Have you ever stopped to think about what really happens inside your mind every time you masturbate? Calm down. We are not talking here about moralism or the old litany of right or wrong. We are talking about something much deeper, more impactful, something you may never have considered. What does this intimate practice reveal about yourself? Carl Young, one of the greatest thinkers in the psychology of the unconscious, believed that behind every seemingly simple act, there is a hidden truth. And yes, that includes the moment when you are alone with yourself. It's not just pleasure. It is language. It's a message. It's a symptom. And above all, it is a mirror. But what exactly did Yung say about this? How does the unconscious interpret this repetitive behavior? Are you feeding shadows inside yourself without even realizing it? And more. What does this reveal about your unresolved desires, your anguish, your frustrations, or even his escape from reality? Before we dive into this symbolic, psychic and why not existential universe, take advantage now and subscribe to the channel, here we go beyond the superficial, looking for answers in places where few have the courage to look. And if you enjoy deep reflections, mental provocations, and want to understand more about yourself, this is your place. So take a deep breath, hold that thought, because what comes next can completely change how you see yourself and what you do when you think you're alone. When Carl Youngung looked at human behavior, he did not see only isolated acts. For him, every choice, every impulse, every repetition carried with it a hidden meaning, often buried in what he called the unconscious. And masturbation, as common as it is, did not escape this symbolic and profound gaze. Contrary to what many think, Jung did not judge sexuality as something negative. Quite the opposite, he understood that sexual energy, which he called libido, was a vital creative force present in everything we do. It is not limited to sex itself, but manifests itself in our dreams, in our creations, in our relationships, in our ideas. When this energy flows freely, it becomes art, inspiration, purpose. But when it's repressed, distorted, or compulsively channeled, it can reveal a lot about the state of our psyche. Masturbation in this context can be both a natural expression of self-nowledge and an outlet for emotions that we cannot process. The big question is, why are you doing this? Is it true desire by conscious pleasure or as an escape as an anesthetization for loneliness, frustration, boredom, anxiety? Jung would say that the act itself is not the problem. The problem begins when it becomes an automatic unconscious ritual, a way to avoid confrontation with what is really asking for attention within you. It may seem like just a momentary relief. But sometimes that relief hides a silent cry from the unconscious, a call to look within. How many times have you found yourself resorting to masturbation not out of will, but out of habit? How many times has it come right after a moment of stress, rejection, insecurity or emptiness? Yung would invite us to observe this in depth, not with guilt but with curiosity. Because what is at stake here is not the physical act. It is what it is symbolizing in your life. There is a fundamental concept in yung yian thought called shadow. The shadow is everything you reject in yourself, everything you hide, everything you don't want to see. And often compulsive masturbation is a way to feed the shadow. Not because pleasure is wrong, but because the way you are using that pleasure may be hiding pains, lacks, and conflicts that need to come to light. In other words, you may be trading moments of pleasure for a deep disconnect with who you really are. You are replacing true intimacy with yourself, with each other, with life, with a repetitive cycle of relief and guilt. And the worst part, the more you run away, the more the unconscious tries to warn you through dreams, crisis, anxiety, creative blocks, inexplicable tiredness. Jung believed that ignoring these signs is like leaving a wound open and pretending it doesn't exist. And what starts as a simple habit can gradually become a symptom of the soul. Therefore, he always invited us to immerse ourselves in the symbology of our actions, asking uncomfortable questions, to seek deeper meanings, to see meaning where apparently there is only impulse. Masturbation in this view is no longer just a physiological issue and becomes a mirror, a clear reflection of how we are dealing with our desires, our emptiness, and our most intimate truths. And it is precisely at this point that the journey deepens even further. Because if this act reveals so much about our shadow, what can it show us about our relationships, our self-esteem, and the way we connect or disconnect from the world around us? If on the one hand, masturbation can reveal the hidden aspects of the shadow. On the other hand, it also tells us a lot about how we relate or fail to relate to the other. Carl Jung believed that every human relationship is a field of projections. That is, we project onto the other what exists in us, but which we have not yet been able to recognize or integrate. And this does not only apply to love or effective relationships. It also applies to our innermost desires, our impulses, and the way we seek pleasure. When a person chooses to close themselves in repetitive cycles of solitary pleasure, they are often avoiding the most challenging mirror of all, real contact with the other. Unlike what happens in fantasy, where everything is under control, in real life, there are uncertainties, rejections, conflicts, vulnerabilities, and that's precisely where growth lies. But that's also where the fear lies. Yung said that the other confronts us with what we have not yet resolved within ourselves. And perhaps that's one of the unconscious reasons why so many people isolate themselves in solitary pleasure routines because it's safer because there no one judges, no one demands, no one disappoints. But at the same time, no one shares, no one welcomes, no one builds something together. It's a control bubble where everything is predictable but also profoundly lonely. The repetition of this behavior day after day can indicate an unconscious refusal of true intimacy. And intimacy in the yian sense is not just about skin. It's