Vaginal vs. Clitoral Orgasms: What Is the “Right” Way to Have an Orgasm?

February 26, 2010

CONFESSION: Vaginal or clitoral, the debate over women’s orgasms and where they were “supposed” to happen was stressing out poor Sandy. Like other women her age, good sex was important to her life and she wanted to make certain that she got the most out of her intimate excursions. Was it more pleasurable for a woman to experience them clitorally, and was there something wrong with a woman who could only feel them vaginally? If there was something wrong with having a vaginal climax, was there some surgical procedure to correct this? How was a woman supposed to know these things, anyway?

CONSEQUENCE: By not accepting her natural orgasmic functions and having unrealistic expectations of her own sexual response mechanism, Sandy was unnecessarily seeking to control something, not out of dissatisfaction, but out of a fear of physical abnormality. This was certainly not good for her self image.

STRATEGY: It was important that Sandy be made aware of the variety of individualized sexual responses in females. All women were different and there were no “normal” responses. Sandy’s sexual organs were fine. I endeavored to increase her clitoral pleasure by recommending she masturbate her clitoris, while at the same time eliminating her anxiety about herself. I also pointed out to Sandy that not only was she not abnormal, but doubly blessed. Due to the physical location of the clitoris, most women reached orgasm more easily. The orgasm it produced could be extremely pleasurable, and the level of orgasm was more easily controlled, due to its external placement – but far less women were blessed by the ability to have consistent internal orgasms, which were deeper, longer and more fulfilling. Sandy, was indeed a lucky woman.

SOLUTION: After educating Sandy as to the lack of a single standard for female sexual responsiveness, I gave her “The Dragon Lady” vibrator, with its ribbed shaft and head that rotated a full 360 degrees, soft pearl beads which encircled the ribbed shaft and attached “rabbit ears” for clitoris stimulation. This luxurious vibrator induced a powerful response in her and for the first time Sandy felt a flow of sexual energy from her clitoris as well as her vagina. I also added that she should consider herself lucky, as many women would be envious of her orgasmic ability. As long as she felt good, who cared where the orgasm came from?

BENEFITS: The primary benefit to Sandy was that the external masturbation increased her clitoral pleasure (even though she still didn’t climax that way) and removed her self doubts about having internal orgasms.

This is an excerpt from Confessions to a Sexologist: Peeking into the Sexual Secrets of America by Dr. Ava Cadell, Ph.D., Ed.D. Visit Dr. Ava’s bookstore at Loveology University — http://www.loveologyuniversity.com/BookStore.aspx?a_aid=sward


