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**Title:** The Destructive Effects of Masturbation (Personal Story)
**Summary:**
* The author shares a personal, introspective story about their struggles with masturbation from age 7 to 22.
* Initially, masturbation was seen as a means to prepare for sex and manage abstinence.
* However, after developing a penis curvature at 15, the author obsessively masturbated in a misguided attempt to "fix" it, leading to:
+ Dependence
+ Intensified curvature
+ Low self-esteem
+ Difficulty in relationships
+ Early ejaculation
+ Experimentation with various forms of sex, including prostitution
* At 22, the author had an epiphany, realizing masturbation was the root cause of their problems.
* Quitting masturbation led to a turnaround, enabling a "normal, full-fledged heterosexual life."
* The author concludes by contrasting medical opinions on harmless masturbation with a biblical perspective on self-sacrifice for personal salvation, urging viewers to try quitting to understand the change.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text, keeping each fact a short sentence and excluding opinions:
1. The author discovered an internet forum called "Masturbation.club" in 2006.
2. The author found a topic on the forum from 2006 titled "I jerk off every day - is this normal?"
3. An anonymous user shared a story on the forum in December 2007 that resonated with the author.
4. The author decided to create an animated video based on the anonymous user's story.
5. The author spent three hours drawing "crooked eyes" for the animation.
6. The author started experiencing pleasure through self-stimulation at the age of 7.
7. At age 12-15, the author masturbated to prepare for future sexual intercourse and to experience pleasure.
8. By age 15-16, the author's penis began to bend, causing fear and increased masturbation attempts to correct it.
9. The author's attempts to correct the curvature through masturbation intensified the deformation.
10. The author was in a three-year marriage, which ended due to underlying issues related to their self-perceived inferiority.
11. The author struggled with feelings of inferiority, leading to difficulties in building relationships with the opposite sex.
12. The author experienced early ejaculation due to frequent masturbation, leading to psychological problems.
13. The author attempted various sexual experiences, including prostitution, to find satisfaction.
14. At age 22, the author realized that masturbation was the root cause of their problems and stopped.
15. After stopping masturbation, the author claims to have returned to a normal, full-fledged heterosexual life.
16. The author created a YouTube video about their experience with masturbation, which gained 2,000 views.