Masturbation addiction in females
Masturbation addiction can happen to women, with or without the aid of pornographic material.
When women who struggle with this are brought up, it is often met with disbelief and even malice- but it is very much a real thing, and feminism should be there for these women. It can be from trauma, but is not always.
Masturbation addiction can look like:
-Masturbating even when unaroused
-Being unable to lay down without pleasuring yourself
-Telling yourself you will not masturbate that day/night, but being unable to stop yourself
-Stomach cramps after masturbating
-Not feeling content, relaxed, and/or renewed after finishing
-Losing sleep due to masturbation habits
-Being unable to concentrate on work
-Arousal feeling more like pain than pleasure
-Rarely, if ever, actually orgasming, just tiring out
-Pain in your knees, feet, elbows, fingers, etc
-Lack of interest in sex with other people, even when you want to
-Wanting to masturbate even when in rooms with other, clueless, people
Barriers to getting help:
-Male-centric conversations around addiction
-Shame from other women over the idea that this is a male problem
-Sexual harassment when discussing the problem in spaces dominated by men
-Disbelief by professionals, or the idea that all conversations of masturbation addiction come from shame around sexuality
-On the other hand, little people willing to listen and offer help other than religious groups
-No solutions given other than completely disengaging with sexual behavior
-Women deserve a healthy relationship with our bodies and sexuality
-If it escalates to sex addiction, can become dangerous
-If combined with watching porn, can even further hurt ones self-image and sense of sexuality
-May stem from sexual trauma
-Can get in the way of work, responsibilities, and relationships
-May involve and reflect other feminist issues-porn addiction, lack of healthy female sexuality, sexual abuse, homophobia, etc
If you are a women with addiction to masturbation, you deserve to have a healthy sexual life without pain or shame. You deserve boundaries and you are still allowed to say no to anyone who tries to take advantage of you. You are not more like a man than other women, you are not predatory. If you are lesbian or bisexual, your addiction to masturbation is not proof that your sexuality is broken. You are not broken, no matter your situation.
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