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So like i masturbate. And my question is I don’t know if I had an orgasm. Hope it’s not a dumb question. For context I am a woman (15 years old) and I masturbate multiple times a week but I can’t tell if I orgasm. Every time I do it I just get to a point where my whole body starts to shake. I have never squirted. And I don’t feel like special if you can say that?

Hi Soap12, welcome to the boards! When it comes to sexual response (including orgasm), it's generally understood that there is a process at play. One of the most well-known process is the Masters and Johnson model of sexual response: it assumes that everyone, regardless of gender and sexual identity, will experience some or all of the following in their sexual experience: desire, arousal, plateau, orgasm, and resolution. The thing with orgasm is that it'll look different from one person to another. That said, there are some general indicators: if you have a vulva, orgasm likely looks like having involuntary muscle contractions around the vagina that may or may not involve ejaculation or secretion--so squirting doesn't always have to happen, especially in the way that sexual media usually portrays them. It can also look like your body shaking and feeling emotions more intensely than usual.

Does this answer your questions? You can check out this article to learn more about sexual response here to get a good sense of how it works: Sexual Response & Orgasm: A Users Guide