Betty Dodson with Carlin Ross
Better Orgasms. Better World.
FIRST TIME ORGASM: Most young girls will begin by using their hands and massage oil. A young woman who has a history of little or no masturbation and has reached her mid to late-20s and is looking for her first orgasm, a battery driven vibrator can be a good choice. There are many of these vibrators available.
However, it you are in your thirties or older, the Magic Wand is also a good choice. If you are using a Wand, I recommend putting some kind of fabric between you and the vibrator to soften the vibes. Lately I've been putting a sock on mine. I use a thin or a thick one, depending upon my mood.
The Magic Wand vibrator only works on AC current so the company will not ship to countries with direct electrical current. However, there is a vibrator that works on batteries called the Mystic Wand. It’s like the Magic Wands little sister. This new one has five different settings. The low setting is good for young women who are beginners and the third setting has vibrations as strong as the Big Mama Magic Wand. The Mystic is smaller, quieter and adorable. Both vibrators are available from our sex shop.
GETTING READY: You will need to gather a few basic items. If at all possible set aside at least an hour in a warm room that's completely private. Turn off the phone and put your cell phone in another room. Although it's not absolutely necessary, it's also nice to have candle light and music of your choice.
For your genital exam you will need
1. a makeup mirror that stands alone with at least an eight-inch mirror surface.
2. A gooseneck desk lamp is the best or some light source that can be aimed between your legs..
3. A bottle of massage oil like Sliquid Organics Natural Lube or any cold pressed oil such as almond, coconut, apricot, avocado, etc.
4. A soft washcloth and a towel to sit on.
5. The Magic Wand vibrator or the Mystic Wand. For some women, the softer vibrations of a battery vibrator may be preferable.
Or if you prefer, you can also use your hands. Ideally we would use our hands until we enter our late twenties or early thirties.
6. Betty's Barbell for penetration. Or improvise with a peeled carrot or zucchini. The advantage of the Barbell is that the weight will hold it in place.
GENITAL EXAM: To learn about the form and function of your vulva, it's essential to start off with a genital exam. Get a soft towel and put it on the floor with some kind of back support. Place the mirror so that you have a view of your entire genital area. Aim a bright light between your legs. Oil your hands. Now spend a few minutes doing an over-all genital massage while observing your vulva in the mirror. Enjoy the pleasurable feelings as you press, kneed and move your hands over your entire genital area.
Next spread your outer lips apart to explore your vulva's intricate internal design with its delicate folds and mysteries. Locate your clitoris at the top of your vulva just below where your pubic hair begins. Find the shaft and hood of the clitoris. Pull the hood back so you can see your clitoral glans. With a well-oiled finger, touch and rub your clitoris using different kinds of pressure from light to firm above, on either side and on the tip of your clitoris. Observe the different sensations. Spread the inner lips apart with both hands. Locate your vaginal opening that will appear as small folds that will part when you enter with your finger. The vaginal vestibule is the recessed space inside your inner lips. See if you can locate your urethra, a tiny opening nestled somewhere in the vestibule below the clitoris and above the vaginal opening.
Arrange your genital flower in a manner you find most appealing. Appreciate the beauty of your magnificent sex organ. You might want to trim or shape your pubic hair and take a pussy portrait to give your lover on Valentine's Day or enter your photo in my Genital Art Gallery.
THE PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE: Consciously relax your vaginal muscles while taking several deep breaths. Then very slowly press your middle finger inside your vagina. Once inside, circle your finger feeling the contours of your vaginal barrel. Take a deep breath and relax all the surrounding muscles and focus primarily on the muscle that stops the flow of urine. Now squeeze and release this muscle on your finger. You will feel your vagina gripping your finger softly or firmly depending on the strength of your PC (pubococcygeus) muscle. Take your finger away and watch your entire genital area move from your clitoris to your anus when you contract the muscle by lifting up and squeezing. Do not bear down. Lift and release. Lift and release. Be sure to check out how to do Kegel exercises under Betty's Vaginal Barbell.
