In general, yes, warm baths, warm hugs, and other well-liked things have felt pleasurable, although massages haven't had noticeable affect on me. Why?

Yeah, I use lube when there's too much friction, or just if I want to. I think that generally is good advice. I'm having trouble finding things that are pleasurable though; the arousal feels good, and with experimentation -sometimes moving on, sometimes powering through- I haven't found genital stim...

It's most common for me to masturbate when I'm already aroused, although sometimes I'll do it out of curiosity or boredom in which case I need to get aroused first. I don't really like masturbating while stressed; it's harder to focus when my mind is elsewhere, and I've been trying to make sure that...

I've done a fair amount of experimenting and still feel this way. I haven't experienced any genital pain/discomfort except for twice during bike rides, probably because of bumpy long roads and/or poor seating. More details on what I've experimented with so far: I've heard it's possible to climax wit...

I can get aroused, I can consistently get myself off, but the weird thing is that the "pleasurable" sensation during masturbation that other people talk about seems to be replaced with the opposite of pleasurable. It's not painful, and it doesn't feel like shame or guilt or anything like t...

Hello lovely Scarleteen staff! I'm a college junior looking for a little safety advice; (TW: knife, scary date - but no direct threats or violence, toxic masculinity) It seems like sharing with trusted friends and dates information, like where I live, is both convenient for hanging out and such, and...