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Some Taoists strongly discouraged female masturbation. Women were encouraged to practice massaging techniques upon themselves, but were also instructed to avoid thinking sexual thoughts if experiencing a feeling of pleasure. Otherwise, the woman's "labia will open wide and the sexual secretions will flow."
It is thought that turning away from sexual sin is turning away from self-indulgence for the purpose of self gratification. Instead of turning to the desires of the flesh, the Orthodox Christian turns to the Holy Spirit , whose fruit is believed to be love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
Masturbation entails sexually pleasuring yourself, but it does not mean you have to do it alone in a room with the door locked. Masturbation side-by-side with a partner can be an intimate ...
409 Masturbation is an offense against love, because it makes the excitement of sexual pleasure an end in itself and uncouples it from the holistic unfolding of love between a man and a woman. That is why "sex with yourself" is a contradiction in terms. The Church does not demonize masturbation, but she warns against trivializing it.
In its simplest form, mortification of the flesh can mean merely denying oneself certain pleasures, such as permanently or temporarily abstaining (i.e. fasting), from meat, alcoholic beverages, sexual relations, or an area of life that makes the person's spiritual life more difficult or burdensome.
[82]: 1317 A large 2019 survey found 78% of American women and 91% of US men masturbate. [83] Other studies report most American adults have masturbated, with a 2009 survey of nearly 6,000 people finding that over half of men ages 16 to 59 and over 40% of women ages 20 to 29 reported masturbating in the past month. [82]
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A young Georgia woman found herself arrested for indecent exposure and disorderly conduct, both misdemeanors, for pleasuring herself at a public beach, according to an incident report obtained by ...