Big Brother and sexual inactivity: the challenge of getting intimate again

Big Brother came to an end after five and a half months of confinement and exposure.

,

and

ended their days of constant observation and will gradually return to the activities of pre-reality life.

Sexuality was one of the areas that was put on hold for some of the participants and that, with leaving home, will probably return.

Julieta, for example, once told her classmates how much she missed sexual encounters with her boyfriend, 

, and how she imagined the reunion.

Nacho, for his part, clarified more than once that he was not willing to have sexual relations within the reality show.

Thus, after so many months without this type of activity, the finalists will also face the challenge of being intimate again. 

Getting back on track: recommendations for possible difficulties

The psychiatrist and sexologist

explained to

that after a certain period of sexual abstinence it is necessary to take into account some issues, beyond the genuine intention to resume activity.

“People believe that having desire is enough to get aroused and that sexual functions respond.

However, the body needs to open up again to the sexual experience, that is, recover sensitivity, awaken the senses, the desire to be together, verbal and bodily communication, ”she said.

For this to be a positive experience, it is essential to lower expectations and put aside demands, he added.

New stage for Julieta Poggio, "Nacho" Castañares and Marcos Ginocchio.

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Another of the keys is to keep in mind that genitality should not be the goal, since "thinking only about intercourse is leaving aside all the pleasant sensations that the body provides," said the sexologist.

In this context, Ghedin stressed that it is possible that these periods of time without sexual intercourse generate consequences such as difficulties with erection, ejaculation, lubrication or orgasm.

Santiago del Moro dined with Julieta Poggio, Juan Ignacio "Nacho" Castañares and Marcos Ginocchio before the Big Brother final.

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Part of the explanation, he pointed out, comes hand in hand with anxiety: "The rush, high expectations, the goal centered on intercourse, critical thoughts, concern to please and looking at one's own body are factors that influence It's time to recover sexual activity.

The benefits of sex

To talk about the benefits of sex, the gynecologist, obstetrician and sexologist

divided these virtues into three groups.

Then, she mentioned that at the peripheral level, the tissues of the penis, vulva, and vagina benefit from arousal because they fill with blood that carries various factors that stimulate the growth and health of said tissues.

The Big Brother finalists leave confinement after more than five months.

Telefe press photo.

At the heart and lung level, he added, excitement helps the cardiorespiratory system.

And finally, at the central level, the sexual response "desire, arousal and orgasm" releases a high number of neurotransmitters, hormones and substances that stimulate brain function and "connect us with a euphoric, intimate and deep emotional state that is very different from the other day-to-day behaviors.

Regarding the restart of this central aspect of life, García concluded that, as in any social practice, if we stop doing it for a while when we resume it, we will feel “a bit 'rusty'”.

“

to the other person”, being honest about what is happening and the possible difficulties that may arise will be a fundamental part of the meeting, the specialist concluded.

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