BREATHING: Next lie down on your bed, a futon, or a blanket on the floor. Make sure you are comfortable and warm. Place a pillow under your head. Your feet are on the floor with your knees bent and your legs at a comfortable angle. Take a series of deep breaths exhaling with an audible sigh. Send loving thoughts to your body. During your masturbation session it's a good idea to be able to hear yourself breathing out loud. Getting oxygen into the blood stream is essential for clitoral engorgement. Inhale through your nose and exhale through your mouth. If your nose is stopped up, do both the in and out breath with your mouth. Most women tend to hold their breath during sexual arousal so make sure you breathe.
PELVIC ROCKING: Avoid tensing up and holding your body rigid. Move your pelvis like Elvis. Roll your hips. Do a little dance lying down. Use all the movements that feel good. Loosen up and stretch. Smile. As your hips rock forward and back the muscles in your body flex and relax similar to an athlete in motion. Take a minute and dance to the music of your choice with rhythmic pelvic thrusting along with deep breathing and sounds of pleasure. Remember sex is about having fun and feeling good. During your entire masturbation session, a gentle rocking motion can become perpetual motion. Rest if you get tired.
PENETRATION WITH PC MUSCLE: Now that you are in touch with your PC muscle, you are ready to do slow penetration. If you are new to vaginal penetration begin with your finger. Then use a peeled carrot or zucchini gradually making them bigger. Just be aware that squeezing your vaginal muscle will tend to push the veggie dildo out so hold it with one hand. If you have Betty's Barbell, penetration virgins or postmenopausal women unaccustomed to vaginal penetration will place the smaller ball of the Barbell just at the vaginal opening (inside the vestibule). As you begin to squeeze and release the PC muscle, observe the sensation. Penetrate your vagina very slowly going an inch at a time while pausing to grip and release the dildo or Barbell with your muscle. Once the Barbell is inserted, it stays in place leaving both hands free. Your veggie dildo will get pushed out as you squeeze the muscle, so hold it in place.
CLITORAL STIMULATION: With the Barbell in place, add clitoral stimulation first with your oiled finger. Release all expectations of what you "should" be feeling. Just observe what is happening without any judgments. Stay with manual as long as it feels good. When you desire more clitoral sensation, add a battery vibrator. Stay with this for as long as it feels good.
For women using an electric vibrator, begin with the switch on low. Its okay to experiment with high later on, but the low setting will allow you to take time and enjoy all your pleasurable sensations. Keep a light touch. The whole point of selfloving is to train your body to tolerate higher levels of sexual pleasure that last longer than a few moments.
Betty Draws the Internal Clitoris:
COMBINING BREATHING, PELVIC MOVEMENTS AND THE PC MUSCLE: As you rock your hips forward, squeeze your PC muscle and exhale through your mouth. As your pelvis drops back down inhale through your nose and release the PC muscle. Forward, exhale and squeeze the PC. Drop back down as you inhale and release the PC muscle. Continue doing this while breathing out loud. Listen to yourself breathing. While this seems a bit complicated at first, like any new dance step, once you've done it a few times your body will remember the moves. As you reach a higher level of sexual arousal your breathing will be similar to jogging or walking briskly. Eventually you can make sounds of pleasure on the out breath. Try the vowels sounds of Ah, Oh or say the word "yes." Let your jaw drop and have your mouth slightly open. Keep your eyes closed and your attention focused on the sensations in your genitals.
ORGASM: It's important to let go of all romantic notions of what you think an orgasm will be like. Instead keep an open mind and pay attention to the good feelings that are happening in your body. Be patient. A consistent problem for beginners is putting pressure on your self to come. This is the exact opposite of experiencing pleasure. Sexual excitement does not go in a straight line to orgasm similar to many men's sexual response. You can get a sensation that feels great and then it will drift or go away completely. Nothing is wrong. Keep breathing while you tense and release your PC muscle. Find another rhythm with your clitoral stimulation and change your pelvic movements until you catch the next wave of pleasure.