Three Years of Tears

February 24, 2010
Dear Dr. Neder
I am hopelessly in love with a girl I met 3 years ago at a concert. She means the world to me! I’d give up the rest of my life to spend one night with her on a more than friend level.
She has a Boyfriend but I truly care for her. I’ve tried to move on to different girls but I always end up talking to her after the end of the last relationship. She knows how I feel because I’ve told her.
We’ve kissed and made-out and it was magic. She tells me if anything would happen between her and her boyfriend that she would come to me. I feel second best but I don’t care. I only wish she could feel how i feel. Every time i see a picture of them or see them together it hurts.
Is there anything i can do to help make her feelings for me stronger?
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Hello!
There might be, but I fear you’ve done far too much damage here to fix things.
Think about this: 3 years. It’s been 3 years and you never bothered to even learn any of the skills you needed to turn this around. You’re sitting there with an unhealthy addiction to this girl rather than having lifted a finger to learn anything. Only now – 3 years later – are you seeking help.
Don’t you think this girl sees this? Of course she does! You’ve just spent the last 3 years proving to her that you’re NOT the guy she wants! How are you ever going to turn that around? If you had, she’d have dumped her loser boyfriend for you in a heartbeat. To be honest, she’s probably clinging to him even harder now out of fear she’d HAVE to be with you.
I’m not trying to undermine your confidence here; I’m trying to get you to wake the hell up already! Women need very clear, specific things in order to feel attraction for someone. Instead of giving her these things (or even knowing what they are!) you’ve sat back and waited…and waited and waited for something out side to change rather than being a man and changing them yourself.
Well, here it is 3 years later and NOTHING has changed other than the fact that your addiction for her has grown beyond what is reasonable and is now into cartoon-land. It’s pathetic – but for you AND for this poor girl! I feel more sorry for her than I do for you because you seem like a nice guy and she’d probably be very happy being with you, if you could only show her that by doing just about everything you’ve done so far exactly backwards!
In effect, any feelings she’s had for you have probably been destroyed! What it’s going to take now, you’re very likely not going to do anyway! After all, you’ve spent the last 3 years not doing them, why should you change? This is going to be far harder than you think it will be.
I know I’m not going to talk you out of this ridiculous situation, but here’s what you need to do now: first start by going to my website (http://BeingAMan.com) and clicking on “self help”. From there; read my FAQ’s – in particular about how to turn a friend into something more. Be sure to read the articles. Also read about why boyfriends aren’t your problem (actually, for you it IS your problem because you’ve made it one!)
I also strongly suggest you read my books, “Being a Man in a Woman’s World I & II” and start learning what this girl (and frankly, ALL girls) need from men. Until you know these things and are able to deliver, you simply have no chance here.
Best regards…
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Have a love, dating, sex or relationship question? You can write to me or get more information about “Being a Man in a Woman’s World tm” by going to: http://BeingAMan.com. Be sure to check out the new BAM! TV at http://BeingAMan.tv. Follow me on Facebook (http://tinyurl.com/cas4w9) and Twitter (http://tinyurl.com/d3pecs).
Copyright (c) 2010, Dr. Dennis W. Neder
All rights reserved.

Controlling a Sexual Fetish

February 24, 2010

CONFESSION: If Fabio were in the same room with Melanie, he might not get out alive.  A fanatical worshipper of men with long hair, Melanie thirsted to run her fingers through the Samson-like tresses of any hot stud she came upon, regardless of where they were. Quite often Melanie was overcome with the urge to carry out her compulsion with a long-haired stranger in a public place in order to make her fantasy come true. Melanie worried that this fetish of hers might be truly out of control.

CONSEQUENCE: The impulsiveness inherent within the carrying out of her fetish could be a problem.

STRATEGY: Melanie needed to practice self-control and to use her fetish as a mechanism of self-reward.

SOLUTION: I had Melanie compile a list of things she liked to do. If she did them all, there would be no time in the day for work or chores. Did she do the work or the chores first and would she indulge the “wants” selectively? She stated she would start with the work. Then she needed to do the same thing with her hair fetish. Once she had completed her obligations on any day, she was allowed to permit herself the indulgence of ravishing a man’s hair. She should also look towards gratifying her fetish by dating men with long hair.

BENEFITS: Melanie gained a measure of control over her compulsion and learned the appropriate places and times to carry out her fantasy.

This is an excerpt from Confessions to a Sexologist: Peeking into the Sexual Secrets of America by Dr. Ava Cadell, Ph.D., Ed.D. Visit Dr. Ava’s bookstore at Loveology University — http://www.loveologyuniversity.com/BookStore.aspx?a_aid=sward


I Fantasize About Spanking: Peter’s Story

February 19, 2010

CONFESSION: While Peter was growing up, his mother suffered from a serious and protracted illness. Peter was very devoted to her and tried to behave in a manner that would not cause his mother further aggravation, but Peter was a normal child and could not always avoid making mischief which required a good spanking from his mother. Now a fully-grown and happily married, successful professional, Peter’s recollection of those spankings was causing him more grief than the original event. Somewhere in time he had attached erotic overtones to the spankings and the very thought of being spanked brought him to a high state of sexual arousal. Every time the fantasy cropped up in his mind it prompted what he considered a totally improper physical and emotional response, which resulted in a serious case of guilt. Even though he shared an overall honest and close relationship with his wife, he had never been able to express his deepest fantasies. He very much wanted to open up to her and perhaps even rid himself of his unnatural urges to be spanked but he had no idea how he could broach the subject.

CONSEQUENCE: Since Peter had never shared any sex fantasies with his wife, he was frustrated and felt guilty for even having them. By not ver-balizing them, he would never experience them. His frustration and alienation from his wife would grow, unless he could admit them to her.

