As you know by now, there are a ton of benefits to masturbating, besides the obvious fact that it just feels good. But you might not know that masturbating actually affects your brain.  Well, guess what? It does. In more ways than you might think! You might think that having an orgasm is just a temporarily happy moment (which, to be fair, it is), but it can actually have quite an impact on your brain, even after you are done masturbating. You can have similar side effects when you’re masturbating as you would if you are on drugs. Yep, you read that right!

To clarify: I’m not telling you to do drugs. BUT, masturbating can affect certain parts of the brain that certain drugs (like caffeine) also do. So, you should familiarize yourself with that exactly is going on in your brain when you are practicing your “self love.” Not only is it important to know what’s happening in your brain, it’s also important to know how certain acts can affect you…whether it’s in a good way or a bad way. Check out these weird ways masturbating can affect your brain, and try and think about them next time you’re ~feeling yourself~.

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