Just in front of a climax your pelvic movements might become more urgent and breathing more rapid as your heart rate increases. Or you might slow down and get quiet. At that point trust your body until it has the orgasm. Once orgasm occurs, don't stop. Simply lighten up with clitoral stimulation by moving it above or off to one side. Keep breathing, moving your pelvis and pumping the pelvic floor muscles. After a few moments, the hypersensitivity will subside and you're clitoris will be ready to go again. At that point you have the choice of building up to another orgasm or riding the aftershocks of pleasure from the orgasm you just had.
About The Hitachi Magic Wand: This vibrator is sold as an electric body massager. Although there are many electric vibrators on the market now, the Wand is my personal favorite. This sturdy and reliable machine is great for relaxing and soothing sore muscles throughout the entire body. The therapeutic vibrations bring a new supply of blood to any area being massaged including the genitals. Once I discovered how great this vibrator was for sexual pleasure, I started buying them by the case to share with the women in my original Bodysex groups. Since the early seventies I have recommended the Magic Wand without being paid for my endorsement. I currently sell the Wand on my website in addition to Betty's Barbell, my vaginal exerciser, and a few other favorite sex toys along with my books and videos. When you use the Wand, I recommend using a layer of cushioning. At first, I used a soft washcloth layered. Today I just put a clean white sock on the head of the vibrator.
The Magic Wand vibrator only works on AC current so the company will not ship to countries with direct electrical current. However, there is a vibrator that works on batteries called the Mystic Wand. It’s like the Magic Wands little sister. She has five different settings and one has vibrations as strong as the Big Mama Magic Wand. Mystic is smaller, quieter and adorable. The low setting is good for beginners. Both vibrators plus many more are available from our sex shop.
A woman who has a history of little or no masturbation and is looking for her first orgasm in her mid-thirties or older, the Mystic or Magic Wand will provide steady stimulation for as long as she needs to awaken her slumbering clitoris. The strong consistent vibrations will make up for years of sensory deprivation. The Wand is a must for postmenopausal women that want to renew a fading libido or for women taking an anti-depressant. The electric vibrator is to women what Viagra is to men. The Wand is also marvelous for women interested in increasing the intensity of their orgasms, wanting to have several orgasms during a masturbation session and for women that want to experience orgasm during penetration sex with a partner. Get my book Orgasms for Two that has information on how to include a vibrator with partnersex.
VARIATIONS ON EXPERIENCES WITH VIBRATORS: When you are new to vibrator sex, you may experience any number of responses. One client I observed had a full-body orgasm, but she claimed nothing had happened. Her expectations of an orgasm were so exaggerated she couldn't identify what was actually taking place in her body. Another woman had a small climax and didn't think it was real. In order for her orgasms to grow, she needed to acknowledge her small climaxes. A girlfriend told me that the first time she used a vibrator, she had the most intense orgasm of her life, but it was over before she knew what had happened. Another woman had to practice for a month before she broke through to her orgasm.
COMMON MISUSE OF THE VIBRATOR: Some women create pain instead of pleasure by bearing down with the vibrator, crushing their sweet little clits while demanding immediate results. Or they vibrate too long irritating their vulva. If you feel pain or a burning sensation, stop. You are doing something wrong. Instead of relying on pressure to increase the sensation, keep the vibrator moving around your clitoris with a light touch. A little pressure from time to time is okay, but bearing down will numb out the most athletic clits. Breathing fully, rocking your pelvis and squeezing the pelvic floor muscles will increase your genital sensation. Not bearing down harder with your vibrator.
The other problem is not spending enough time. Most women who come for a private session have never masturbated for more than five to fifteen minutes. In order to get the energy moving similar to getting your heart rate up, I often keep my client moving, breathing and vibrating for at least an hour, sometimes up to two hours. The common complaint from women is, "I seem to get right in front of an orgasm but I can't get over that edge." My answer is, "There is no edge." Just keep vibrating while trying something different; a new fantasy, a different rhythm, shifting the position of the vibrator, altering vaginal penetration. Most important, don't stop, keep going.