STRATEGY: Peter needed to be educated, not only about the acceptability of his fantasies, but also about the possibility of imprinting in all humans. Events that transpired in childhood, (such as spanking) could determine who and what one would become as an adult. Peter’s professional success was partially a reflection of his subconscious desire to prove himself to his mother, and he needed to surrender control to her as a reward, but she had died before he became really successful. Some of his wife’s qualities reminded him of his mother and he wanted me to help him communicate his needs to her. This would require his wife to role-play, pretending to be his mother.

SOLUTION: Peter expressed his fantasy, without guilt, to his wife, who had been harboring secret domination fantasies herself. They role-played in such a way that his wife became a sort of surrogate mother, who demanded performance and rewarded him with a thorough, bare assed spanking, when he didn’t live up to her expectations.

BENEFITS: Peter was able to actualize his fantasy without guilt, and better understood himself, but most importantly improved his communication with his wife.


A Sexual Situation

February 17, 2010

Hello Dr. Dennis,

I’ve been dating this girl and to me it seems that she doesn’t value herself enough. She does/says things that in my opinion, only a hoe, or a girl becoming one would do/say. She likes talking about sex, gets bothered if we don’t, has said that it’s like a regular conversation to her, and is uncommonly for a girl, very open about sex in general.

She also recently said that she has accepted that she isn’t a challenge when it comes to having sex with her. The reason she mentioned that was because I had previously tried to help her see that for a girl to talk about sex so often and leave nothing to the imagination, it’s not really attractive. Once in a while it is, but not all the time. I told her it’s often more attractive when it’s a challenge.

I honestly like her, so I guess that’s why I tried to make her understand that her and I don’t have to have sex all the time for me to be happy, because I like her for who she is aside from that. But I fear that maybe she isn’t entirely “easy” in that sense because she wants to make me happy. I fear that she might just be a hoe or heading in that direction.

She says she’s always been that way when it came to sex. So I assume it’s possible she had a low self-esteem with guys and gave it up to them to satisfy them or whatever the case was.

Anyway, I don’t want to ramble on for days, I’m sure you get the picture. How do I save her; so to speak? I do really like her and care about her. I’ve already talked to her about all this somewhat, but I want to make sure how to go about this.

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Hello!

What makes you think it’s not “common” for women to talk about sex all the time? Have you ever heard a bunch of women talking to each other in real life? (Not in the movies!) Damn – they talk about sex ALL the time!

This doesn’t make the girl a “ho” (not a “hoe” – that’s a garden tool) ;) It means she has a strong sense of her own sexuality. That’s actually an incredibly good thing! You should be EXCITED about that.

…Unless you don’t feel that good about YOUR sexuality.

Here’s the reality: there’s nothing to “save” here. If your sexual sensibilities are so different than hers, then she’s simply not the girl for you. More to the point, you’re simply not the guy for HER! In fact, her self-esteem is just great and I’ll explain how I know that in a moment. It’s YOU that I’m worried about here.

There is nothing so fundamental or powerful than a person’s sexuality. It is the basis of every other thing you are. It dictates everything from the clothes you wear to the car you drive to the friends you have to the words you choose to use.

This girl has an extremely strong, HEALTHY sense of her own sexuality. Don’t stifle that! Don’t create stigma in her mind about it. It’s not fair to inflict YOUR problems with sex on her! Whereas she has a very healthy sense of it, you see it as a threat.

So much of our culture is about trying to repress people’s sexuality. Do you know why? It’s simple: as I’ve said, there is nothing more powerful or fundamental as someone’s sexuality. Christianity and governments figured this out a long time ago! If you can get control over someone’s sexuality – how, when and with whom they have sex – then you control and effectively “own” that person. Further, it doesn’t matter HOW you control it – by redirecting it, making someone think it’s dirty or wrong or repressing it altogether.

This is exactly what you’re trying to do with her! Instead of embracing her sexual strength and health and benefiting from it, you’re trying to get me to help you undermine it.

DON’T DO THAT! Focus on yourself and YOUR issues here. Start asking yourself why you have this problem with your girlfriend. Hers is the model to follow. Yours is the one to correct.

