Thread: (guys) does masturbation affect dreams?

does excessive masturbation affect ones ability to dream positively or negatively, especially before you go to sleep?

Does it affect vividness or ability to have a lucid dream?

I hear that masturbation drains acetylcholine and seratonin from your brain, and that you need both for dreams.

This topic crops up alot, here be some links to reading materials, hope they help

Masturbation?
http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...d.php?t=36854&

Masturbation/Sex: Effects on Recall, Vividity & Lucidity
http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...d.php?t=23254&

Masturbation Does Work!
http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...d.php?t=31748&

Masturbation
http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...d.php?t=30596&

Maybe we should sticky a masturbation thread (no pun intended)

Originally Posted by RooJ

This topic crops up alot, here be some links to reading materials, hope they help

Masturbation?
Masturbation?

Masturbation/Sex: Effects on Recall, Vividity & Lucidity
Masturbation/Sex: Effects on Recall, Vividity & Lucidity

Masturbation Does Work!
Masturbation Does Work!

Masturbation
Masturbation

Maybe we should sticky a masturbation thread (no pun intended)

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hahaha!!! lol its funny how u say it lol

Masturbation decreases your energy level and I think a relatively high energy level will increase ability to LD (think those that are well rested usually have a better shot at LDing and remembering their dreams than those who are sleep deprived). I worked with energy raising for a while and noticed an increase in my number of LD's so I'm sure energy does affect your ability to LD. I don't think it'll mess up your chances completely, probably just make the chances lower. Perhaps raising energy after would reverse this. Just my thoughts...

There are some pretty tried and true facts about ejaculation and hormone/neurotransmitter levels, although I doubt there's been any scientific study done specifically about dreams and wanking. Masturbation (for men at least - I don't know what is up with ladies) will demolish your testosterone levels, even at just a single pass, and will take upwards of an entire week before they reach their peak again. Testosterone is definitely responsible for imparting energy, assertiveness, motivation and drive to a person, and frequent (several times a week or more) masturbation I can only suspect has a negative impact on lucid dreaming which so often requires focus, drive, and enthusiasm to execute successfully. When you wake up at 3:00 AM for your WBTB and you are acutely out of testosterone, you have very little hope of being able to rouse yourself. Masturbation also temporarily depletes dopamine levels which are also involved in motivational behavior, and frequent masturbation also increases prolactin levels which, aside from being the main mechanism that antagonizes testosterone production to begin with, will probably give you manboobs.

Not that manboobs strictly correlate negatively with LDs, but hell if I want them on my body.

For me it does. I will have very short dreams and my recall isn't as good because I'm now seeing 10-20 quick dreams.

When I haven't jerked in maybe 1-2 days then I start to notice I'm recalling 1-2 long dreams. If it's a week it tends to be many long dreams and some rather unique dreams too.

I aint touchin' this one. (no pun)

Originally Posted by TheUniversalOne

Masturbation decreases your energy level and I think a relatively high energy level will increase ability to LD (think those that are well rested usually have a better shot at LDing and remembering their dreams than those who are sleep deprived). I worked with energy raising for a while and noticed an increase in my number of LD's so I'm sure energy does affect your ability to LD. I don't think it'll mess up your chances completely, probably just make the chances lower. Perhaps raising energy after would reverse this. Just my thoughts...

Excellent observation UniversalOne. I was just reading a book called DreamGates yesterday that discusses the idea of raising ones sexual energy and then going to sleep without releasing that sexual energy in order to increase dream recall and vividness of ones dreams.

I've also noticed this myself, that on the nights I go to bed with an unusually high level of sexual energy still intact, that those are the nights I remember the most dreams and have the most vivid dreams.

In fact, I experimented with this last night, and woke up literally every hour to an hour and half in the middle of a vivid dream.

Not sure how this might effect lucidity, but it sure can help in having a lot of vivid dreams.

Originally Posted by westonci

does excessive masturbation affect ones ability to dream positively or negatively, especially before you go to sleep?

Does it affect vividness or ability to have a lucid dream?

