The Relationship Between Sex and Imagination | Gina Gutierrez | TED

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: zeeva livshitz ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Ido Dekkers
00:05
"Oh, I'm not in the mood".
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โ€œืื”, ืื™ืŸ ืœื™ ืžืฆื‘ ืจื•ื—โ€œ.
00:09
Who here has ever told a partner that before?
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ืžื™ ื›ืืŸ ืืžืจ ืื™ ืคืขื ืœื‘ืŸ ื”ื–ื•ื’ ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ืขื‘ืจ?
00:11
(Laughter and murmuring)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง ื•ืžืœืžื•ืœ)
00:16
We've all done this.
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ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืขืฉื™ื ื• ืืช ื–ื”.
00:17
And if you haven't said it, then you've probably heard it.
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ื•ืื ืœื ืืžืจืชื ืืช ื–ื”,ืื– ื›ื ืจืื” ืฉืžืขืชื ืืช ื–ื”.
00:21
Intuitively, we understand
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ืื™ื ื˜ื•ืื™ื˜ื™ื‘ื™ืช, ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื‘ื™ื ื•ืช
00:23
that our minds matter when it comes to sex,
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ืฉื”ืžื™ื™ื ื“ ืฉืœื ื• ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื›ืฉื–ื” ืžื’ื™ืข ืœืกืงืก,
00:25
but weโ€™re quick to focus on bodies, touch and sensation
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืžื”ืจื•ืช ืœื”ืชืžืงื“ ืขืœ ื’ื•ืฃ, ืžื’ืข ื•ืชื—ื•ืฉื”
00:29
as the most crucial elements.
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ื›ืžืจื›ื™ื‘ื™ื ื”ืžื›ืจื™ืขื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ.
00:32
We're less likely to consider the role of our imaginations.
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ืื ื• ื ื•ื˜ื•ืช ืคื—ื•ืช ืœื”ื—ืฉื™ื‘ ืืช ืชืคืงื™ื“ ื”ื“ืžื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื ื•.
00:36
In many parts of our life, we are really great at imagining.
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ื‘ื—ืœืงื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ืฉืœ ื—ื™ื™ื ื• ืื ื• ืžืžืฉ ืžืขื•ืœื•ืช ื‘ืœื“ืžื™ื™ืŸ.
00:39
Things like vacations or dream homes or career moves.
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ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื›ืžื• ื—ื•ืคืฉื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืชื™ ื—ืœื•ืžื•ืช ืื• ืžื”ืœื›ื™ ืงืจื™ื™ืจื”.
00:44
These exercises in imagination help us define what it is we want.
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ืชืจื’ื™ืœื™ื ืืœื• ื‘ื“ืžื™ื•ืŸ ืขื•ื–ืจื™ื ืœื ื• ืœื”ื’ื“ื™ืจ ืžื” ืื ื—ื ื• ืจื•ืฆื•ืช.
00:49
They allow us to flirt with what's possible
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ื”ื ืžืืคืฉืจื™ื ืœื ื• ืœืคืœืจื˜ื˜ ืขื ืžื” ืฉืืคืฉืจ
00:51
before having to make any decisions.
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ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืฆืจื™ืš ืœืงื‘ืœ ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช ื›ืœืฉื”ืŸ.
00:53
And they're also innately pleasurable,
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ื•ื”ื ื’ื ืžื”ื ื™ื ืžื˜ื‘ืขื,
00:56
even if those fantasies never actually materialize.
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ื’ื ืื ื”ืคื ื˜ื–ื™ื•ืช ื”ืืœื” ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ืžืชืžืžืฉื•ืช.
01:00
Imagination is such a powerful tool.
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ื“ืžื™ื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื›ืœื™ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื—ื–ืง.
01:02
So when it comes to sex, why isn't it one of the first ones that we reach for?
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ืื– ื›ืฉื–ื” ืžื’ื™ืข ืœืกืงืก, ืœืžื” ื–ื” ืœื ืื—ื“ ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื’ื™ืขื•ืช ืืœื™ื”ื?
