Sexual anxiety can take many forms, from performance anxiety to fear of rejection or humiliation.
All types of sexual anxiety share one common feature: they create a cycle of avoidance that...
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: Overcoming sexual anxiety: breaking free from shame and guilt to experience greater intimacy
Fantasies of humiliation are a common sexual interest among individuals that involve being dominated, degraded, and made to feel embarrassed. While some people may find pleasure in these experiences,...
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: Sexual humiliation fantasy: exploring its role in coping with shame and uncovering conflicts related to selfdoubt
How does anal sex reveal unconscious fears of loss of dignity, exposure, or violation?
Anal sex is an exciting activity that can be thrilling for some people, but it also involves risks of injury...
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: Anal sex reveals unconscious fears of loss of dignity, exposure, or violation
A lot has been written about the physiological effects of sexual arousal and how it affects the body.
What is often ignored are the psychological ramifications that can occur when an individual...
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: How failing to maintain erections and orgasms can impact selfesteem and relationships
Fetishization can be understood as an extreme form of objectification whereby a person is reduced to their genitalia or a specific body part.
It also involves an unconscious process through which...
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: Understanding the role of trauma and emotional patterns in fetishization
Sexual Fantasies After Abstinence
People often have heightened sexual desires after abstaining from sexual activity for some time. These sexual fantasies may involve taboo or extreme elements that...
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: How abstaining from sex can lead to more taboo sexual fantasies and why
Sexual Addiction: Defining Stigma and its Impact on Treatment Engagement and Recovery Outcomes
Sexual addiction, also known as compulsive sexual behavior disorder, is a psychological condition...
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: Sexual addiction: overcoming shame and stigma in treatment engagement
Sexual role-playing can be an exciting way to explore different personas, desires, and boundaries within the bedroom. By assuming new identities and taking on different roles during play, partners...
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: A guide to exploring intimate boundaries through sexual roleplaying
Consensual sexual power exchange is an umbrella term for various practices that involve one person exchanging control over their body to another for the purpose of pleasure. It can take many forms,...
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: Consensual sexual power exchange: exploring psychological dynamics and intimacy with controlled vulnerability
Early adolescence is a time when children begin to develop an understanding of their own identity and social interactions. This can include experiences such as romantic feelings, sexual attraction,...
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: Early adolescence: exposure to rejection and humiliation shapes patterns of risktaking in adult sexual exploration