Masturbation portrayed as being bad for you, possibly making you go blind, go deaf, or grow hair on your palms. Another supposed result of masturbation was that it would make you go mad, though there was at least some reason for thinking this; asylum doctors would notice that many mentally disturbed people masturbated a lot, and reasonably (though incorrectly,) concluded that the madness was caused by masturbation. Not to be confused with Self -Harm. Examples of Self Abuse include: