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'Post-disaster' sex, bonding seen as relief from fear
Washington Times ^
| Tuesday, October 9, 2001
| Joyce Howard Price
Posted on 10/08/2001 11:12:11 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 3:47:41 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Americans searching for security after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are experiencing enlivened libidos, seeking what sex therapists call "terror" or "post-disaster" sex.
In some cases, it has meant the pursuit of one-night stands, just for the opportunity to get close to someone and to feel
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To: JohnHuang2
Americans searching for security after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are experiencing enlivened libidos, seeking what sex therapists call "terror" or "post-disaster" sex.New line at the bar:
"hey babe,hear about that anthrax threat?
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posted on
10/08/2001 11:21:24 PM PDT
by
mdittmar
To: JohnHuang2
If any of the lady FReepers are in need, by all means feel free to drop me a FReepmail...
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posted on
10/08/2001 11:44:28 PM PDT
by
IncPen
To: JohnHuang2
Putting our heads in the sand instead of going to slit the throat of the enemy.
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posted on
10/09/2001 1:59:24 AM PDT
by
lavaroise
To: JohnHuang2
The "THH" (thirsty, hungry, horney) response to significant events including death and is well known and well documented in science. (They call it something less crass in scientific circles, of course. THH was just our giggly college way of labeling it.) It's primal in humans.
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posted on
10/09/2001 2:05:29 AM PDT
by
Glenn
To: lavaroise
That's not necessarily true. We are taking care of matters in many ways -- bouncing rubble in Afghanistan, and bouncing Betty next door.
Truth of the matter is, humans have been going hog wild during wars since people started killing each other off in organized fashions. War literature and cinema is chock-full of the "sieze the day and the nearest broad" theme.
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posted on
10/09/2001 2:10:50 AM PDT
by
Junior
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To: lavaroise
I didn't read where it said that the Special Ops were shirking their duties to have sex. How is a housewife from Omaha's having more sex keeping her from slitting the throat of the enemy? Is she supposed to be doing that in between basting the turkey?
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posted on
10/09/2001 2:46:21 AM PDT
by
riley1992
To: riley1992
Leave it to you to bring up turkey basters!
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posted on
10/09/2001 3:00:24 AM PDT
by
sarcasm
To: sarcasm
Leave it to you to point out that I brought up turkey basters.
To: JohnHuang2
Works for me!
To: JohnHuang2
I'm still trying to figure out how to acquire 72 virgins without committing mass-murder and simultaneous suicide!!!
To: GeekDejure
Doctor Lauraa was on the radio taking questions when a caller asked, "Doctor, I want to know, why do men always want to marry a virgin? To which she responded, "To avoid criticism."
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posted on
10/09/2001 3:26:15 AM PDT
by
Cagey
To: JohnHuang2
This story seems to fly in the face of the one that follows out of Ananova, everyone's farvorite news source.
That being said, if it is true, then I would expect the sales of aspirin and other headache medications to be on the rise ... I'm calling my broker immediately.
Stress causes managers and the self-employed to have the most unsatisfying sexual lives. If accurate, is not this war stress?
Sex problems are scourge of management and self-employed
Italian sexologists discovered one-in-three self-employed men or managers suffer from a lack of sexual desire and 64% have problems getting an effective erection.
The team found unemployed people and students are instead less likely to suffer from sexual probelms.
University of Pisa researcher Ciro Basile Fasolo said: "Lack of sexual desire is directly linked to the stress factor, reaching its peak in professions as the self-employed or the firm manager."
Story filed: 11:07 Tuesday 9th October 2001
To: dubyaismypresident
PING!
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posted on
10/09/2001 5:17:18 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
To: hobbes1
So far I have seen no evidence of this phenomenon.
Damn it.
To: 2Trievers
University of Pisa researcher Ciro Basile Fasolo said: "Lack of sexual desire is directly linked to the stress factor, reaching its peak in professions as the self-employed or the firm manager." Sorry boss, I won't take that promotion.. some things are worth more than money.
To: hobbes1
Thanks for the ping...
Antibiotics, they aren't just for anthrax anymore. LOL
To: JohnHuang2
George Will commented on this phenomena, saying "Make love not war? We are a 'Can-do' people, and we are going to do both.
10/14/01 ABC's This Week
Let's Roll!
To: riley1992
As soon as I had heard of this phenomenon, I began to call my wife every time I heard of another anthrax case.
I now inform her of even the hint of some sort of terrorist activity.......... Just makin lemonade.
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