Masturbation and Dreaming

[3nigma]

Is there a correlation between how intense your dreams are and how frequently you masturbate? I've heard that when you masturbate you lose a bit of a certain chemical in your brain responsible for dreaming. I remember once when I couldn't do it for a few weeks time since I was staying in a place with alot of other people, and my dreams were SO vivid.

I'm considering taking a long break, so can anyone verify this?

[Rockchick26]

I've never heard of any correlation between the two,but i have had sexual dreams so intense that i wake up having an orgasm! I never kept track though of how long it had been since i masterbated last,though,so,i guess i can't help ya there!

[freshwala]

same thing happened to me

[3nigma]

Originally Posted by Rockchick26

but i have had sexual dreams so intense that i wake up having an orgasm!

Has happened to me numerous times. Although, it only happened when I was in heat. It's like your dreams WANT you to have an orgasm, so they increase in intensity and vividness.

[Barcs]

Interesting. I've been trying to improve my dream recollection and the lucidity for a while now. I might have to try this out and see what happens.

[Barcs]

The only thing that really jumped out at me was the tuna w/oil. You can buy the tuna cans with water instead of oil and they taste virtually the same, but the water is healthier.

[hollowman]

What the tuna has to do with masturbation????

[mezameo]

Originally Posted by hollowman

What the tuna has to do with masturbation????

lubricant?

[MartialDev]

Competing manifestations of the creative impulse. You can't have your cake and eat it too.

[Jonathan Mead]

I've noticed when I haven't masturbated in a while I tend to have more sexual dreams. But as far as how vivid or frequent I dream, I haven't noticed any effect.

[Victor Vikingr]

I read about this somewhere earlier... I think I'll do some scientific research on it, like two weeks without masturbation (is that possible? ), then two where I masturbate at least once a day. Ought to be interesting...

[Marth]

Originally Posted by 3nigma

I've heard that when you masturbate you lose a bit of a certain chemical in your brain responsible for dreaming. I remember once when I couldn't do it for a few weeks time since I was staying in a place with alot of other people, and my dreams were SO vivid.

Yes, chemicals in your brain do effect your brain into a state of anxious content from masturbation, the chemicals released known as erotoxins will usually lead to a mindless bliss which can hinder imaginative thoughts. This effect, the anxiety, speeds up your brainwave rates too fast, leaving alpha, beta states where you would be having your lucid dreams, creativity, imagination into a state similar to where you'd be doing math problems, complex logical complications etc. I think this state will also leave you less refreshed from your sleep in the morning.

Generally people have dreams in their third(last) interval of the sleep, by that time most of the anxiety has cleared & many of the chemicals balanced. So the answer is yes it can, but only part of the negatives will effect this.

I believe Males & Females release chemicals differently. The above information is for males, unsure on the masturbation mental effects for females, but I'd imagine it is not nearly as severe.