I had to bring up instances of when I had masturbated during my teenage and pre-mission years to bishops and a stake president. The emotional and psychological toll this took on me was often unbearable while growing up and even while on my mission. The shaming and guilt I suffered for many years could have been avoided were it not for this damaging practice from the LDS church. Those were years that I could have spent enjoying life more fully and will never get back.
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