How often is normal to self-pleasure?

There’s no easy answer to that.  Some guys masturbate several times a day, others only a few times a year.  In general, men tend to masturbate more when they are young (teen-agers and 20s) and also when older (50 years plus) – but that varies a lot from guy to guy.  The only thing that’s sure is that masturbation is a lot of fun and a great way both to release tension and relieve anxiety and to get to know what “works” for your penis.  Of course, guys often get so into their masturbation that they end up with a sore (if very satisfied) penis, so using a quality penis health cream (health professionals recommend Man1 Man Oil) is a good idea.  Look for a cream with a high end emollient like shea butter, as that will really soothe an overworked penis.

Interesting what you say regarding the frequency of masturbating in men younger than 20 and over 50, you are correct, I was in the group of men when I was a teenager who masturbated several times a day, but when I got married at 24 I stopped masturbating altogether and made love to my wife frequently until I was in my mid forties. Sadly she died so after a couple of months I started to masturbate again. Since my early 50's I have gradually increased the times I masturbate, I am now 67 years old and I must masturbate as often as I did when I was a teenager, sometimes as much as 9 times a day. I don't always ejaculate but whenever I get a erection I just masturbate for about 5 minutes or so, it might cum or might not, it is always a very pleasurable feeling, I never had any after effects from masturbating ever since started doing it at 13 or 14