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[Kontroll]

at the moment, i'm going through one of the most stressful weeks of my life. i have giant exams coming up that test you on everything you've done the entire semester, and i am overwhelmed with work. During this past week, i have been to busy to masturbate once. we ended reveiw today and I have the actual exams starting tomorow, and i finaly had some time to myself tonight so i sat down and masturbated. I went from feeling like my head was going to explode to feeling pretty calm. Did the masturbation do that? if it did, does it usualy do stuff like that? i mean there was a major change in the amount of stress im dealing with now. it was weird.

[Iceman]

Maybe it was a release of hormones?

[MoveAlong]

Maybe it was a release of hormones?

No, I don't think you lose or expel hormones during ejaculation.

Masturbation doesn't do something like this all the time, but in your case, you were under a lot of stress and you didn't have sexual release, and probably didn't have any other type of release while you were bogged down.
The sexual release may have also clogged your head.

So masturbation helped you calm down. It can do that - "It relieves stress and keeps everything about your body—your heart rate, blood pressure, reproductive system, brain chemistry—in very good shape" according to MensHealth.com.

The effects masturbation produces aren't massive, but they are factors in how you feel. See, masturbation isn't just a "normal" thing to do. It's a natural thing to do, and a healthy thing to do.

[george]

Even though you can't always trust yahoo answers, this answer however is correct.

It doesn't actually relieve stress but orgasm floods your brain with endorphins. Endorphins are released from vigorous exercise, excitement and, as mentioned, orgasm.

Endorphins make you feel good because they affect the body like opiates. But like a hit of anything, the high wears off and as other posters have mentioned, whatever was stressing you is still there.

As a side note, the release of endorphins can also give your immune system a boost, so not only are orgams fun, they can help you fight off that cold you've been getting.

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080816133448AAjc7ST

[ajsdlkfjaois]

It can help relevive stress says science

[ccrunner]

I believe in this situation it was a form of stress relief

[Jonathan M]

It always makes me feel that way, I feel so just calm that I sometimes forget what day it is ;P I actually use it as a stress reliever on nights I can't think straight. I think I have OCD about stress and school work

[Vkid]

jacking off releases endorphins....natural chemicals in ur body that make u feel good :p

[frothinsam]

yea thats happened to me before

[CaluM.]

Anger Wank I call it ;D

[Philleeep]

and im sure there are more important ones too come. ive just done 2 weeks with 2 exams every day for 2 hours :) and yeah its the hormones m8

[SwimTech]

Yes, masturbation can help you release stress, and endorphins. it gives yourself some "alone time" where you can just relax and forget about everything else.

[junkymcjunkpants]

I have heard that masturbation actually relieves stress and lowers blood pressure. Maybe you just were so stressed out about your exams and when you had time to yourself it worked. again thats what i have heard as i was surfing through the internet but who knows if im wrong feel free to correct me

[bigboy101]

i have heard it can relieve stress

but so can other things as well

If you have something to add to your post please use the edit button instead of posting twice in a row. ~MoveAlong

[bluedude97]

they say it releases stress ;)