about allowing yourself to be seen to show himself vulnerable to deal with otherness with the unknown of the other and above all with the unknown within oneself that only the other is capable of awakening. In this process, many end up creating an idealization of pleasure based on increasingly artificial images, fantasies, and stimuli. The problem, the unconscious does not distinguish a real experience from a symbolically charged one. That is, for him, what you consume in secret comes to represent your emotional truth. And little by little, what was fantasy becomes an addiction. What was the exception becomes the rule and the connection with the real world with touch with looking with feeling weakens. It is as if we were exchanging the risk of intimacy for the illusion of control. As if we would rather live a simulation where nothing confronts us than face the intensity that exists in true contact. But Yung always remembered what we avoid facing in the external world returns through internal symptoms. loneliness, emptiness, the constant feeling that something is missing. All of these are reflections of a deeper disconnection which begins within and is reflected without. And perhaps more than anything, this repetitive practice is trying to tell us something essential. That there are parts of us crying out for presence. That there is a silent call for reconnection with the body, with the soul, and with the other. That pleasure by itself is not enough if it is not rooted in meaning in bonding in real life. This is where one of the great keys to Yungian thought emerges. Integration. Yung invites us to integrate opposites to accept both desire and vulnerability, both pleasure and affection, both loneliness and intimacy. And when we manage to do that, the act stops being an escape and becomes consciousness in choice in full expression of being. But to reach this level of consciousness, one must first understand how impulses form, where they come from, and what they want to show us. After all, impulse doesn't come out of nowhere. He is the answer. He is a symptom. He is language. And when you begin to decipher this language, a new world opens up. A world where control gives way to understanding and where pleasure ceases to be an end to become beginning. So far we've talked about what masturbation reveals about your shadow and how it can be linked to your relationship or your escape from the other. But there is an even deeper layer that Carl Yung invites us to explore. The root of impulse. Because what we call will is often nothing more than an automatic reaction to something we don't even fully understand. And when it comes to solitary pleasure, it's critical to ask what's really behind this desire. The answer almost always is not in the body, but in the psyche. Yung said that we are moved by archetypal images, symbols that live in the collective unconscious and that shape our emotions, behaviors, and choices. Sexuality in this sense is loaded with these symbols. It is one of the most powerful forms of soul expression precisely because it touches on deep aspects of our existence. Creation, union, power, vulnerability, transcendence. So when someone feels the sudden impulse to masturbate, it is worth asking what internal image is being activated at that moment. Is it really sexual desire or is it an unconscious attempt to fill a more existential void? boredom, frustration, loneliness, stress, anxiety, a sense of insignificance. All of these experiences can masquerade as physical desire. And the body without fully understanding what it is feeling responds in the most immediate way possible, seeking relief. But Yung warns us relief is not a cure. Momentary pleasure may silence the pain for a few minutes, but it does not solve what generated it. It's like taking painkillers for a pain that's calling for surgery. It works for a while until it stops working. And when this happens, the intensity of the impulse tends to grow. The cycle repeats itself more often with less control. And the feeling after, which was once just uncomfortable, becomes guilt, emptiness, apathy. It is at this point that many wonder how does something that gives me pleasure make me feel bad soon after. Yung would say that this happens because there is an imbalance between the ego and the unconscious. The ego, our conscious part, acts on the basis of immediacy. He wants to escape discomfort, find pleasure quickly, avoid confrontation with what hurts. But the unconscious does not forget. It records every gesture, every unprocessed emotion, every repeated pattern. And sooner or later, he demands a truer answer. The challenge then is not to simply stop the act itself but to understand what it symbolizes in your life. What is he coming as an escape from? What is asking for your attention and you have been ignoring? What parts of yourself are being denied, hidden, rejected? By bringing these questions into consciousness, something begins to change. The impulse ceases to be an enemy and becomes a messenger. It is also important to understand that the act of masturbating in itself is not a problem. The problem lies in automatism in the absence of awareness in the use of this as a defense mechanism against unresolved internal pain. Jung proposed that all psychic energy including sexual energy can be transformed sublimated that is it can stop being channeled only for pleasure and start to be directed towards creation self-nowledge and the construction of something greater. This process is called individuation. The path of becoming who you really are integrating light and shadow desire and purpose drive and choice. And in this way every symptom can be a door. Every compulsion can be an invitation. All pain can turn into discovery. But of course, this doesn't happen overnight. It requires courage to look within. It requires presence to feel what is hidden behind the repeated gesture. It requires a willingness to break with old patterns and make room for new meanings. And perhaps at this point you are wondering, I understood all this, but what do I do with that momentum now? How do I deal with it in a more conscious, more mature, more integrated way? Is there any real practice, any practical way to turn this cycle that holds me back into something that sets me free? Yes, there is. And that's exactly what we're going to talk about next. Because understanding