I hear that masturbation drains acetylcholine and seratonin from your brain, and that you need both for dreams.

So that's why I have no recall!

Ill tell you guys a secret masturbation before sleeping makes lucid sex last much longer cause you dont get too exited It also doesnt affect my dream recall and lucidity at least I dont feel like it does.

Originally Posted by Nefarious

makes lucid sex last much longer cause you dont get too exited

If it's not exciting then why do it?

Originally Posted by Spamtek

If it's not exciting then why do it?

Belive it or not its still fun you just dont finish but you still feel great. If you would get exited you would wake up and that is not fun

note that I said: you dont get TOO exited

To choose between lucid dreaming and masturbation...
What a terrible world.

I wouldn't know, i dont think i had a non postmasturbation dream yet

This topic is hilarious.

That being said, it probably kills all hopes of a WBTB, but I doubt it would ruin your attempts altogether. Then again, it really raises a question of frequency...

I've done extensive research on the subject, and have to conclude it doesn't have much effect on dreams at all.

Originally Posted by westonci

I hear that masturbation drains acetylcholine and seratonin from your brain, and that you need both for dreams.

lol funny cause i take acetylcholine every day and 5-htp which makes serotonin


(I guess im safe)

Originally Posted by damnpamn

Why did you direct this question just toward guys?

No idea, girls do that too..does it effect your dreams? (girls)

Originally Posted by westonci

does excessive masturbation affect ones ability to dream positively or negatively, especially before you go to sleep?

Hell, I dunno.

I do know that excessive dreaming likely has an adverse impact on one's ability to masturbate.

I don't think that Masturbation effects Lucid Dreaming

Don Juan had some interesting things to say about managing sexual energy. He explained that some people are the product of a bored fu*k, and need to be very careful about depleting their energy stores, that frequent ejaculation can be hugely draining. Everyone else can go at it like bunnies and not run themselves down.

So if you want to know if you can toss off with no adverse effects just ask your parents about the night that.....

Orginally by Nefarious

Ill tell you guys a secret masturbation before sleeping makes lucid sex last much longer cause you dont get too exited It also doesnt affect my dream recall and lucidity at least I dont feel like it does.

I dont think this should be overlooked, maybe you wont "fire the gun" in bed if you already unloaded. it sure felt like i was going to explode right after i had sex, i felt it in the dream and when i woke up. (i woke up right after having sex)

Originally Posted by little nemo

Don Juan had some interesting things to say about managing sexual energy. He explained that some people are the product of a bored fu*k, and need to be very careful about depleting their energy stores, that frequent ejaculation can be hugely draining. Everyone else can go at it like bunnies and not run themselves down.

So if you want to know if you can toss off with no adverse effects just ask your parents about the night that.....

hey i know this is an old thread, but i just started coming across this topic

i read that excessive masturbation depletes certain chemicals in the brain, which causes memory loss, feeling tired all the time, etc.

Frequent masturbation and ejaculation will stimulate the acetylcholine/parasympathetic nervous functions. Excessive masturbation and ejaculation can, and often times will, result in over-production of sex hormones and neurotransmitters such as acetylcholine, dopamine and serotonin. An unnatural abundance of these hormones and neurotransmitters can cause the brain and adrenal glands to perform excessive dopamine-norepinephrine-epinephrine conversion, in turn, making the brain and bodily functions perform at an extreme level. In other words, there is a huge change in body chemistry when one masturbates excessively.

Notice those chemicals above are the main ones needed for dream recall, or spacial memory period.

I've been reading up on the benefits of abstaining from masturbation ( not sex ), and it seems it increases energy, alertness, motivation, focus. We don't recall dreams every night because we don't have enough energy.

This isn't saying not to have sex, but I think all this implies that a little self-control and moderation is in order.

*crying*

This thread has completely crushed my hopes and dreams of lucidity

Stop wanking?!?! YARGLE FLABBIN STAPHOR DAMNIT!

Wouldn't it be cruel beyond words if celibacy and no monkey spankage = lucid dreams every night.