It's perhaps not so easy to evoke emotions of surprise about sex these days, as it seems we already know everything about it. But when you combine sex and psychology, you get a wealth of new information. In this article, we've prepared 10 facts about sex from a psychological perspective.
1. Sex is the safest and best way to relieve stress. The effects of sex are 20 times stronger than the drug Valium. Kissing has a weaker, but equally relaxing effect.
2. Men find women dressed in red more attractive. This fact has a very interesting explanation. Scientists believe that men have developed a tendency to be aroused by this color because women's bodies turn pinkish-red during sexual arousal.
3. It's unbelievable, but true: sperm fights depression. The chemicals it contains can lift your mood and improve sleep. This is certainly something to take advantage of now, when the weather is gloomy, apathetic, and just plain depressed.
4. The more educated a person is, the more often they have erotic dreams. It's difficult to explain, but we dare to speculate that a well-read, intelligent person simply has a richer imagination.
5. What do we know about such a piquant thing as a vibrator? Well, actually. Nothing. Just so you know, the vibrator was invented in the 19th century to treat women diagnosed with hysteria, as well as to combat anxiety in women. The thing is, hysteria, since the time of Hippocrates, was considered a purely female disease, associated with the uterus and leading to stagnation of female fluids in the body. So, women would come to doctors, and they would treat them with a rather traditional method – manual therapy. That is, clitoral massage. The doctors' hands would quickly tire, so they came up with a device – the vibrator, which has successfully survived to this day.
6. It turns out our sexual behavior patterns depend on the season. You might be surprised, because men experience greater sexual attraction to women in winter.
7. Until 1973, homosexuality was considered a mental disorder among both men and women.
Women. The first attempts to classify homosexuality as a mental illness date back to the late 19th century. Sexologists of the time were convinced that this phenomenon was curable and proposed methods such as hypnosis, castration, and even aversion therapy.
8. A social observation study with the interesting title "money, sex and happiness" showed that men who have sex with random girls feel happier than those who use paid services of "girls for the night.".
9. You might have guessed, but now you know for sure: sex is a drug. The hormone endorphin, released during intercourse, stimulates the same areas of the brain as psychoactive drugs like heroin. Incidentally, sex addiction is not a myth and can be a real problem. Greek couples are considered the world leaders in the number of times they have sex. They do it about 138 times a year, quite a bit, with Brazilians trailing a couple of times behind. The Japanese, however, are considered the least satisfied nation in terms of sex, having it only 45 times a year due to their busy work schedules.
10. You should know that sex has a positive effect on our body, and in the case of women, it also acts as a painkiller, so run quickly to your other halves.
