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Self-Abuse vs Self-Love: A Thoughtful Discussion About Masturbation

Conversations with Dr. Jennifer

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The History of Masturbation

In our conservative Christian culture, there seems to be a lot of anxiety around sex. There's even more anxiety about masturbation specifically. In the Victorian period, there was actually the idea that hysteria was driven by women not having orgasms. And I think I definitely think that there's just been often a cultural fear of pleasure and maybe eroticism that's part of sexuality.

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