SEXUAL FANTASY: One of the best ways to focus your mind on sexual pleasure is to engage your mind in a hot fantasy instead of running the grocery list. If you are new to fantasy you can start by imagining something sexual that you enjoyed and gradually embellish the details. Sexual fantasy is at the heart of the creative process that requires the freedom to imagine the unimaginable. Get rid of the mental censor inside your head. My fantasies have ranged from sugary romantic scenarios to thinking up elaborate set ups for bondage where I'm taken advantage of by cruel men. At first I worried about my rape and bondage fantasies, but these were the images that got me really hot. In real life I have never been put into bondage or raped. Once I understood that I was playing all the roles in my fantasies, it freed me to stop passing judgment so I could free my imagination.
DILDO USE: Once you have your orgasm pattern established, adding vaginal penetration with Betty's Barbell or different sized dildos will intensify sexual sensations. When using my Barbell, first oil your toy and start with slow penetration. Once inside, you can leave the Barbell in place while you squeeze and release the PC muscle. The weight of the Barbell holds it inside the vagina. Or you can move it slowly in and out or do a short rapid motion while continuing clitoral stimulation. Angle the Barbell or any other dildo up toward the ceiling of your vagina and press into the urethral sponge (G-spot) and observe the sensation. Don't look for some special spot inside your vagina. It's not a "place" it's a sensation.
Focus on your primary sex organ, the clitoris with its eight thousand nerve endings. The internal clitoris inside the body surrounds the first third of your vaginal barbell. Continue to work the PC muscle against the Barbell. Try a variety of different sized dildos. You might find a larger dildo that stretches your vagina feels good. If vaginal penetration is not that interesting for you or it doesn't feel good, then drop it and just stay with your clitoris.
GETTING EVERYTHING TOGETHER
Combining the five elements of clitoral stimulation, vaginal penetration, pelvic movements, PC muscle contractions and breathing out loud makes this style of masturbation the one that's most easily translated into partnersex. During intercourse, you or your partner can add the kind of clitoral contact you prefer with fingers, a battery vibrator or any electric vibrator including my favorite, the Magic Wand or the Mystic Wand.
If you've followed these instructions and STILL CAN'T ORGASM, I've put together a longer version that's an ebook: Learn How to Orgasm.
Also, go to the Nav Bar and under Ask Dr. Betty, read the questions and my answers asked by other women. This will give you more ideas of skills you can try. I'm always working on gathering new facts I can share. Be sure to read my information on the G spot. If a woman squirts naturally it's perfectly OK, but I advise beginners to stay focussed on the clitoris which is our primary organ for sexual pleasure. Another fact is that squirting is not the same thing as having an orgasm so don't get caught up in all the PR surrounding this over-stated sexual response.
Noise is not fake!
CutiePie, I agree that faking orgasms is not a good idea - it teaches our partners to continue doing things that don't actually bring us pleasure. But moaning, groaning, and screaming are not necessarily "acts"! I often make a LOT of noise when I am getting off. It feels good!
Rape or Bondage Fantasies
[= 14px; line-height: 22px]"My fantasies have ranged from sugary romantic scenarios to thinking up elaborate set ups for bondage where I'm taken advantage of by cruel men. At first I worried about my rape and bondage fantasies, but these were the images that got me really hot. In real life I have never been put into bondage or raped. Once I understood that I was playing all the roles in my fantasies, it freed me to stop passing judgment so I could free my imagination."[/]
[= 14px; line-height: 22px]I found this really reassuring, as I have always been turned on by imagining similar, rape-related fantasies. I always thought this was something to be ashamed of, or that there was something wrong with me. I started having these types of sexual fantasies as a fairly young girl, and because I was so afraid that this was "wrong" or abnormal, I have refrained from masturbating or having sexual fantasies for many years. I have recently begun accepting this part of my own sexuality, but hearing that this a common characteristic is soothing! Attitude is such an important part of masturbation, and you have helped improve mine![/]
is it an orgasm?
I am 28 and have been married for almost 9 years. I have never had an orgasm that I know of. (and I would think I would have noticed) I have never had another partner besides my husband. I have tried to achieve orgasm through touching and also using a vibrator. It seems like my reception for sensation is very low. It takes alot of pressure for me to even feel anything. (It is the same in my nipples as well). When I use a vibrator it sometime seems like something is about to happen, the pleasure builds and builds, and then just disappears, or I get so hypersensitive that I can't stand it and I have to stop. Is that an orgasm? I don't know what to expect so I just don't know.
