MASTURBATION

IN THE 19th CENTURY IT WAS A DISEASE; IN THE 20th A CURE.

The Ancient Egyptians celebrated masturbation because they associated it with the process in which the sun God, Atun, created the Adam and Eve equivalents, Shu and Tufnut.

"With the hand of God, Atun, masturbated and brought
forth the first pair of souls"

The association between masturbation with metal and physical deficiencies was in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was view that over 60% of medical and metal illnesses were blamed on masturbation. The funny thing was the devices used to prevent masturbation.

Anti-masturbation devices:

SPERMATIC TRUSS.

The Spermatic Truss, patented in 1876, was designed to make erections impossible by binding the genitalia down, 21 years later, the designer changed the truss a bit, making erections possible. The only downside was that an erection would now drive the genitalia against painful spikes.

SPIKE LINED RING

This device was aimed not only at preventing masturbation, but nocturnal emissions as well. Young men would tie this ring of death around their member, and whenever they became aroused, the spikes would sink into their flesh, causing excruciating pain.

THE TIMELY WARNING

Invented by Frank Orth in 1893, The Timely Warning
was a penis cooling apparatus designed to prevent wet
dreams. A man would attach the device to his penis before
he went to bed. When an erection occurred during the night,
levers opened to allow cold water to flow through tubes around
the genitalia. This cooled "the organ of generation so that the
erection subsides and no discharge occurs." Basically it was like
taking a cold shower, but without the shower.

According to recent studies, 97% of men and 83% of women have masturbated at some point in their lives. This is an increase from the 1950s Kinsey report, which reported that 92% of men and 58% of women have masturbated.

I have found out that despite universal agreement by medical doctors that masturbation is a normal, safe, and common practice, masturbation continues to be associated with embarrassment, shame, and guilt, primarily due to societal perceptions of the act. Yet masturbation is a common and natural function that is practised by individuals of all sexual orientations, genders, and ages.

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