First of all, it is important to note that masturbating is not a bad thing. But it becomes a problem when people do it all the time. Almost all people masturbate, as it has no age limit nor requirement. Even children who find out that touching the private organs feel good, makes them aware of the sensation and influences them to continue.
Though, there are countless reasons why people masturbate. Everyone has his or her own reason for anything that they do, and that includes masturbation. Some masturbate to ease the tension for intimacy, to relax, also for some people is to just get aroused. There are various other reasons bedsides these ones.
A person masturbates in other to relieve himself or herself from s3xual tension. That is the urgent need for intimacy. When there seem to be no other way to satisfy this need, people then turn to masturbating. Others do it for relaxation and to feel good, perhaps also before intimacy is about to take place. In other to go aroused.