The abuse of mentally ill people was rampant throughout history. Trapped in asylums, they felt the discomfort of restrictive devices more than anyone. At the height of conservative extremism, after chastity belts and full-body corsets like this one had been around for a few centuries, people also began to utilize electric shock, straight-jackets, cauterization, and even genital surgery without painkillers—all to prevent masturbation.
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