Dear jamesd,

There's nothing wrong with masturbating every day or more than once a day. Counselors consider a person to be masturbating "too much" if their masturbation habits interfere with the daily activities of their lives — getting to school, to work, meeting friends, etc. Not many people have that problem.

Some people masturbate every day or more than once a day, while others do it once a month, or once a year. Some people never masturbate at all. Every person is different.

Masturbation is perfectly safe and healthy. It has no harmful physical or emotional effects. In fact, it has a number of physical and mental health benefits, including releasing stress and physical tension.

Hope this information helps!

Take care,

teenwire.com^® Editors

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