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I was probably about 14, and I was in the bathtub playing around with the shower head and the water hit that area and I was like, whoa, this feels good. "The first time I masturbated it was kind of by accident. I wish I knew that as a woman I was allowed to have a sex drive." - Danielle "I thought girls never masturbated and I was the only one! And that I was gross and weird for it. I thought there was something wrong with me, but it turns out it’s normal and everyone does it and it’s not weird!" - Molly I went to Catholic school, so nobody talked about it ever. "I thought I was the only girl who did it. What’s wrong with feeling good and why do we care?" - Megan I don’t know why masturbating is so taboo. But I was masturbating, and I realized that everyone else who says they don’t do it are probably lying, too. "I used to lie and tell people I didn’t masturbate if the topic ever came up. Now I understand it as completely healthy (and fun!) and it totally goes along with the mindset of needing to love yourself before anyone else can." - Fiona I always wondered why it was accepted as "normal" for guys and taboo for girls. "I wish the idea of masturbation wasn't so repressed. It wasn't until years later that I understood the importance of the clitoris - both in pleasuring myself and being pleasured by someone else." - Katie

I was confused and discouraged from trying again. It felt awkward and didn't bring me any pleasure. "Before/during the early years of my sexual activity, I thought that masturbation meant fingering yourself. What? I don't feel like being apologetic about my sexuality and that kind of attitude implies that my body is just there for someone else's pleasure and not my own." - Jennifer "Well, I just think it’s stupid that guys can talk about masturbation and it can be in PG-13 movies, but when women talk about masturbation, it's like WHOA TMI. My therapist recommended masturbation as a tool for coping." - Lauren I suffer from severe anxiety, and have trouble falling asleep at night. "We all deserve to unwind, and masturbation is a perfectly innocent and healthy way to do that. "If you’re really hung up on being judged, consider this: the people whose opinions matter masturbate, too." - Jenna

There’s a whole world of liberation out there." - Maddie When you get to college, you'll actually start talking to other women about this. But guess what? Female masturbation isn't embarrassing or gross, and it’s also not embarrassing or gross to have a vibrator or dildo. "When I was in high school, I went to Spencer’s Gifts at the mall and made them gift wrap a vibrator because I was too embarrassed to admit I was buying it for myself. Knowing myself helped me communicate better to my partners later on, and made everything else less stressful !" - Kirsten Not only that, but it gives you the opportunity to explore and figure out what you like. "Masturbating was one of the best stress relievers I've ever discovered.