Masturbation is Therapeutic

I’m adding Doctor Tissot to my list of Bad People in History:

In 1758, the Swiss physician Simon-Auguste-Andre-David Tissot wrote that masturbation was the principal cause of mental illness. His views became the standard until the 1960s. Tissot led many to believe that masturbation caused blindness, hysteria and mental illness.

Well, to be honest, I only talk to my lovers about it. How many people would care to know the hot and sweaty details?

“No one wants to admit to their solo sexuality,” Crow said. “People consider sexuality as something secretive, and it doesn’t have to be.”

Cay L. Crow is one of the good folks. Pity that some people may actually need to be told this:

“Masturbation, in fact, releases chemicals to your brain and gets the circulation going. It also helps to oxygenate the blood,” Crow said. “Sexuality is really one of those things that can throw you for a loop. Be comfortable in your own skin and with your sexuality.”

Masturbation way to relieve stress, therapist says