Of course, most people don't have this conversation, because there's a ton of shame associated with autoeroticism, and sex in general -- women in particular are conditioned to sublimate their sexuality. Pleasure is definitely the most obvious and immediate benefit of masturbation. But guess what? Masturbation is actually GOOD for you -- as in, science has shown that there are actual health benefits associated with masturbation. It's a proven stress-buster You know how people always say exercise improves your mood? The reason for that post-workout mood boost is because working out releases brain chemicals called endorphins, which make you feel happier and less stressed out.

Solo sex. Jacking off, jilling off, whacking off. No matter what you call it—or how goofy what you call it is—masturbation is one of the few things that almost everyone does, has done or will do. About as many people masturbate as people who play video games, and there are more people who masturbate than people who have computers at home or who own cars.

It always begins with him either not even realizing he's masturbating or realizing he has an hour to kill. Every time. Either we're just scrolling through Twitter and realize we've unconsciously had our hand in our pants for the last 15 minutes, or we have nothing to do so we're like, "Guess we might as well crank one out. Channel surfing for porn just like he would if he was watching TV. There is too much porn on the Internet that it makes masturbation paralyzing.

To help you get some new ideas, BuzzFeed asked people of all ages, genders, and sexualities to describe the nitty-gritty of how they actually masturbate. Here are tips from our readers with penises that you might want to try yourself. The biggest and best Os I've ever had and my hand is enjoying its vacation. I put the baggie on my cock and wank for five minutes.