01:08
When I first started doing research on arousal and desire,
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ื›ืฉื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื‘ืฆืข ืžื—ืงืจ ืขืœ ืขื•ืจืจื•ืช ื•ืชืฉื•ืงื”,
01:11
I learned that for women, cognition is as important to arousal
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ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืฉืœื ืฉื™ื, ืงื•ื’ื ื™ืฆื™ื” ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื” ืœื ืคื—ื•ืช ืœืขื•ืจืจื•ืช
01:15
as the presence of sexual stimuli.
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ืžืืฉืจ ื ื•ื›ื—ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื’ื™ืจื•ื™ื™ื ืžื™ื ื™ื™ื.
01:18
In other words, using their memories, fantasies and some focus,
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ื‘ืžื™ืœื™ื ืื—ืจื•ืช, ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื”ื–ื™ื›ืจื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ืŸ, ืคื ื˜ื–ื™ื•ืช ื•ืงืฆืช ืžื™ืงื•ื“,
01:24
women can turn themselves on with their thoughts.
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ื ืฉื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื”ื“ืœื™ืง ืืช ืขืฆืžืŸ ืขื ื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ืŸ.
01:28
This particular study focused on women,
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ื”ืžื—ืงืจ ื”ืกืคืฆื™ืคื™ ื”ื–ื” ื”ืชืžืงื“ ื‘ื ืฉื™ื,
01:31
and much of my own work is also focused on people who are female identifying.
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ื•ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื™ ื’ื ืžืžื•ืงื“ืช ืขืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื”ื ื‘ืขืœื™ ื–ื”ื•ืช ื ืฉื™ืช.
01:35
But this much is clear regardless of gender identity:
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืขื“ ื›ื“ื™ ื›ืš ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืœืœื ืงืฉืจ ืœื–ื”ื•ืช ืžื’ื“ืจื™ืช:
01:38
the brain is the biggest sex organ,
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ื”ืžื•ื— ื”ื•ื ืื™ื‘ืจ ื”ืžื™ืŸ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ,
01:41
and everyone can benefit from expanding their sexual imagination.
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ื•ื›ื•ืœืŸ ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื”ืจื•ื•ื™ื— ืžื”ืจื—ื‘ืช ื”ื“ืžื™ื•ืŸ ื”ืžื™ื ื™ ืฉืœื”ืŸ.
01:45
I first started thinking
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ืœืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘
01:46
about this connection between sex and imagination
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ืขืœ ื”ืงืฉืจ ื”ื–ื” ื‘ื™ืŸ ืกืงืก ืœื“ืžื™ื•ืŸ
ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืงื•ืœื’โ€™.
01:49
while I was in college.
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01:50
Back then, among my friends,
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ืื–, ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ืฉืœื™,
01:52
the definition of sex was extremely narrow.
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ื”ื”ื’ื“ืจื” ืฉืœ ืžื™ืŸ ื”ื™ืชื” ืฆืจื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ.
01:55
It essentially meant penetrative sex between a guy and a girl.
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ื”ื›ื•ื•ื ื” ื”ื™ืชื” ื‘ืขืฆื ืœืžื™ืŸ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื‘ื—ื•ืจ ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจื” ืขื ื—ื“ื™ืจื”.
02:01
And masturbation wasn't a topic of conversation.
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ื•ื’ื ืื•ื ื ื•ืช ืœื ื”ื™ืชื” ื ื•ืฉื ืœืฉื™ื—ื”.
02:05
Frankly, I think that solo sex was seen as a last resort,
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ืœืžืขืŸ ื”ืืžืช, ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉืกืงืก ืกื•ืœื• ื ืชืคืก ื›ืžื•ืฆื ืื—ืจื•ืŸ,
02:09
a desperate or lonely act
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ืžืขืฉื” ื ื•ืืฉ ืื• ื‘ื•ื“ื“
02:11
instead of a fundamentally empowering exploration.
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื™ืกื•ื“ื• ื—ืงื™ืจื” ืžืขืฆื™ืžื”.
02:15
One morning, a friend of mine was telling me
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ื‘ื•ืงืจ ืื—ื“, ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉืœื™ ืกื™ืคืจื” ืœื™
02:17
about her latest unsatisfying hookup,
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ืขืœ ื”ืกื˜ื•ืฅ ื”ืœื ืžืกืคืง ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ืฉืœื”,
02:20
and I asked her what she had been thinking about during sex.