As a seperate matter, whenever my husband and I have intercourse, I get the overwhelming sensation that I have to pee, that if I unclench my vaginal muscles, I will pee everywhere, so we end up having to stop, and by the time I get back, I've dried up and we can't continue. I know the urethra is getting rubbed on, but is there a way to decrease this sensitivity?
AMAZING
I'm 29 and I've never been able to orgasm before, either with a partner or alone. I spent so much time on myself. But I tried this approach which is somewhat different to what I've tried before, and it worked! Thanks so much :)
So encouraging things are
So encouraging things are provided here,I really happy to read your post.HeelTastic
Just about the same story
Just about the same story here! I havent tried this article yet, but hoping it works for me. I enjoy sex with my boyfriend and it feels great, its just frustrating to both of us that I cant orgasm. I can do it myself without having to even put a finger near my vagina. I learned this when I was little, laying on my side and tensing my muscles mostly in my legs and butt and somehow I can orgasm!?! ...Id love to be able to do it without having to be on my side, so I can enjoy this experience with my guy.
excellent article
I learned so much through this article. Even though I have been able to have orgasms for several years, they have either came too fast or it takes forever and I get too sore to continue. All the tips in this article have helped me, even though I just read the article two days ago. I have especially found that pelvic rocking and PC muscle contracting helps a great deal and I was finally able to have a multiple orgasm for the first time in my life! Thanks Betty!
hmm...good advice but..
[= 14px; line-height: 22px]"The whole point of selfloving is to train your body to tolerate higher levels of sexual pleasure that last longer than a few moments"??[/]
[= 14px; line-height: 22px]maybe sometimes...but not for everyone always...dont generalize people's reasons for self loving[/]
Dear Anonymous
Really! How about expressing my opinion? Don't generalize my reason for saying whatever I want to without a PC comment from an ungrateful you. What a grump!
Wanted to thank you for your
Wanted to thank you for your articles. I've only recently, at 36 decided to masterbate. Been separated two years now and needing the release. I don't want a man yet so began exploring solo pleasure. Your site has let me achieve great orgasm and was surprised by ejaculation. Never thought such pleasure and release was possible. I will never deny myself again. It's very liberating to have so much control. Thank you!
I tremble from the sensations
I am almost 30. I have been practicing with the manual "how to orgasm" for two weeks now. First 5 min i feel incredible, then the good feeling is gone. I keep masturbating for another 15 min then again i feel great and i tremble from the wonderful sensations while i fantasise about getting fucked really hard, but the orgasm just doesn't happen for me. I haven't had sex with a men for over 6 years i already forgot how penetration feels like. Please feel free to comment and suggest what should I do? I think i have problems with fantasies... also i tense up a lot especially when i feel really light headed and i tremble a lot and my face feels like burning. Am I doing anything wrong?
oh my i did the same thing hen i was a kid
Keep Stopping when it gets too intense
I'm in my 40s and have yet to have an orgasm. I often masturbate and am not shy or inhibited about it. My problem is that I reach a level of arousal that feels too intense and I stop myself or my partner. I've tried slowing down, stopping and starting again, but every time I reach that point I stop. I even reached it while doing the vaginal exam part of this guide. Within a minute or two, my vagina is pulsing, my clitoris is engorged, but I just can't let go. Help!
Women, please let go of what you think an orgasm is!
I Constantly hear this, "pulsing vaginas, heated faces, engorged clitorises, feeling great, trembling throughout the body, BUT the orgasm doesn't happen." I repeat: Let go of what you think an orgasm feels like and just enjoy whatever sensations you have. No orgasm lasts more than a few seconds unlike porn or romantic love stories.
