's psychology, physiology, and who knows what else is going on. In just mental terms alone, the brain operates on numerous levels simultaneously (Freud called three of these the id, ego, and superego), so it's incredibly hard to tease apart all the threads that affect our behavior. But generally speaking, I'd say you can "program" yourself to want to masturbate at a certain time each day, just as you can teach yourself to wake up at 7 AM without an alarm clock, or even get into the habit of brushing your teeth before bedtime.
Do you find yourself masturbating more often during some seasons than others? Why?
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