Betty Dodson believes strongly about the idea and value of masturbation because, she wants society to understand that the health of each person’s sexlife rests upon childhood masturbation, the foundation upon which all of human sexuality is based. The absence of this natural self-exploration interferes with the development of nerve pathways that carry positive sensations from our genitals to the pleasure center in the brain. This blocks or slows down the development of sexual release with orgasm. She also believes that as kids we have grown to be afraid of getting caught when we masturbate so we hide it and finish quickly which later on in our adulthood complications can occur. I think that she proposes that women should not feel
ashamed
ashamed