what the impulse means is only the first step. The real power lies in how you choose to act from that understanding. Now that you've understood that the urge to masturbate can be much more than just a physical desire. It can be a symbolic, emotional, and psychological reflex. It's time to take it a step further. Turn that impulse into awareness. Because there is no point in understanding the origin if you continue to be stuck in the same cycle of automatic behavior. Real change begins when you choose to act with presence, with intention, with lucidity. Carl Jung said that what you resist persists but what you observe is transformed. This means that repressing your desires, pretending they don't exist or punishing yourself for feeling them only feeds the shadow. The path is not that of denial but that of integration. In other words, what you feel needs to be embraced, acknowledged, understood, and then directed more consciously. The first practice that can help you with this is simple but powerful. Observe the impulse without acting immediately. The moment the urge arises, take a deep breath and say to yourself, "I'm feeling like it and it's okay, but I don't need to answer that right now." This small space between impulse and action is where freedom lives. Because it is in this interval that you stop being a slave to a pattern and start to become master of yourself. You don't have to say no forever. You just need to say not now. And in this time that you gain, try to look inside. What was happening before the impulse? Were you bored, eager, feeling lonely, procrastinating on something important? This emotional tracking is essential to understanding which triggers are activating repetitive behavior. What's more, it teaches you to respond to what you feel with more emotional intelligence. The second practice is the transmutation of sexual energy. Yung talked a lot about the importance of channeling the libido, that vital force into something that builds, that generates life, that expands consciousness. When you feel the urge coming, try redirecting it to a creative activity. It can be writing, drawing, composing music, playing a sport, meditating, or simply moving. The energy is there pulsating in you. And if it is not expressed sexually, it can be expressed symbolically and surprisingly with even more power. Many artists, inventors, spiritual leaders, and entrepreneurs have intuitively learned how to do this. They did not deny the power of desire. On the contrary, they use this energy as fuel to create, to accomplish, to transform the world around them. And you can too. This does not mean becoming celibate or repressing your sexuality, but learning to master that energy rather than being dominated by it. A third important tool is self-observation without judgment. Make it a habit to write down your feelings in a journal. Especially at times when the impulse strikes, put everything that comes there, thoughts, physical sensations, memories, fantasies. This process takes away the strength of the unconscious and brings light to what was previously hidden. You begin to identify patterns, understand their cycles, realize that there is a logic behind what seemed random. And the more light you throw on your shadow, the less it controls you. Jung said that you become enlightened not by imagining figures of light, but by making darkness conscious. This is the way. It's not about becoming a monk, but about becoming someone who lives with more awareness. Someone who does not get lost in his own impulses but understands and directs them wisely. Finally, it is important to remember that this whole process is a journey. There is no perfection here. There will be relapses. There will be days when you will act on automatic and that's okay. The question is not never to repeat the behavior again, but rather to repeat less and less with more awareness, with more responsibility, with more freedom. And when you slip, the worst thing you can do is fall into the cycle of guilt. Guilt paralyzes. Guilt reinforces the shadow. Guilt holds you in the past. What you need is presence of compassion for oneself, of commitment to moving forward. Every impulse is an invitation, an invitation to look inside, to grow, to heal yourself. And when you begin to respond to that call with maturity, something profound begins to change. You realize that you're not fighting the craving, you're learning from it. He is being guided by him. You are, in short, using this energy as a springboard to become who you really are. And it is precisely in this journey of self-mastery that true transformation begins to happen. Because what was once just instant pleasure turns into personal power. And it is at this point that the inevitable question arises. What changes in you and in your life when you decide to take the reigns of your own energy? Taking the reigns of one's own energy is a profound turnaround. Because up until now, maybe you were just being carried away by impulse, by habit, by the need to relieve inner tensions without understanding where they came from. But when you start consciously choosing what to do with your energy, something in you matures. And this maturity is reflected in all areas of your life. Yung reminded us that psychic energy is one. It can express itself in the form of sexual desire, aggressiveness, creativity, spirituality, but deep down it is always the same vital force pulsating within us. And because of this, when you begin to master this energy in one aspect, your whole system reorganizes, clarity increases, the focus intensifies, self-esteem rises. Not because you have ceased to feel desire but because you have ceased to be a prisoner of it. This domination is not made of repression but of channeling. And here comes a fundamental point. What do you start building when you stop silently sabotaging yourself? Because in many cases the repetitive act of compulsive masturbation is deeply linked to a fragile self-image to the feeling of powerlessness in the face of life to the escape from greater commitments that are frightening. When you transform this pattern, you free up energy to act in the world with more courage. You start creating. He begins to take initiative. He begins to look for real connections. He begins to say yes to opportunities that he previously rejected out of insecurity. The energy that was previously spent on secrets