Best regards…

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Have a love, dating, sex or relationship question? You can write to me or get more information about “Being a Man in a Woman’s World tm” by going to: http://BeingAMan.com. Be sure to check out the new BAM! TV at http://BeingAMan.tv. Follow me on Facebook (http://tinyurl.com/cas4w9) and Twitter (http://tinyurl.com/d3pecs).

Copyright (c) 2010, Dr. Dennis W. Neder

All rights reserved.


Barry’s Story: A Married Man Having Homosexual Fantasies

February 17, 2010

CONFESSION: Natasha was everything that a man could want or need in a woman, and Barry considered himself a most fortunate man. He truly loved his wife and their life together exceeded any dreams he ever had of what a marriage should be. While their love life was more than satisfactory, now and then he fantasized about making love to another man. He was extremely curious to learn what the reality would be like, but he was reluctant to even mention his fantasy to Natasha for fear that she would accuse him of being gay.

CONSEQUENCE: Barry was worried that if he confessed his fantasies to his wife, she would judge him and react negatively. The most seri-ous consequence was that once the communicative channel between husband and wife were broken down on one level, other levels would follow.

STRATEGY: I helped Barry identify what exactly it was that he wanted. What he found exciting about making love to another man was the anal stimulation it involved. Barry secretly desired to be penetrated. The fact that he didn’t act on his fantasy was proof that he wasn’t really attracted to other men. I suggested he try a butt plug.

SOLUTION: Natasha agreed to use a butt plug on Barry to fulfill his fantasy. By assuming a passive role, Barry was able to surrender himself to his anal erogenous zone and experience great pleasure. Ultimately, Natasha used strap-on dildos on him and she enjoyed taking a more aggressive part in her husband’s fantasies.

BENEFITS: Barry no longer had to worry about his wife thinking he was gay, because he now knew that he wasn’t. By encouraging Barry to confess his fantasies to his wife, it fulfilled his desires need and improved their communication.

This is an excerpt from Confessions to a Sexologist: Peeking into the Sexual Secrets of America by Dr. Ava Cadell, Ph.D., Ed.D. Visit Dr. Ava’s bookstore at Loveology University — http://www.loveologyuniversity.com/BookStore.aspx?a_aid=sward


Kinky Sexual Fantasies in Marriage

February 12, 2010

CONFESSION: There was no question that Catherine enjoyed the various exotic scenarios that her ultra-active imagination devised for her amusement and arousal. But there were certain sexual fantasies that she explored in her mind which made her afraid of her own kinkiness.As the fear of discovering that she was kinky beyond redemption made her distance herself from her natural inquisitiveness, she found that she was becoming more inhibited and less willing to experiment with new ideas even with her husband. This, in turn, created the fear that her husband would soon lose interest in her and leave her for someone more exciting and inventive in bed.

CONSEQUENCE: Catherine’s expression of her own sex fantasies was resulting in an unsatisfactory sex life, which became a self-fulfilling prophecy as her husband would lose interest. Neither she nor her marriage benefited from this.

STRATEGY: Catherine was suffering from a certain guilt complex, and an inability to trust herself, which made her mistrustful of others. Catherine’s fantasies, which involved being bound and gagged while being violated, were actually fairly common. I needed to get her to let go of the guilt, trust her husband, and enjoy theadventure of surrender safely, using code words and starting off with light bondage that she could disengage herself from.

SOLUTION: Catherine was blindfolded stark naked. Her husband, remained clothed until she was blindfolded, then bound her hands and feet with a satin scarf leaving enough room for her to wiggle out of if she wanted. This made her aware of her vulnerable position. Having solicited from her the admission that she wished to be violated, he gagged her so that she could scream, and not disturb the neighbors. Her sense of sight and touch was deprived, so as to better use her sense of hearing he told her all the things he was going to do to her as he took her, and the restriction of her sight, speech and body movement only increased the intensity of her mental imagery. This scenario was successful and resulted in a much happier Catherine, as well as reinforced the bond between her and her husband. However, they didn’t play out the fantasy on a regular basis, just once in a while to keep their sex life unpredictable and passionate.

