We might be open about masturbation — but there’s one thing we’re still hiding

But while we might be more open about it, there’s one thing many of us are still hiding when we indulge in some ‘me time’, and we might not even realise it. New data has revealed that more than half of people fall into what’s known as a ‘performance trap’ when they masturbate and end up hiding their natural state of arousal. Across all age groups, the percentage of people falling into the ‘performance trap’ lowers to 44 per cent, but that’s still nearly half of all respondents. Performing during solo sex can look like several things, sexologist Becky Crepsley-Fox tells Metro. POLL Poll Have you ever fallen into the 'performance trap'?