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People in recovery from various addictions and co-dependency often question their reasons and sometimes mother natures reasons for having sex.
This list may help people think about or discuss their sexual activities. Decisions can then be made about what is right for each individual or relationship.
- Remember; In good sex no one gets hurt.
10 Brilliant reasons to do it!
- helps you live longer
- regulates the menstrual cycle
- boosts your self-esteem
- raises hormone (estrogen/testosterone) levels
- helps you sleep better
- gives you a mini workout
- is stress busting
- improves your relationship
- relieves emotional pain
- makes you look terrific
Other aspects of good sex are;
Sex for pleasure
- Maintains a healthy genital and pelvic system
- Needs sensitive genital manipulation
- Affected by age, disease, damage or malfunction
Sex for reproduction
- Needs the opposite sex to produce babies (Oh really?)
- May include a recreational sex taboo
Sex for intimacy
- For attraction, attachment and affection in a new relationship or to regenerate a relationship
- Usually involves romantic love, in a
- Long term monogamous relationship
- Enables partners to nurture each other
Brain sex (Fantasy land folks)
- Includes expectations, perceptions
- Can be inhibited by anxieties and fears
- Includes suppressing and stimulating thoughts, fantasies
Addictive sex
- Almost always compulsive
- May be damaging to emotional and psychological health
- May include illegal or immoral activities
- May hurt others
See also
- Sensual Massage
- Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous
- Sex is Better than Masturbation
- Women’s Sexual Arousal
- Healthy Sexuality – an Audible MP3 book
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