Non-Genital Orgasms
Filed under: Eros - April 23, 2007 @ 5:20 am
Mmm, it’s all in the brain. I’ve had the good fortune of waking up in the throes of an orgasm three times in my life. Each time I was dreaming really perverted stuff, and I didn’t need to touch myself at all. I’ve since heard that 40% of women experience orgasms during sleep, and according to a book that was published late last year called The Science of Orgasm, it’s possible to have orgasms from elbow stimulation - the genitals don’t need to be involved.
The authors were interviewed by Wired, and they spoke of a woman who had a spinal cord injury near her shoulders. She was able to give herself an orgasm by using a vibrator on her neck. Women can have orgasms from imagery alone. We have a vagus nerve that wanders through the body, opening up all kinds of erotic pathways to our brain. So think about these things the next time you ride the bus, get a massage, or watch a sexy movie. God, life can be such a turn on!
April 24th, 2007 at 11:06 am
Okay, so here’s the science nerd in me coming out. Several patients with seizure disorders have a vagus nerve stimulator, which is used to STOP a seizure when they know they’re about to have one or are in the beginning stages of one. However, several patients have discovered that their particular type of seizure causes the exact same sensations as orgasm, so they opt to not stop the seizure, and they sometimes will actually try to induce them!
April 24th, 2007 at 2:46 pm
i’ve woken up after orgasming while dreaming as well. it’s often happened when i’m pretty stressed out. and i have to admit it was also usually to perverted- things i’d rather not repeat.
so they say you can pick what you dream about if you think about it- i’d like to take it one step further to pick what(or who) i orgasm to in my dreams.