BENEFITS: The result of this action was that it would make Catherine whole again. By getting her to not only accept, but enjoy her fantasies, there would be a certain exhilaration at the reunification of her liberation.

This is an excerpt from Confessions to a Sexologist: Peeking into the Sexual Secrets of America by Dr. Ava Cadell, Ph.D., Ed.D. Visit Dr. Ava’s bookstore at Loveology University — http://www.loveologyuniversity.com/BookStore.aspx?a_aid=sward


Get Going, Get Confident

February 10, 2010
Hey Doc,
With Valentine’s Day coming up lately I have been noticing like most single guys how much this day sucks when you are well single.  However due to a severe lack of self-confidence and a habit of picking the wrong type of girl I was thinking that it would be best to ask someone who has knowledge of this issue a few questions:
1.  How does one build up the confidence to talk to a girl that they might be interested in?
2.  Is there a way to at least get a small feeling that this girl might be the kind of girl that “you just know will be trouble” (ex. control freak, for lack of a better term “whore,” or worst of all one who just feels sorry for you)?
3.  Finally would there be anything else you would add to help me find someone who would at least give me the time of day (I’m not the most attractive guy in the world so I need every trick I can get)?
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Hello!
Frankly, V-Day sucks when you’re in a relationship or married too, but I digress.
To your questions:
1) Lack of confidence isn’t a condition – it’s a passing event and that’s exactly how you need to think about it. Consider this: when you’re sitting around having dinner with mom and dad, do you lack confidence? What about when you’re hanging out with your buddies. Do you feel unconfident then?
Of course not.
The reason you think you lack confidence is actually pretty simple: you actually lack education. That’s a very different thing than lacking confidence wouldn’t you say? More important, it gives you a direction; a plan, because once you gain that education, you’re problems with confidence are going to be all but over!
Think about this. Let’s say that you knew exactly what to say and what to do when you were around beautiful women. You would no longer have to worry about coming off as insecure of lacking confidence because you’d already have the answers. Isn’t that a very different way to live than what you’ve experienced up until now?
So, the answer to your question is simple: gain education, turn that into experience and you’ll lose the problems with confidence; pure and simple.
2) Absolutely there is! I talk a lot about how to spot different “female conditions” in my books, “Being a Man in a Woman’s World I & II”. Most important however isn’t avoiding these types of women at all; it’s seeking out the ones that fit your goals.
Let’s consider that point for a moment.
If you’re spending your time trying to avoid certain women, you’re actually missing all the great ones that are coming around you. Your mind can only focus on one thought at a time. You need to be focusing on exactly the type of women you want to attract rather than those you want to avoid. In order to do this however, you need a clear plan; a road map to follow. This comes from creating clear, specific relationship goals. If you don’t have these, then the first woman that walks by is the “right one” simply because she fits your LACK of planning. Thus, your concern about avoiding the wrong women – it actually fits in perfectly with your (lack of a) plan!
3) Your looks have almost nothing to do with your success with women. That is another waste of energy to think so. My own research and that done by countless others continues to bear this out. Women rate other things as far, far more important than your looks! In fact, do you know where women place it in the order of importance? Number 8! Get that – 8! There are seven things that are MORE important than how you look!
It’s those 7 things you need to be focusing on, not the 8th most important thing! So, what are those 7 things that are more important? Simple: 1) power, 2) confidence, 3) sense of humor, 4) “genuiness” 5) masculinity, 6) conversation skills, 7) style.
Every single one of those things are elements you can work on and improve easily, but again, it takes a concerted effort and a road map to get there.
I strongly encourage you to gain all of these things – and to learn how women REALLY think, speak and act rather than trying to impose your own beliefs on them and think that’s going to help make you successful with them. It won’t. Go take a look at my books. They are geared toward getting you to all of these things in the most direct and straightest path possible.
Best regards…
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Have a love, dating, sex or relationship question? You can write to me or get more information about “Being a Man in a Woman’s World tm” by going to: http://BeingAMan.com. Be sure to check out the new BAM! TV at http://BeingAMan.tv. Follow me on Facebook (http://tinyurl.com/cas4w9) and Twitter (http://tinyurl.com/d3pecs).
Copyright (c) 2010, Dr. Dennis W. Neder
All rights reserved.

