Priests and doctors from the middle ages influenced the Western culture perception towards masturbation. The priests condemned masturbation as unnatural sin worse than rape, incest, and fornication. Referring to the biblical story of Onan in Genesis 38 who, while having intercourse, withdrew his penis on ejaculation to avoid impregnating the widow of his brother, the priests condemned masturbation as evil and ungodly. Some doctors of the time condemned masturbation as a cause of diseases such as gonorrhea, infertility, and inability to satisfy a partner during intercourse. The governments of the time also condemned masturbation as a crime and for example, in France, its penalty was death. These views shaped the attitudes of the Western culture concerning masturbation. Those individuals who practiced it ended up feeling guilty and suffered from self-condemnation.
Because of the stigma attached to masturbation and its condemnation, those who practiced ended up with feelings of guilt and low self –esteem. They therefore could not relate well in relationship because of a feeling of inadequacy and guilt and the fact that they feel unwanted in society.
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