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[inukshuk]

Okay, this is a serious discussion. No profanity or dirty words. Only proper terminology plz.

An Orgazm causes the release of endorphins into the brain. Endorphin is the chemical cousin of morphine.

So, are orgazms (sex and self-grat.) chemically addictive or not??

Let's hear your opinions, input, etc. But, you have to answer the question YES or NO and then explain.

cheers
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I say YES, without a doubt. Several of my friends suggest it is natural part of the human experience (not addiction which is seen as negative).

[spliff]

I don't know and I can care less. There, I participated.

[endo]

I call it a daily routine going on 14 years now.

[nicholas_chiasson]

Not eating food causes stomach pains in humans. Therefore I'm not hungry, I'm addicted to food. Not *using the fishing tackle* cause feelings of unease and agnst in humans. So I guess we're addicted.

[RACETRAITOR]

Almost anything can be addictive to the right person.

[twg]

Well, you can not spank the monkey and hold in stuff meant to leave the body

And you can also not sneeze and hold in stuff meant to leave the body.

Both options will make you cross-eyed and funny in the head.

So I say you ask yourself the question: WWDD?

[deadman]

[David Wieder]

Here's my opinion, based on four years working in wilderness therapy with lots of clients with histories of serious drug use, relationship addiction, video game addiction, eating disorders, rage-aholics, etc.

The term addiction is best defined through context rather than a study of brain chemistry. That is to say, addiction is defined by it's impact on other aspects of an individuals life. You can't dispute dependency for certain things based on how they effect brain chemistry. But is that relevent? No, Because everything effects brain chemistry. Addiction is almost always seen in a negative light and that is because whatever it is that a person is doing or consuming is negatively impacting the rest of their life (or often how their life is perceived from within a specific social context). So, when confronted with/ trying to advise clients struggling with whether or not they are addicts (whether or not sobriety is their only solid option) the best advice i can give is - how is it effecting the rest of your life? how does it impact your goals? The answer to these questions is individual, not based on the substance. People need to take responsibility for their actions instead of saying it was the drug that made them do it. Balance is the key to health - life without regular sex sorta sucks.

If the OP is concerned about getting a regular dose of endorphins they're going to have avoid anything that causes pleasure - it's the same endorphins whether you eat something that tastes good, get some exercise or have an orgasm.

On a more fun side not - Orgasm, in males, releases a significant amount of melatonin in the brain. Melatonin is the primary chemical involved in falling asleep. You know what other activity releases a lot of melatonin - watching TV. Research suggests that watching TV induces the same brain chemistry as is seen 10-15 seconds before one normally falls asleep. Your brain is maintained that way the entire time your watching TV - what a disgusting and unhealthy drug addiction.

You know what causes a similar brain chemistry to orgasm for women - chocolate.

[Zutronius]

Palmela is a love that is always handy.

[tfunk]

An addiction causes negative results. So, even if you really really want to do funky stuff and think about it a lot it's only an addiction if it has a negative impact on your health.

Same rules apply for heroin. Even if you cannot stop yourself from doing it, it's only an addiction if it negatively impacts your life. I can't stop visiting eslcafe.com but it's not an addiction!

[inukshuk]

some great explanations, but I'm getting a lot of politicians posting here. No YES or NO answers

[nateium]

[inukshuk]

Most of the NO posters wrote paragraphs because they couldn't bring themselves to type "NO".

The Yes folks were more direct.

NO = 6 posts
YES = 3 posts

[twg]

So you're pretty much trolling around to see who's jacking off.

[bassexpander]

Everything in moderation.

If I don't save something for my wife every few days, I feel it hurts our relationship.