The good news here? You don’t need to have sex to reap these benefits, as Torosian says masturbation is just as effective at triggering the same chemical releases that lower stress and make you feel happy. To be clear, just because you stop having sex doesn’t mean you’re going to become depressed. “Loneliness and separation anxiety may develop into a depressive state.” “You may find yourself missing the positive endorphin and oxytocin releases that emerge when enjoying a satisfying sexual encounter,” explains Torosian. Remember those aforementioned endorphins? Well, when you’re not getting those sex-induced pick-me-ups, you may notice a slight difference in your mood. Herpes can be spread through kissing or skin-to-skin contact, and you can catch some STIs without having sex, but on the whole, odds are pretty slim that you’ll contract anything when you’re not getting any.Īs Rebecca Torosian, an intimacy behavioral therapist, says, “Masturbation is the safest form of sex known to us.” How’s that for justification to rub one out? Con: A Dampened Mood It’s not all doom and gloom when you’re not getting any since your risk of sexually transmitted diseases and infections goes way down. Keep in mind that sex isn’t the only way to experience an endorphin rush - you can also trigger a release of these feel-good hormones by exercising, laughing, meditating, or even eating spicy foods. This sex-stress connection may help to explain why an Oregon State University study determined that couples who had active sex lives were much happier at work, and a 2006 study in the medical journal Biological Psychology found that people who were getting busy regularly had lower blood pressure levels than those who weren't. If you can’t use sex to cope, all that stress may feel less manageable.
Why? Well, sex releases endorphins, which reduce feelings of discomfort and pain and boost feelings of pleasure. Pros and Cons of Abstaining From Sex for a WhileĮver noticed how sex is a killer stress reliever? Whether you’ve got a ton of looming deadlines, you’re dealing with family drama or there’s a global pandemic going on, getting laid seems to help you cope a little better. AskMen spoke with a few experts to decipher what exactly happens when you don’t have sex for a long, long time. While these sexual hiatuses are totally normal regardless of the reasoning, it’s worth taking a look at the side effects of abstinence.
Pandemic aside, there’s other reasons dry spells happen: a dip in your libido, or your partner just isn’t in the mood as often as you are. Even those who are holed up with a significant other aren’t getting intimate quite as often, with The Kinsey Institute’s “Sex and Relationships in the Time of COVID-19” study showing 44% of participants’ sex lives on a steady decline. In the age of social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic, singles quarantined alone haven’t had access to those steamy hookups they once enjoyed on a regular basis. If they need any advice, we’re here for them but they are all good players in their own right, so it's really exciting to see.There are plenty of reasons why your sex life may be null and void recently.
They’ve been really good in training, got their chance and taken it. “Charlie making his debut, Troy, Harvey as well, it’s always nice for me as an Academy player. “Seeing the Academy boys come on, that was nice for me,” added Skippy. Indeed, fellow Academy graduates Brandon Austin - his debut - Malachi Fagan-Walcott, Harvey White and Troy Parrott all featured (not forgetting Japhet and a certain Harry Kane) and there were also debuts for Richarlison and Pape Matar Sarr. The whole team has felt the love from everyone in Korea, so we’re really grateful.”Īsked for his highlights of the night, it was no surprise that Skippy picked out a debut for Charlie Sayers and Academy players getting a chance - just as he did during our tour of the USA back in 2018. “It’s amazing, the support we’ve had from everyone since we’ve been here, amazing. It’s been a long time, so it was great to get those minutes in and be back with the team, being out here, 11 v 11, that was really nice!
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Speaking alongside Sonny on SPURSPLAY - watch in full below - he told us: “It felt really good to be back out there. As you’d expect, Skippy, who passed the 50-game mark for the Club in January, was all smiles afterwards.
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