Hey Doc,
With Valentine’s Day coming up lately I have been noticing like most single guys how much this day sucks when you are well single.  However due to a severe lack of self-confidence and a habit of picking the wrong type of girl I was thinking that it would be best to ask someone who has knowledge of this issue a few questions:
1.  How does one build up the confidence to talk to a girl that they might be interested in?
2.  Is there a way to at least get a small feeling that this girl might be the kind of girl that “you just know will be trouble” (ex. control freak, for lack of a better term “whore,” or worst of all one who just feels sorry for you)?
3.  Finally would there be anything else you would add to help me find someone who would at least give me the time of day (I’m not the most attractive guy in the world so I need every trick I can get)?

=========================Hello!
Frankly, V-Day sucks when you’re in a relationship or married too, but I digress.
To your questions:
1) Lack of confidence isn’t a condition – it’s a passing event and that’s exactly how you need to think about it. Consider this: when you’re sitting around having dinner with mom and dad, do you lack confidence? What about when you’re hanging out with your buddies. Do you feel unconfident then?
Of course not.
The reason you think you lack confidence is actually pretty simple: you actually lack education. That’s a very different thing than lacking confidence wouldn’t you say? More important, it gives you a direction; a plan, because once you gain that education, you’re problems with confidence are going to be all but over!
Think about this. Let’s say that you knew exactly what to say and what to do when you were around beautiful women. You would no longer have to worry about coming off as insecure of lacking confidence because you’d already have the answers. Isn’t that a very different way to live than what you’ve experienced up until now?
So, the answer to your question is simple: gain education, turn that into experience and you’ll lose the problems with confidence; pure and simple.
2) Absolutely there is! I talk a lot about how to spot different “female conditions” in my books, “Being a Man in a Woman’s World I & II”. Most important however isn’t avoiding these types of women at all; it’s seeking out the ones that fit your goals.
Let’s consider that point for a moment.
If you’re spending your time trying to avoid certain women, you’re actually missing all the great ones that are coming around you. Your mind can only focus on one thought at a time. You need to be focusing on exactly the type of women you want to attract rather than those you want to avoid. In order to do this however, you need a clear plan; a road map to follow. This comes from creating clear, specific relationship goals. If you don’t have these, then the first woman that walks by is the “right one” simply because she fits your LACK of planning. Thus, your concern about avoiding the wrong women – it actually fits in perfectly with your (lack of a) plan!
3) Your looks have almost nothing to do with your success with women. That is another waste of energy to think so. My own research and that done by countless others continues to bear this out. Women rate other things as far, far more important than your looks! In fact, do you know where women place it in the order of importance? Number 8! Get that – 8! There are seven things that are MORE important than how you look!
It’s those 7 things you need to be focusing on, not the 8th most important thing! So, what are those 7 things that are more important? Simple: 1) power, 2) confidence, 3) sense of humor, 4) “genuiness” 5) masculinity, 6) conversation skills, 7) style.
Every single one of those things are elements you can work on and improve easily, but again, it takes a concerted effort and a road map to get there.
I strongly encourage you to gain all of these things – and to learn how women REALLY think, speak and act rather than trying to impose your own beliefs on them and think that’s going to help make you successful with them. It won’t. Go take a look at my books. They are geared toward getting you to all of these things in the most direct and straightest path possible.
Best regards…——————————————————————Have a love, dating, sex or relationship question? You can write to me or get more information about “Being a Man in a Woman’s World tm” by going to: http://BeingAMan.com. Be sure to check out the new BAM! TV at http://BeingAMan.tv. Follow me on Facebook (http://tinyurl.com/cas4w9) and Twitter (http://tinyurl.com/d3pecs).
Copyright (c) 2010, Dr. Dennis W. NederAll rights reserved.


Is It Normal for a Woman to Love Porn?

