Sexuality Archive

It’s official: sex is good for you as a first line of defence against colds and flu

Three Tips To Bring The Romance Back Into Your Relationships
In recovery many people may need to look at just how they can get romance back into their relationships. Alcoholics, addicts and their codependents may have strained sexuality. Think about what happened when you first met. Are these some of the things you did [...]

When drinking or drugging one has sex, uses sex and does sex for various OK or not so OK reasons.
Recovery from alcoholism/addiction increases sexuality and desire.
This list can help you decide why you had sex, and why you may have sex in the future. A key question is ‘Will the reason I’m having sex enhance [...]

Top 50 Reasons Why Women Have Sex
When drinking or drugging one has sex, uses sex and does sex for various OK or not so OK reasons.
Recovery from alcoholism/addiction increases sexuality and desire.
This list can help you decide why you had sex, and why you may have sex in the future. A key question is ‘Will [...]

Why People Have Sex
Historically, the reasons
people have sex have
been assumed to be few in
number and simple in
nature- to reproduce, to
experience pleasure, or to
relieve sexual tension.
Several perspectives
suggest that motives for
engaging in sexual
intercourse may be larger
in number and
psychologically complex in
nature. Our first study
used a procedure that
identified 237 expressed
reasons for having sex,
ranging from the mundane
(e.g., ‘‘I wanted to
experience physical
pleasure’;';) to the spiritual
(e.g., ‘‘I wanted to get
closer to God’;';), from
altruistic (e.g., ‘‘I wanted
the person to feel good
about himself/herself’;
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Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous Twelve Steps

We admitted we were powerless over sex and love addiction - that our lives had become unmanageable.
Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood God.
Made [...]

Your guide to male and
female condoms Male and
female condoms are barrier
methods of contraception.
They stop sperm meeting
an egg. A male condom fits
over a man’;s erect penis
and is made of very thin
latex (rubber) or
polyurethane (plastic). A
female condom is made of
very thin polyurethane. It
is put into the vagina and
loosely lines it. How
effective are condoms?
How effective any
contraceptive is depends
on how old you are, how
often you have sex and
whether you follow the
instructions. If 100
sexually active women
don’;t use any
contraception, 80 to 90 will
become pregnant in a
year. Male condom - If

Maintaining our sexual health as we age and recover from addiction, alcoholism or codependency often involves adapting our expectations.

Masturbation - You should be comfortable in doing whatever feels right for you and no one gets hurt.

In recovery from alcoholism, addiction or codependency sensuality and sexuality are just as important and necessary as other times in life.