- 1. I Molested My Childhood Friend At A Young Age, Here's How I Apologized As An Adul
- (Feminism)
- ... of him playing between my legs. He gave me my first feeling of sexual arousal that night, and perhaps my molester’s wings. The second time was by my own BFF. We were about seven, upstairs in my bedroom ...
- Created on 02 January 2023
- 2. This Month, Dr. Carol Queen Unpacks Why Healing Without Verbalizing Your Trauma, Isn't A Thin
- (Sex)
- ... worth learning if it can be closed! It may even be that your challenges connecting to yourself involve the need to avoid porn—since so many people experience porn as an arousal instigator and masturbation ...
- Created on 28 September 2022
- 3. Bad Sex Got You Down? Try These Tips & Tricks From Dr. Carol Queen
- (Sex)
- ... with a medical issue like depression or a response to SSRIs or hormonal birth control. If you think this is the case for you, consult with a medical professional.Arousal is the on-ramp to orgasm. It isn’t ...
- Created on 21 July 2022
- 4. May Was National Masturbation Month. Here Are 10 Things I Learned From Self-Pleasuring (Almost) Everyday For 1 Month
- (Sex)
- ... crux of my elbow, playing with my own hair, grazing my own breasts and pinching my own nipples, running my own tongue along my forearm all brought me a heightened sense of arousal that I previously thought ...
- Created on 31 May 2022
- 5. Dr. Carol Queen Helps Troubleshoot Why Vibrators Might Be Rubbing You The Wrong Way, Plus Tips For Getting Into The Groove
- (Sex)
- ... people try a vibrator when they aren’t turned on, and their arousal doesn’t ramp up quickly enough, or at all. So a sensation that might, in a higher state of turn-on, feel lovely, instead feels irritating ...
- Created on 12 May 2022
- 6. Meet the Women Who Seek Out (and Find) "Happy-Ending" Massages ...
- (Sex)
- ... into gentle, relaxed body states, which then help them arrive at new levels of feeling, sensing, and arousal…[while helping clients] process any grief, shame, guilt, or other unwanted aspects of sexuality.” ...
- Created on 15 October 2021
- 7. Happy Masturbation Month! Here Are 6 Books For Your Reading Pleasure
- (Books)
- ... orgasms, but desire and arousal as well. 3. Bang!: Masturbation For People Of All Genders And Abilities by Vic Liu Image via Microcosm Publishing A super inclusive guide to masturbation that covers ...
- Created on 26 May 2021
- 8. One Woman Can't Wait—Literally—To End Her Dry Spell: One-Handed Rea
- (Sex)
- ... tonight. My skin’s rosy with the flush of arousal. I’m primed for action…but nagging trepidation clouds my bliss. Sighing, I sit up and eye the woman staring back from the full-length mirror. She’s no ...
- Created on 05 May 2021
- 9. Hyper-Sexual: Dr. Carol Queen Explores How ADHD Can Impact Intimacy
- (Sex)
- ... And if antidepressants are also a part of the mix, you can expect libido, arousal, and orgasm challenges as well. It is an evil irony that both depression and meds that treat it can have these effects. ...
- Created on 30 April 2021
- 10. Navigating A Non-Monogamous Relationship Can Be Mystifying. Here's How To Forge a Healthy Relationship With A "Metamour
- (Sex)
- ... pickles with my meta while singing musical numbers...our partner was hiding.” Know that jealousy happens Some folks are blessed with “compersion,” the feeling of joy or arousal at their partner’s satisfaction ...
- Created on 13 April 2021
- 11. This Long Distance, Pandemic-Proof Vibrator Allows You To Connect And Hook Up From Miles Away
- (Sex)
- LONG-DISTANCE ROMANCE was the last thing on my mind when I joined an Internet group called Dark Witches Realm, but before I knew it, a nerdy discussion about Ada Lovelace snowballed from late-night ...
- Created on 15 September 2020
- 12. Wish You Had More Orgasms? This Guide To Arousal Could Help
- (Sex)
- ... something wrong with them and might subscribe to incorrect ideas about how to get there. Or they don’t recognize the role arousal plays in their response. Without sufficient arousal, orgasm is much less ...
- Created on 27 August 2020
- 13. Think Your Sex Drive Has Stalled Out? Here's Why It's Likely Just Fi
- (Sex)
- ... desire can actually be triggered by the arousal that results from sexual activity itself. In other words, their desire for sex doesn’t really “turn on” until they are beginning to feel aroused during a ...
- Created on 21 January 2020
- 14. Solo Play is a Gateway to Body Positivity
- (Sponsored)
- ... Soft, right? Sensitive, right? That is because the blood from that rushing arousal is creating a new, tactile sensation across your body. Play with sensation in the midst of your solo moment; rub the parts ...
- Created on 04 September 2019
- 15. A Lesbian's Guide To Giving And Getting Great Cunnilingu
- (Sex)
- ... a feeling of connectedness. 4. The hood is good. That little piece of flesh that protects the clit allows you to distribute stimulation more evenly than direct contact, which helps build arousal. It’s ...
- Created on 22 May 2019
- 16. My Sex Drive Has Decreased Since I Turned 40. How Do I Get My Orgasm Back?
- (Sex)
- ... — Feeling Old I wouldn't call you old, but you might be perimenopausal. One of the many effects of the body's shifting hormone levels can be the feeling that your arousal and responsiveness are muffled ...
- Created on 25 January 2019
- 17. How Can I Have More Orgasms?
- (Sex)
- ... to speed yourself up short of accessing higher levels of arousal, and sometimes even that doesn’t quicken the pace, just the intensity, and pleasure. Remember, at least 70 percent of women never or inconsistently ...
- Created on 25 April 2018
- 18. What I Learned From A Year Without Porn
- (Sex)
- ... personal, as opposed to an experience designed by an algorithm to entice “arousal addiction,” meaning we have to continuously search out new kinds of porn to get the same arousal effect. Porn is built ...
- Created on 14 February 2018
- 19. Goddess Aviva And Sophie Saint Thomas Answer Questions You've Always Wanted To Ask About BDSM And Consen
- (Sex)
- ... Much of BDSM exists outside of conventional ideas of sex and pleasure, and many submissives find pleasure and satisfaction from these experiences even if physical arousal is not occurring. What is pleasing ...
- Created on 13 November 2017
- 20. In YA Lit, Teen Girls Have GREAT Sex Lives — Here's Why That Matter
- (Books)
- ... learning foundational lessons about attraction, intimacy, arousal, sexual entitlement. Those early experiences can have a lasting impact on the understanding and enjoyment of their sexuality." Some of ...
- Created on 22 March 2017