February 10, 2010

CONFESSION: Watching X-rated adult videos really excited Jeanna. In fact, she discovered the potent power of porn to arouse her whether she was viewing them alone or with her husband. Whenever she and her husband shared the experience, the erotic movies created an exquisite sexual heat between them which intensified their pleasure through mutual masturbation, as well as provided an extremely hot prelude to intercourse and turned them on to the infinite possibilities of naughty boudoir behavior. Unfortunately, even as her body experienced a profoundly passionate awakening through erotic visual stimulation, her mind argued that such responses from provocative images were undoubtedly unnatural for women. None of her female friends admitted to being turned on by watching “dirty movies”, and told her that it wasn’t normal for any woman. Porno flicks, they insisted, were strictly a male thing, so what was wrong with her?

CONSEQUENCE: Jeanna began to doubt herself, which could have inhibited her and made her stop doing something she enjoyed. She began to suspect she was “not normal” and could have lost some self-esteem.

STRATEGY: Sometimes what society dictated as right not always was, and what may be good for some may not always be good for everyone. There was nothing wrong with Jeanna at all, and she needed to be made aware of that. Part of my strategy was to include an accurate definition of pornography, the word carried a defi nite negative stigma for Jeanna. “Pornography was an industry”, I told Jeanna, “Eroticism was within all of us, and every individual’s definition of it was different”. Jeanna was harming no one, only pleasuring herself.

SOLUTION: Jeanna was reminded that nothing was “wrong” with her likes and responses. From her description of the women who had judged her, everything indicated that she was much moreemotionally, mentally and sexually healthy than her “women friends,” and that, in truth, they were probably jealous or fearful of her. With that in mind, I cautioned Jeanna about other women’s negative emotions on this issue, and advised her to be careful of whom she shared her eroticism with. People needed to earn trust and their criticism should be analyzed by asking yourself, “Were they telling me this because they really cared about me?” or “Were they trying to put me down because they wanted to build themselves up?”

BENEFITS: Not only did this stop the loss of self-esteem that resulted from listening to her friends’ opinions, but prevented her from stopping something she enjoyed.

This is an excerpt from Confessions to a Sexologist: Peeking into the Sexual Secrets of America by Dr. Ava Cadell, Ph.D., Ed.D. Visit Dr. Ava’s bookstore at Loveology University — http://www.loveologyuniversity.com/BookStore.aspx?a_aid=sward


Raging Sexual Desire During Menstruation

February 5, 2010

CONFESSION: It was awfully unfair, Shirley lamented, that her sexual desires waxed and waned with her monthly cycle. First, she was miserable, the very thought of making whoopee made her want to scream and she felt about as sexy as a wet mop! But after her period started, look out world! Every fiber of her being awakened and craved to be touched and passionately caressed. For the duration of her menstrual cycle, the temporarily uninhibited Shirley was in such a heightened state of arousal that all she could think about was sex, sex, sex!  These wild mood swings each month tormented her and she wondered if other women experienced this horrible, out of control feeling. Was there no way for her to take charge of her emotions or to make her body obey her mind?

CONSEQUENCE: It can not always be possible, nor even healthy to try to control the human body. By not listening to what her body was telling her, Shirley could make her discomfort even worse, as some women require sexual release during their periods. Shirley should accept her arousal during menstruation as a positive rather than anegative sensation. While it was important to control herself, this was different than controlling the body. As a consequence, she could become out of sync

STRATEGY: To show Shirley that other women shared her condition, and to get her to accept her sexual changes positively.

SOLUTION: There are many aspects of a woman’s personality that can change with her monthly cycle, including premenstrual tension or irritability. These sorts of common complaints could be alleviated by medication, breathing exercises or warm baths. If Shirley’s sexual desires changed with her monthly cycle, there was no need to change them or be alarmed by them, unless they manifested themselves behaviorally. In her particular case, if she couldn’t find a lover who was willing to make love to her during her period, then she could masturbate as a way of relieving the intensification.

BENEFITS: This strategy would help Shirley accept herself more and became less resistant to her bodily reactions, which left her less frustrated.

This is an excerpt from Confessions to a Sexologist: Peeking into the Sexual Secrets of America by Dr. Ava Cadell, Ph.D., Ed.D. Visit Dr. Ava’s bookstore at Loveology University — http://www.loveologyuniversity.com/BookStore.aspx?a_aid=sward


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