Concerning Specific Forms of Masturbation – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A book by Wilhelm Reich
The way people masturbate indicative of sexual potency
Reich’s work with patients at the clinic was often related to problems of diminished sexual potency, or impotence. He therefore decided to look closer at such factors as (1) where do they masturbate? (2) when do they masturbate? (3) with what materials do they masturbate? (4) with what fantasies do they masturbate? (5) how often do they masturbate? (6) in what bodily posture do they masturbate, and is that posture related to any childhood event or events? and (7) with what furniture do they masturbate, and what associations does the act have with that furniture?
From surveying these aspects Reich wanted to separate out healthy forms of masturbation from unhealthy ones.
[edit]Four categories of male masturbation
- Against the sheet or an improvised vulva (shirt, pillow, etc.), lying face down, and without the assistance of the hands, thrusting the pelvis rhythmically.
- Using the hands, lying on the side or in a bathtub, by far the most common form.
- Lying on the back using only the hands.
- In front of a mirror; while reading rape scenes (a very frequent occurrence, Reich remarked); on the toilet; in public parks (although hidden behind bushes); mutual masturbation with friends etc.