Dear Vibrator, I am so sorry. I placed you in a drawer months ago and have not sought you out since. Please understand, though I enjoyed you, I got nervous that this may be the only way I can orgasm. My orgasms with you were intense and powerful and would occur like clock-work 10 minutes …
Continue ReadingEastern practices of sexuality.
The Western world is dominated by preconceived notions about what is normal sexuality. Often in the west, we tend to focus just on orgasm and the organs that may bring about orgasm (i.e. the penis, the clitoris). However, there are many different parts of the genitals that enjoy sensation and touch and often they get …
Continue ReadingSexual disorders? Here’s what the new DSM-V says…
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, (or the DSM as it is lovingly referred to by those of us in the profession) is the basic guide for psychological and psychiatric diagnoses. Put out by the American Psychiatric Association it catalogues “disorders.” Often there is much debate about the legitimacy of labeling something a …
Continue ReadingThe whole picture.
Good Housekeeping recently had an article, “Your Sexiest Self — Get It Back” (February, 2010). It poignantly described one woman’s loss of libido for all of the usual reasons: overwhelmed with life, kids entering the picture, relationship getting “old,” she was getting older. So the writer and her husband saw noted psychologist and sex therapist David …
Continue ReadingChildren and masturbation.
Most people agree that masturbation is a normal part of live and as humans, we can choose to participate in this behavior, or avoid it if necessary. Although it is normal, often parents are uneasy about what to do if they catch their child masturbating and even more uneasy if they had to talk to …
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