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Take Care of Yourself Tuesday: What Your Summer Playlist Says About Your Mental Health
There is a reason you reach for certain songs at certain times. It is not random and it is not just taste. The music you are drawn to is a form of emotional self-regulation, a way your nervous system is trying to give itself something it needs.
Continue readingTake Care of Yourself Tuesday: Rest Is Productive Too
This Take Care of Yourself Tuesday, we want to remind our Flirts of something important: rest is not laziness. Rest is necessary.
Continue readingHaving Sex Can Beat A Cold, Cut Heart-Attack Risk, And Reduce Blood Pressure
Sex is good—and it’s even good for you. A TikTok video about the health benefits of sex has racked up 1.5 million views and almost 33,000 likes. The London-based NHS doctor talks about how sex reduces the risk of heart disease, since you are getting that heart pumping!
Fucking is also great for mental health because sex floods the brain with happy hormone dopamine and cuddle hormone oxytocin, which helps with feeling calm and reducing stress. Sex even reduces blood pressure—a study showed regular fucking can cut blood pressure as effectively as medicine. Sex also increases immunity: a study published in 2004 showed masturbation caused a temporary spike in immune cells, including killer cells that fight viruses.
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Check out more about the amazing health benefits of sex: https://nypost.com/2021/11/12/having-sex-can-beat-a-cold-cut-your-heart-attack-risk-and-reduce-blood-pressure/
People With Anxiety And Depression More Likely To Use ‘Sextech,’ Study Finds
People struggling with their mental health are more likely to explore digital sexual technologies, a study finds. Kinsey Institute experts say sextech helps these individuals find temporary relief. Examples of sextech include erotic webcam sites, virtual reality porn, or even just the capacity to share sexually explicit images or videos.
“It’s likely that many users in these spaces do have social support and adequate social networks, but they’re turning to online sexual technologies for a unique boost to their psychological mindset,” researchers say. “As the global need for innovative mental health resources and interventions increases, emerging sexual technologies may provide relief for people with mental health struggles.” The authors point out that sextech is not used by lonely people who can’t find sex in face-to-face relationships, but instead as an “important pathway for mental health intervention.”
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Check out more about how sextech helps people with anxiety and depression: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10235101/Mental-health-People-anxiety-depression-likely-use-sextech-study-finds.html
Steven Spielberg’s Sex Worker Daughter Says Porn Has “Healed” Her
Steven Spielberg’s adopted daughter Mikaela began her porn career making custom videos, but recently joined an adult content platform where she sells solo pay-per-view clips, all of which she films by herself at home. She describes her work as “passion content” that has been “life-affirming,” and has “healed” her. She currently has eight videos available, including clips titled “Magic Wand Party,” “Gem Stone Butt Play & Machine Fun,” and “Up Close & Personal.”
Mikaela has insisted that sex work should not be criminalized, but rather given more financial support and protection. She says online sex work has enabled her to achieve more financial independence and stability, providing her with a regular income that she hopes to expand in the future by producing more content, including professionally-shot videos. Describing herself as a “sexual creature,” Mikaela explains working in a more traditional job “wasn’t satisfying her soul.”
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Check out more about Mikaela Spielberg making porn: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-8929371/Steven-Spielbergs-sex-worker-daughter-Mikaela-says-porn-healed-her.html
The Health Benefits of BDSM
Not that long ago—as in before the DSM of Mental Disorders in 2013—kinky sex, BDSM, and fetishism were considered a mental disorder among health professionals. But now, thanks in part to the popularity of Fifty Shades of Grey, kinky sex has become more accepted and more mainstream. A study showed that 36% of adults have used bondage, which is a good thing because, as it turns out, BDSM has a host of health benefits. Here are some:
- Improved Mental Health
A 2013 study looked at the psychological characteristics of kinksters to determine whether they were psychologically damaged in some way. The study found not only were they fine psychologically, but were actually more well adjusted than their vanilla counterparts! “Overall, the BDSM sample felt more secure in their relationships and had an increased sense of well-being. They were more conscientious toward others, more extraverted, more open to trying new experiences, had decreased anxiety, and were less sensitive to others perception.” - Less Stress
Research shows that practitioners of BDSM enter an altered state of consciousness similar to meditation, yoga, or “runner’s high.” These types of activities lessen the stress hormone cortisol, which protects against high blood pressure, suppressed immunity, and insulin resistance. - Better Cognitive Function
Pain reduces function in the limbic and prefrontal areas of the brain, which affects working memory and executive control. Researchers found that during BDSM sessions, blood flow to these areas were reduced, resulting in an altered state of consciousness. Those in the BDSM community call this “subspace” for submissives, and “topspace” or “flow” for dominants. Kinksters consider it both an enjoyable experience, and a spiritual one. - Improved Relationships
Researchers looking into couple bonding in BDSM found that participating in successful sadomasochistic scenes increases the feelings of connectedness and intimacy for partners. It also releases dopamine, which is the feel good hormone you experience when first falling in love. This because of the novelty and excitement BDSM can bring to a relationship, which is similar to having a thrilling adventure together!
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