How An Orgasm Can Solve Your Problems
By: Michelle Brown
Tags: Sex, Womens Health, Sexuality, Women, Lifestyle

How An Orgasm Can Solve Your Problems

Orgasms to the rescue. (Source: Unsplash)

I can tell you that, as a woman, experiencing an orgasm is utterly divine.

If you’re a woman who’s able to achieve an orgasm (some women are actually not able to) it can be one of the most sublime experiences ever.

Not only that but orgasms are capable of solving some of our most vexing problems.

Some orgasms are small and some are decidedly more impactful. Some orgasms only last for a few seconds and some last much longer than that. Some women have multiple orgasms which means they can have more orgasms after the first one during sex (sounds like a superpower, doesn’t it?)

However, no matter what the size or length of your orgasm, it can provide so much more to a woman than just that initial rush of pleasure.

One of the most significant rescues an orgasm can provide is for pain relief. Whether an orgasm offers period pain relief for cramps or relieving a pounding headache, orgasms are proven to be considerably effective at soothing these ailments.

One study found that pressure on the G-spot elevated pain thresholds by over 47% and pleasurable stimulation increased it by more than 80%. When women had orgasms, their pain thresholds went up by more than 108%.

Endorphins are released during orgasm and can provide varying degrees of pain relief. When an orgasm happens, the brain gets flooded with oxytocin, the feel-good hormone.

Not only do orgasms help with pain relief but they also decrease stress, obviously due to the oxytocin.

Orgasms can turn an entire mood around. Feeling grouchy? Irritated? Have an orgasm. By the way, you may need to actually give yourself an orgasm if no one is around to help you with this feat. That’s also why masturbation is so important. You’ve got to know how to provide your own orgasm to get the relief you need!

Being in tune with your own body and knowing how to bring yourself to orgasm can be one of the most empowering acts to engage in as a woman. It also helps out during sex with a partner as well — because you know your own body and you can guide your partner along.

Additionally, if you’re having anxiety about something, having an orgasm can also help clear your mind, at least for a short time. According to clinical psychologist Daniel Sher, the lateral orbitofrontal cortex becomes less active during sex. This is the part of the brain that is responsible for reason, decision making, and value judgments. The deactivation of this part of the brain is also associated with decreases in fear and anxiety.

This is fabulous news for those who are ridden with anxiety. An orgasm can help the brain to escape from persistent worries — if only temporarily.

During orgasm, your brain produces dopamine, a hormone that is responsible for feelings of pleasure, desire, and motivation. Once a person reaches orgasm the brain slows down, relaxes, and it often causes sleepiness.

There is not one negative aspect to having an orgasm that I can think of besides not wanting to get up and actually do things after having one because it’s just so satiating.

Another beautiful perk about orgasms is that they can create a real sense of closeness with a partner. It’s actually proven that when oxytocin is released into a woman’s body through an orgasm, she continues to produce this pleasurable hormone well after the act of sexual intercourse is over, hence the tendency to want to snuggle and cuddle after sex.

Sex in all of its forms can be great — but sex OR masturbation with an orgasm included is even better simply because of all the physical, mental, and emotional solutions it can provide.

I cannot imagine having never experienced an orgasm and all of the healing properties they are capable of bringing for various ailments. My hope is that every woman reading this gets to experience this pleasurable physical phenomenon as well.

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