The Fundamentals of Sex

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Alcohol doesn't just lower inhibition, it lowers presence.

Sobriety doesn't just change your relationship with alcohol.

That numbness you called freedom might have been anesthesia.

For many people in recovery, reclaiming sexual well-being is a challenge amid the prospect of intimacy without alcohol. That’s because for many folks, alcohol allows you to dissociate from the swirling thoughts in your head that judge your performance, criticize your desires, and quell the voice in your head that tells you you’re too much, not enough, or fundamentally broken.

What Alcohol Does to Your Body

Alcohol doesn’t only lower your inhibitions. It takes you offline. Research on sexual arousal shows that sober individuals can consciously direct and regulate their arousal, choosing to lean into it or pull back,........

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