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the size of their testes and the count and motility of their sperm in as little as a few days
In mammals especially primates alpha individuals from both genders attempt to
monopolize breeding through intimidation This causes a dramatic decrease in sex hormones in
their targets Chronic intimidation can be so stressful that it impairs subordinates fertility
suppressing the testicular axis in males and halting ovulation in females This is often called
social suppression of reproduction or social contraception There is an entire body of
literature on how conflict in primates creates reproductive disadvantages for the losers
In many monkey species the biggest losers are completely celibate It is common for
dominant males to attack or physically displace a subordinate male in the middle of copulation
preventing them from ejaculating The resulting brain and hormone changes decrease the
quantity and quality of the displaced males sperm Likewise repeated conflict with a dominant
female can cause subordinate females to lose the ability to conceive There is every reason to
believe that similar coercion and physical repercussions are commonplace in human society
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Indeed human infertility and sexual dysfunction are both known by medical researchers to be
highly exacerbated by the stress hormone cortisol
Chronically elevated cortisol levels can cause loss of libido and impotence in men mostly by
inhibiting the production of testosterone In women it can cause severe fertility problems and
result in an abnormal menstrual cycle This antagonism between the cortisol and testosterone
hormonal axes is thought to be adaptive because in emergency situations engaging in behaviors
that are encouraged by testosterone such as mating competition and dominance is
unnecessary and possibly counterproductive
If you put a mouse in a cage with a more dominant mouse its testosterone and fertility will
decline significantly Similarly if you spend time believing that you are inferior or inadequate
your virility will drop We must avoid sexual bullying and stop ourselves from thinking sexually
selfsubordinating thoughts Fortunately the effects of cortisol on testosterone in both men
and women are reversed when the stress goes back down
You dont want your body to assume you are a pathetic monkey trying to sneak copulations
in hiding So you need to send it the right messages You want to develop a mindset of sexual
dominance and disinhibition affirming that you can achieve arousal at any time have sex
anywhere and be in your sexual comfort zone under any social conditionsas long as it is
ethical and legal of course This starts with slowing everything else down and making your
sexual response a priority Just as subordination causes us to ignore our shallow breathing and
protracted neck it also causes us to ignore both the tension and the pleasure in our genitals
The best way to counteract this is to learn to listen to your genitals
Sexual Exercise Listen to the Sensations Coming from Your Genitals
Your genitals are continuously sending you sensory signals about their current state of
arousal Most of us ignore this steady influx of cues leaving us out of tune with our sexuality
Sexual suppression and submission have turned our erogenous zones into blind spots Feeling
good down there is not a sin not a luxury and not something you have to earn It is your
basic right as a mammal and an integral part of dealing with stress If you want to cultivate
your sexual response you must pay attention to any and all pleasurable sensations coming
from in between your legs
Close your eyes and spend five minutes meditating on this area Focus on it completely like
you are watching a movie At first you may not sense much but with time and patience
you will begin to notice faint instances of erogenous squirming and pulsating Indulge them
Learn to revel in them Doing this will help prove to your body that you are a lusty beast
unencumbered by sexual trauma With time practice and the use of the other exercises in
this chapter infrequent tingles and quivers will turn into a steady stream of notsosubtle
heaving and throbbing Monitor your breath while you do this and imagine breathing
straight into your genitals This will help you develop the laser focus necessary to become
reacquainted with the full extent of your aphrodisia
Chapter Stop Sexually Submissive Behavior
One of the best ways to improve your awareness of sexual sensations is to stop bracing the
muscles involved This is simply because if they are constantly strained they cannot respond
actively to sexual stimuli There is no throbbing in dormant muscle
Stop Bracing the Muscles Surrounding Your Genitals
Hip or pelvic tension can be a conscious or unconscious attempt to downplay the potency of
the genital region and is yet another form of submissive body language Over time the
formation of dormant muscle leads to withered libido lessened enjoyment of sex and sexual
dysfunction There are other sources of pelvic bracing Falling on the bottom bruising the
tailbone long hours sitting at a desk or a bicycle seat and all types of physical trauma can lead
to tension the area
Pelvic bracing is linked to medical disorders Vaginismus is the involuntary contraction of
muscles that surround the vagina The tight muscles make penetration and intercourse painful
for women with this disorder Bracing may also make it harder for some women to orgasm
For a woman to climax the muscles of her pelvic floor cannot be taut They must relax during
sexual stimulation so that they can contract rhythmically during orgasm Many researchers
believe that various sexual disorders such as male impotence latency to female orgasm and
vulvodynia chronic vulvar pain can be due to excessive bracing of muscles adjacent to the
sexual organs This seems even more likely when you consider that common preceding events
for these disorders include sexual assault rape domestic abuse sexual humiliation chronic
pain and generalized anxiety
It is well known that the blood vessels surrounding the external genitalia constrict during
sympathetic stimulation and dilate upon parasympathetic stimulation This means that blood
flow to the penis clitoris and vulva is impeded by stress and accentuated by relaxation In fact
the pelvic floor is one of the most reactive groups of muscles during startle When it contracts it
results in a retraction of the clitoris for women and the penis for men Relaxation of the
anococcygeal area is thought to be key in improving the sexual arousal response As a matter of
fact engorgement of the penis clitoris and labia results from the relaxation of smooth muscle
In other words blood doesnt flow until these unconsciously regulated muscles loosen up
Sexual Activity Brace and Debrace Your Pelvic Muscles
How do stress and intimidation affect the bracing of the muscles around your genitals Most
people could not answer this because they have little to no awareness of this common
reaction Lets try bracing them to see how it feels Tighten the muscles in your lower back
Tilt your hips to one side and brace them Squeeze your legs together Tighten your urinary
sphincter as if you were trying to stop yourself from peeing Now contract all these muscles
and anything else local you can find at of their maximum strength After seconds
let go entirely and register what it feels like to let the bracing here subside Repeat this
contraction and relaxation four more times
We signal sexual submission by straining sexrelated muscles in the abdomen and pelvis
These muscles lose their healthy tone after sexual trauma or feelings of sexual inferiority
Thankfully like all muscles you can rehabilitate them Most people have an untapped reservoir
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of muscle in the groin that has atrophied The next two sections will show you how to exercise
and strengthen it believe proper tone in these muscles allows the genitals increased vascular
blood flow vasocongestion increases the prominence of arousal and heightens the
accompanying sensations
Exercise Your Urine Retentive Muscles
You have numerous muscles situated between your sitz bones pubic bone and coccyx These