Hopefully this doesn't count as a thread necro, but I am concerned about this too. I'm male, no relationship, and I masturbate 6-7 times a week, normally, and upwards of 14 times in a week when I'm feeling particularly horny. Some weeks I find myself thinking about sex all the time, and I get so anxious to leave work just so I can go straight home and do it. Sometimes I really worry that I'm addicted to pornography and masturbation, but then that might be my strict Christian upbringing rearing its ugly head...

I really want to know, how much is too much? Are there actually negative physical effects to so-called "over-masturbation," or is it just healthy behavior? I've tried Googling it so many times but there are too many differing opinions out there, especially with all the anti-masturbation activists. The Wikipedia article on libido states "there is no measure of what is a healthy level for sex." I'd like to believe that I just have a strong libido, or maybe its just my instincts screaming at me because I'm 28 and still a virgin... But I'm worried it could be a symptom of a deeper problem.