Let’s Talk About Sex, Part 2 (Rated PG-13)

Continued from Let’s Talk About Sex, Part 1 (Rated PG-13)

If Abstinence Fails Or Abstinence Is Not An Option

Abstinence from “sex without love” should be your first goal. However, should you fail at this; you should use PRE-CONCEPTION birth control as well as condoms for disease control.

Mental Discipline

How do we gain the mental discipline to reach our goal of abstinence?

Spiritual Muscle

Consider the relatively new concept of “neuroplasticity.” We use brain exercises such as those provided by Lumosity for the building of our “muscles for intelligence.” I believe that this same neuroplasticity “building of muscle” can occur from spiritual exercises.

Spiritual Exercise

Spiritual exercises such as fasting (when done safely), resting on the Sabbath, prayer (see this link) and meditation (here is a link to the “Dummies” book on Meditation) can be used to strengthen our “spiritual muscles of self-control and anti-anxiety.” Strong “sleep” skills can also help.

Modern Anxiety Solutions

Lastly, if none of these methods works, go to an online site and test your anxiety level. Here is a test from Psychology Today. If there is a chance that you may have an anxiety disorder, see a psychologist or licensed professional counselor (LPC) to make a better determine of if you have an anxiety disorder. If you do have an anxiety disorder, get an appointment with a psychiatrist and have anti-anxiety medication prescribed. I say to use a psychiatrist because I believe that your mind is extremely important and should not be left in the hands of a general practitioner. There are specialists in this area (your most important organ – the brain) for a reason. The liberal prescribing of these drugs can cause more damage than help and furthermore, some improper prescriptions may lead to life-threatening addictions!

I hope some of the readers will try these methods and see how they work. I “anxiously,” 🙂 await hearing your results! Important tip: Prayer and Meditation can be mixed together for extra powerful results!

Look for my next post!