Masturbation has the potential to help with a wide range of sexual difficulties. For example, sometimes we run into sexual problems because we don’t know what it is that really works for our own bodies. Masturbation can help you to discover what does and doesn’t feel good, while also helping you to unlock new sources of pleasure. Self-pleasure is self-understanding. And when you can bring that knowledge of what you need into partnered sex, it can help in terms of building and maintaining arousal, as well as reaching orgasm.