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  • maz33
    Veteran Member
    • Jul 2008
    • 255

    By 'breathlessness' I don't mean panting as if you've just run for a bus, although at times it might be like that, but more of a light but rapid breathing. Hard to explain. If you don't know whether you are aroused though, you're probably not.

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    • dawn2
      Member
      • Jun 2008
      • 53

      well from what i have read then if thats the case i have a great deal of problems then

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      • maz33
        Veteran Member
        • Jul 2008
        • 255

        You should experiment with your body yourself, and see if you can work out what makes you feel 'aroused'. Use a citoral stimulation toy on your own and just have playtime!

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        • dawn2
          Member
          • Jun 2008
          • 53

          i have been trying that for the past 4 yrs and hence why i have com eto feel i had to ask the questions, as im not having any luck at all

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          • maz33
            Veteran Member
            • Jul 2008
            • 255

            Oh. Um...well in that case..er...I give up.

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            • dawn2
              Member
              • Jun 2008
              • 53

              well if you give up imagine how i feel then after all this time but thanks anyway

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              • miffed23
                Veteran Member
                • Mar 2008
                • 568

                Arousal has two states - emotional and physical... Both contribute in the preparation for sexual behaviour.

                Emotional for me, would be what i call pre-arousal , like meeting a guy, that initial attraction, the reflexes which i do subconciously...such a biting my lip, playing with my hair, my tummy doing somersaults...

                Then physical, which is a natural response to the sexual stimulus (i.e. caressing, watching something a little dirty on television)... would be redness across the chest, erect nipples, wetness / increased lubrication in the vagina, loosing a few inhibitions...etc...

                So, are you saying that you have no sexual desire?

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                • dawn2
                  Member
                  • Jun 2008
                  • 53

                  Originally posted by miffed23
                  Arousal has two states - emotional and physical... Both contribute in the preparation for sexual behaviour.

                  Emotional for me, would be what i call pre-arousal , like meeting a guy, that initial attraction, the reflexes which i do subconciously...such a biting my lip, playing with my hair, my tummy doing somersaults...

                  well i dont know bout any of that as i havent been in the dating thing for over 1/4 century now

                  Then physical, which is a natural response to the sexual stimulus (i.e. caressing, watching something a little dirty on television)... would be redness across the chest, erect nipples, wetness / increased lubrication in the vagina, loosing a few inhibitions...etc...

                  i dont have any of that going on that i know of or can feel.

                  So, are you saying that you have no sexual desire?
                  whats that? dont complicate things for me further lol

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                  • miffed23
                    Veteran Member
                    • Mar 2008
                    • 568

                    Well, arousal doesnt generally happen when youre walking around doing the housework...

                    So, think back to your last relationship... did you experience any of the feelings mentioned above, then?

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                    • tristis
                      Member
                      • Jul 2008
                      • 59

                      Originally posted by dawn2
                      sorry for the question, or so it may seem to most of you but i really have no idea if and when or what it is, i have bought boks to try and fix other problems but they make the assumption that you know when you are and to just wiat til your fullly aroused, weeeeeeeeeelllll erm sorry but how about spelling it out to thickies like me then as i dont have a clue what it is.
                      Here's what wikipedia has ter say about it:
                      Sexual arousal is the process and state of an animal being ready for sexual activity and feeling an urge for sexual contact.

                      Sexual arousal for a man results in an increased blood flow to the penis, to produce an erection. In a woman, the vagina becomes lubricated in anticipation of sexual intercourse. Unlike most animals, human beings of both sexes are potentially capable of sexual arousal throughout the year; therefore, there is no human mating season. Things that precipitate human sexual arousal are colloquially known as turn-ons. Turn-ons may be physical or mental in nature. Given the right stimulation, sexual arousal in humans will typically end in an orgasm, but may be pursued for its own sake, even in the absence of an orgasm.

                      Sexual arousal causes different physical changes.

                      In females:

                      Increase in breast size
                      Erection of nipples
                      Vaginal lubrication
                      Vasocongestion of the vaginal walls
                      Tumescence and erection of the clitoris and labia
                      Elevation of the cervix and uterus, and expansion of the back of the vagina
                      Change in shape, color and size of the labia majora and labia minora

                      In males:

                      Penile tumescence and erection (usually the most prominent and reliable sign of sexual arousal in males; however, adolescent males experience frequent 'non-sexual' erections stemming from their high level of testosterone.)
                      Retraction and tightening of the foreskin, often exposing the glans penis if not normally exposed (only if the particular male is not circumcised)
                      Emission of pre-ejaculatory fluid
                      Swelling of the testes
                      Ascension of the testes
                      Tensing and thickening of the scrotum

                      What teh heck is tumescence? I'm guessing hardness.
                      But yeah me personally I get some of those things it said up there plus the whole rapid breath but I also cuss a lott more o_o Anyway, basically you just want to do anything sexual xP

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