Masturbation – Core Class or Elective?

As a young woman, I learned the anatomy of the clitoris. The clitoris has a higher concentration of nerve endings than any other part of my body and the clitoral hood covers the head of the clitoris. I had never deliberately retracted the hood of my clitoris and stroked directly on the head of it up to that point. It was brand new to me and initially stroking my clitoris directly produced so much sensation I would only do it for short periods of time. I loved adding this on as another way that I would masturbate.

Now, this knowledge of the female anatomy and the sensitivity of the clitoris are an integral part of the strokes I use during masturbation on a daily basis. I pull my hood back and stroke my clitoris directly. The sensation that I feel during masturbation reflects the sensitivity that I have developed from using a variety of pressures and speeds when I am stroking my clitoris. The sensation is also enhanced from noticing how my body feels and doing what feels the best to me in each moment. Sometimes I take myself over a hard edge but often times I don’t. I like the way my body feels after I have been stroking my clitoris, my senses become more acute and I feel more sensation all over my body and on the surface of my skin. Sometimes, even when I am out, I stop and use a public restroom to stroke my clitoris for a few minutes. Masturbation allows me to insert these pleasurable feelings into any part of my day and that affects all different aspects of my life. No one has to know why it feels good to be around me or why good ideas pop out of my mouth, I know.

What you may not have heard until now is that the clitoris’s sole function is to feel pleasure. Masturbation is a core class, but it’s also an elective. It’s my choice every time to have more pleasure in my life, whether I am in a physically sexual relationship with another person or not. I feel that masturbation is a great way to take care of my body and that learning ways to have masturbation be a more gratifying experience from beginning to end has added hugely to my enjoyment of life.