PLEASE!!! Clear your minds of expectations. Get out of your head and into your body and allow the good feelings WITHOUT passing any judgements. When your clitoral sensations get too intense, it's usually a sign your body has had an orgasm. Back off, give clitty a rest but keep breathing and rocking your pelvis and squeezing your PC muscle. Keep the fantasy going.
after too many years
I am 72 and, from before I was 3 until late adolescence would have orgasms simply by hanging by my hands from (or wrapping my legs against) a tree limb and squeezing the relevant muscles--with no idea this was orgasm or sexual. But from adolescence through much of my young adulthood--these were the years of "Come 'n do it, babe, or are you frigid?"--the coercive popular theories caused too much fear of having "sexual problems," to the point where I thought myself, as lots of us thought ourselves, "frigid." Yeah, right. The Sixties and then feminism gave us back our faith in ourselves, and our bodies, and also again orgasm without those fears--until menopause largely closed them down. But some months ago I tried a vibrator, on the third time found it worked, and by the fifth or eighth time was having up to tens of orgasms in a couple of hours--though this did not last (maybe I got blase or the machine got old). I've moved to an Hitachi, with washcloth, and it's strong, all right---but, on another, more intellectual, level there is enormous strength, for all of us, in the liberating freedom of discussions such as yours, Ms. Dodson, and the honesty of your commenters here!
Betty's System Works!
I’m overjoyed to be writing this. At 67, I had had 1 orgasm until a couple weeks ago when I discovered Betty Dodson and this website.
It took a couple days before I was willing to do this examination and start trying this technique. I did not have a positive attitude. I was convinced I was non-orgasmic, abnormal, hopelessly post-menopausal and just too dang old.
A week ago I joined the site so I could start watching the video trainings. These have been invaluable. And I’m just thrilled to report:
1. I am normal!
2. I am orgasmic!
3. I have aftershocks!
Wow is this wonderful or what!
Glad to be retired so I can practice this much! There is one important thing I learned from Betty’s video at another website (I don’t see it here). She is coaching someone like me and says: Start out rubbing your clit for 5 minutes.
Get a clock and don’t do anything else until you’ve gone 5 minutes. So I did that and still do that before using a vibrator etc. and it’s awesome because I can get in the rhythm of the breathing, rocking and squeezing etc. while the growing stimulation from rubbing my clit builds until I can hardly wait for the 5 minutes to be up!
My Hitachi Wand arrived and Betty is right again… it rocks! Plus I can use the Hitachi to give myself a body massage before I start the 5 minutes on my clit.
There’s no way I can adequately express my gratitude to Betty Dodson except to hope that this post and my experience might encourage another woman to give this a try.
Betty you are making such a huge difference in so many people's lives.
Happy Orgasms!
My boyfriend can get me
My boyfriend can get me really close to climax but I just can't seem to reach that point. He tries to help me by linking me to helpful sites like these but I just can't do it. It feels like there is just no hope. Maybe i'll reach it at age 28 or so like some of the success stories..
If you look around this site,
If you look around this site, you'll see that it's not your boyfriend's job to make you climax, it's yours.
You need to learn to climax through masturbation that can be applied to partner sex. Don't hope for a success story, it won't happen. The key is that you learn to masturbate yourself to orgasm. THAN you can show your boyfriend how to do it for you.
A late starter....
I'm 43 and had my first orgasm last Sunday, ever since I have been giving myself pleasure as often as I can. How on earth did I not discover this before...I actually didn't think I was capable and never knew to stimulate my clitoris in order to climax. I genuinely thought I had a low sex drive and decided to ignore it. It also didn't help that my ex husband often hurt me when we had sex as, now i know, I wasnt sufficiently turned on! He would be at it for ages making me numb and sore, not to mention dry and all I needed to do was take some time out to rub myself up.
Everything I'm reading about female orgasms is absolutely spot on to what I am experiencing. It's so wonderful to feel normal...I wonder how many other women have been ignoring themselves and feeling inadequate.
I do not have a partner and have been single for a few years but this is about exploring me and learning about what I like. God help the man that walks into my life and becomes that special someone!!! :)
Missing Orgasms
I am 24 years old and for several years thought that I was simply incapable of achieving orgasm. Around the age of twenty, I finally was able to achieve all of the physical effects of orgasm, and still can, but have never felt it in my head, if that makes sense. I feel the build up, I sometimes tease myself to draw out the pleasure longer, and eventually I feel my vaginal muscles contract and spasm over and over. But it doesn't feel any different or better than anything else. I enjoy masturbating and I enjoy sex, but I always feel like I am somehow missing a crucial part of the orgasm experience.
