HealthyGamerGG The Science of Gooning
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Aug 16, 2024 Dive into the intriguing world of 'gooning,' an intensified experience of self-pleasure that explores unique practices like edging. Discover the internet roots of this phenomenon, tracing it through cultural shifts and historical medical beliefs about masturbation. The discussion also ventures into the neuroscience of sexual pleasure, highlighting how our nervous systems play a role in orgasm intensity and examining the risks of isolating pleasure from meaningful relationships.
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The Science of Gooning
- Gooning, a new internet phenomenon, involves maximizing masturbation through edging and other techniques.
- This trend mirrors how platforms and individuals exploit brain functions for pleasure, similar to video game addiction.
Historical Views on Masturbation
- A 1918 Swedish textbook depicted masturbators as degenerate individuals.
- Historical medical texts, like one from 1839, described masturbators as pale, solitary, and filled with shame.
Physiology of Sexual Pleasure
- Sexual pleasure involves both the parasympathetic (rest and digest) and sympathetic (fight or flight) nervous systems.
- Balancing these systems affects arousal and orgasm, with relaxation promoting blood flow and erection.