begins to nourish your projects, your relationships, your dreams. It is as if an inner dam has been broken and with it comes a renewed flow of vitality and motivation. What's more, this process of regaining personal power activates in you something that Yung called the self, the organizing center of the psyche, which represents your full potential. By distancing yourself from the domination of the unconscious instincts, you begin to align yourself with this deeper center. And the self, unlike the ego, does not want immediate pleasure. He wants fulfillment. He wants evolution. He wants you to become whole. It is at this point that masturbation ceases to be just a physical act and becomes a symbol of something greater. Your relationship with your own creative energy. You can even continue masturbating but with another intention, another awareness, another look. You come to understand the act as a reflection of how you are feeling internally. It becomes a thermometer, no longer an escape. Over time, you begin to notice something curious. The more you develop your presence, the rarer the automatic impulse becomes. Not because the desire disappeared, but because it was transformed. Pleasure is still part of your life, but now it is accompanied by meaning, choice, truth, and that changes everything. In addition, this new posture awakens something in others as well. People who are aware of their own energy radiate a silent force. They inspire respect, arouse interest, transmit confidence. This is not about appearance. It is not about superficial charisma. It is about integrity. When you stop fragmenting into cycles of instant pleasure, you become whole and the world feels it. This change also affects your ability to love because conscious sexuality is inseparable from true affection. When you free yourself from artificial fantasies and compulsive repetition, you open yourself up to a deeper experience of intimacy. You start to desire the real touch, the present look, the authentic encounter. And in this fertile ground, mature love is born. The one that does not demand perfection, but that is born of shared vulnerability. Jung said that planitude is only possible when man and woman become aware of the inner totality. This means that before looking to the other to fill a void, you need to look inside. Integrate your inner feminine and masculine. Understand your own pains, shadows, desires, and powers. And then sexuality ceases to be a search for relief. And it becomes a celebration of the encounter between two whole beings. Getting to this point requires internal work. Yes. But it is also a path of liberation. liberation from guilt, from automatisms, from old stories that you didn't even know you carried. And above all, it is the path of reconnection with what is most essential to you, your creative energy. We are then faced with the deepest question of all. What are you choosing to create with the energy that dwells within you? Because that force, the same one you used to expend in silent cycles, can now give rise to something greater, truer, more lasting. And that's exactly what brings us to the conclusion of this journey. Understanding the true role of pleasure, awareness, and choice in the process of becoming who you were born to be. We have finally reached the end of this journey, which in fact is only the beginning of another deeper one, the journey back to oneself. Along the way, we have seen that masturbation, when viewed through the lens of Carl Jung, reveals much more than a simple physical act. It shows itself as a mirror of the unconscious, a symbolic reflection of how you deal with your desires, your frustrations, your fears, and above all with your own vital energy. We realize that impulse is not the villain. He is the messenger. It points to something that needs attention, listening, integration. And we have also seen that repressing this impulse or giving into it automatically and unconsciously are two faces of the same imbalance. True freedom is in the middle of the road in consciousness in the ability to pause, feel, reflect, and from there choose with more presence. You don't have to cut something out of yourself. It needs to integrate. And to integrate is to recognize that within you there is a vast field where instinct and spirit can coexist. Where pleasure and purpose can go together. Where your sexual energy no longer needs to be hidden nor trivialized but can be cultivated honored elevated. Transforming the way you relate to pleasure is transforming the way you see yourself in the world. It is to stop being a victim of your desires and become the creator of your reality. It is to get out of the cycle of guilt and reward to enter a cycle of awareness and choice. And that changes everything, your self-esteem, your productivity, your relationships, your mental and emotional health. Yung showed us that the shadow only dominates when it is unconscious. But when you shine a light on it, when you look at what you once avoided, when you listen to what you once silenced, it stops controlling you and it becomes a source of power. Because there in the darkness of what you thought was your mistake lives the gold of transformation. Masturbation doesn't have to be taboo. It can be a portal, an invitation to introspection, to self- understanding, to inner alchemy. Just change the look. Just ask the right question. What am I really looking for here? And from this question, open the necessary space to listen to the most sincere answers of the soul. If you've made it this far, it's because something inside you is ready to change. And this is the greatest sign of maturity. The willingness to look at discomfort, not to run away from it, but to understand it, to grow with it, to become whole. After all, it's not just about stopping a habit. It is about awakening, to live with more presence, to use your energy to build, to love, to create, to evolve. Because you are not here to hide in the dark corners of your psyche. You are here to shine with all your intensity. Aware of your power, responsible for your journey, free to choose who you wish to be. If this content touched you in any way, subscribe to the channel, share this video with someone who can benefit from this reflection, and continue with us on this journey of self-nowledge, integration, and transformation. Until the next chapter of your inner journey.