I can't orgasm with hitachi magic wand :(
okay, so the first time i bought the hitachi magic wand, it was great, it gave me these amazing feelings. i'm not sure if they were orgasms or not... but i don't think so, since i never quite experienced them as intense contractions or anything like that. just, these crazy sensation all over my body that paralyzed me, but not contractions.
but i've been using it for a month or so, and now it seems like i can't get there anymore :(
i use it everyday desperately trying to get those feelings again, but nothing EVER comes anymore!!! i don't know what happens. my hitachi lost its power? i've only been using it for a month. is there something wrong with me?? i can't orgasm! not even if i use the hitachi for an hour, or more!! (the hitachi getsw pretty hot after half an hour of use, by the way) what's wrong??? please help :( i was so fascinated with the hitachi the first few times i used it. but now, nothing seems to bring back what it used to be. i feel so disappointed with myself. please, am i the only one?? does this happen to anyone else?? do i need to stop using the hitachi?? what's wroooong??
I suggest you read "first
I suggest you read "first time orgasm" again, it answers your question.
I believe you're overstimulating your clit and has numbed it out. You should go easy and tease yourself, not try to force it. And remember to rock and breathe to help build energy. Also, it sounds like you did have an orgasm, it's just not exactly what you thought it would be. Anyway, the post covers those things.
i see an elephant
I love this website but am greatly saddened by a glaring oversight
regarding sexual abuse. It isn’t even among the “topics” section... I
understand it’s an uncomfortable, painful topic that might seem rather
“anticlimactic” (couldn’t resist!) to the whole discussion on orgasms. Still,
we need to start realizing that sexual abuse, however long ago the
incident(s) might have occurred, has a profound. PROFOUND! effect on our
psychological well being, and as such can have incredibly far reaching
effects on our general health - mentally, physically, and yes, even
spiritually.
Sexual abuse is furthermore the sort of traumatic experience that is
unfortunately shrouded in secrecy and shame. The burden of which is
usually hoisted upon it’s very victim/survivor.... And we go along with
it. Understandably. It’s often far easier to join the choruses decrying socially repressive
mores than to admit our sexual “blockage” might be due to the
molestation of our especially vulnerable 8 yr (or however) old self by
our own
father/mother/uncle/aunt/sibling/cousin/neighbor/priest/teacher... the
list does goes on. Additionally, repression of such painful experiences (although natural and
understandable) can make it even more difficult to pinpoint the source
of our orgasmic difficulty.
I’ve made my point. Why all this? Because someone’s got to mention this
behemoth of an elephant in the room darnit. For some of us. F it. FOR A
LOT OF US (allegedly 1 in 3 girls & 1 in 5 boys - the statics are still
hard to confirm) there’s more work to be done. Unfair? Yes. Possible? Definitely. Worth it? We most certainly are. And so are our partners.
If you’ve read this far then thank you. There’s a reward: For overall, in
depth guidance for coping with past sexual abuse: The Courage to Heal by
Ellen Bass & Laura Davis is an immensely helpful place to start;
and more specific to this topic, The Sexual Healing Journey by Wendy
Maltz is phenomenal. While I’m a big proponent of the benefits of therapy, in case that’s not an option, these books can still be of great help.
You are not crazy. You are not abnormal. You are not alone. You’re just
hurting a lot. It’s ok. Cry. Then heal yourself. Remember, you survived
this long. Now it’s time to thrive. You can do it
Am I a Virgin?
I'm a virgin but I've tried masterbating and it worked, does that mean I'm not a virgin?
humm
I'm almost 31 and have never had an orgasm. Reading this page makes me think that it's just too much work (fantisize, breathe, rock hips, rub, etc... do I need to balance anything on my head too?) and it might be easier to admit that I'm anorgasmic. Put a label on it and be done. I've been trying so much for so long that I've lost all libido, motivation, and starting not to care.
Is this normal?
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