The topic of this article is "What relational difficulties arise when trauma-related hyperarousal interferes with relaxation necessary for intimacy?" Trauma refers to an experience that causes...
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: Understanding how traumarelated hyperarousal can interfere with relaxation and impact intimate connections
The desire for intimacy is an essential human need that can be fulfilled through physical, emotional, and social bonds.
Individuals who have experienced traumatic events may exhibit avoidance...
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: How our brain mechanisms help us reconcile desire for intimacy and traumainduced avoidance?
Sexual Decision-Making Under Chronic Stress And Combat Conditions
Humans are sexual beings who seek to reproduce and pass their genes onto future generations. Sexual behavior is highly influenced...
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: How chronic stress impacts sexual behavior and decisionmaking
Sexual activity has been shown to have many benefits for physical health, mental wellbeing, and overall happiness.
One aspect that is often overlooked is its potential role in supporting emotional...
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: How to use sexual intimacy to reduce stress and anxiety during highpressure situations
Sexual arousal is an essential part of human development and reproduction. It involves physical and psychological changes that occur when a person becomes attracted to another individual. The brain...
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: How brain pathways regulate human sexual arousal: exploring visual, auditory, tactile, and olfactory factors
How does sensory input influence emotions and decision making?
Sensory input can have a significant impact on both an individual's emotional state and their ability to make decisions. When faced...
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: How does sensory input affect emotions & decision making? the impact of touch, sound & color
The power of nostalgia
Nostalgia is an emotional response to experiences from our past, which often involves feelings of longing, sadness, and regret. When it comes to relationships, nostalgia can...
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: Nostalgia: how it distorts our memories & damages relationships
Sexual anxiety is defined as an uncomfortable feeling when thinking about or experiencing sexual activity. It can cause feelings of nervousness, embarrassment, and shame. Adolescence is characterized...
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: Teenage sexual anxiety: how it affects romantic relationships
Psychology
Evolutionary psychologists argue that human beings are born to seek out partners who can provide them with an advantageous gene pool. This drive is present because it was adaptive for...
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: Understanding the science behind human attraction: how our brain processes beauty and personality
Interventions are techniques that can help to change one's thoughts, beliefs, feelings, attitudes, and behaviors towards specific goals, such as overcoming an internal critic during sexual...
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: A guide to overcoming internal criticism during sexual exploration using mindful meditation and cognitive restructuring