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ื•ืฉืืœืชื™ ืื•ืชื” ืขืœ ืžื” ื”ื™ื ื—ืฉื‘ื” ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ืกืงืก.
02:24
"Hmm," she said.
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โ€œื”ืžืž,โ€ ื”ื™ื ืืžืจื”.
02:28
โ€œI donโ€™t know.โ€
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โ€œืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืขืช.โ€
02:30
Something about that really struck me.
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ืžืฉื”ื• ื‘ื–ื” ืžืžืฉ ื”ื“ื”ื™ื ืื•ืชื™.
02:33
Her entire memory of the experience was what had happened physically.
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ื›ืœ ื”ื–ื™ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืฉืœื” ืžื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื” ื”ื™ื” ืขืœ ืžื” ืฉืงืจื” ืคื™ื–ื™ืช.
02:37
So many of us think that good sex is something that should happen to us,
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ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืื™ืชื ื• ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืฉืกืงืก ื˜ื•ื‘ ื–ื” ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืฆืจื™ืš ืœืงืจื•ืช ืœื ื•,
02:41
that itโ€™s in someone elseโ€™s hands, quite literally,
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ืฉื–ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ื• ื›ืžืฉืžืขื•, ื‘ื™ื“ื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืื—ืจ,
02:44
We expect a partner, current or future, to be the magical unlock.
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ืื ื• ืžืฆืคื•ืช ืœืฉื•ืชืฃ, ื”ื ื•ื›ื—ื™ ืื• ื”ืขืชื™ื“ื™, ืฉื™ื”ื•ื•ื” ืืช ื”ืคืชื™ื—ื” ื”ืงืกื•ืžื”.
02:49
Maybe because we feel especially safe with them
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ืื•ืœื™ ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื•ืช ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื•ืช ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืื™ืชื
02:52
or attracted to them
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ืื• ื ืžืฉื›ื•ืช ืืœื™ื”ื
ืื• ื›ื™ ื”ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื ื•ืกื™ื ืžืื™ืชื ื•.
02:54
or because they have more experience than we do.
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02:56
But in doing so, we forget our own agency in the matter.
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื›ืš ืื ื—ื ื• ืฉื•ื›ื—ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืื’โ€™ื ื“ื” ืฉืœื ื• ื‘ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ.
ืื ื—ื ื• ื›ื•ืชื‘ื•ืช ืืช ืขืฆืžื ื• ื•ืืช ื”ื“ืžื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœืžืฉื•ื•ืืช ื”ื”ื ืื”.
03:01
We write ourselves and our imaginations out of the pleasure equation.
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03:07
I had this hunch that my friend,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืœื™ ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืฉื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉืœื™,
03:09
that many of us, were experiencing a crisis of inspiration.
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ืฉืจื‘ื™ื ืžืื™ืชื ื• ื—ื•ื•ืช ืžืฉื‘ืจ ืฉืœ ื”ืฉืจืื”.
03:14
In the years after college,
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ื‘ืฉื ื™ื ืฉืœืื—ืจ ื”ืงื•ืœื’โ€™,
03:16
my fascination with the role of imagination and sexuality only grew.
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ื”ืงืกื ืฉืœื™ ืžืชืคืงื™ื“ ื”ื“ืžื™ื•ืŸ ื•ื”ืžื™ื ื™ื•ืช ืจืง ื’ื“ืœ.
03:20
Eventually, I left the career I'd built to start a company called Dipsea,
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ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ, ืขื–ื‘ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ืฉื‘ื ื™ืชื™ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืงื™ื ื—ื‘ืจื” ื‘ืฉื Dipsea,
03:25
which creates stories, audio stories, designed to turn women on.
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ืฉื™ื•ืฆืจืช ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื, ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ ืื•ื“ื™ื•, ืฉื ื•ืขื“ื• ืœื”ื“ืœื™ืง ื ืฉื™ื.
03:32
I decided to focus on audio
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ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืœื”ืชืžืงื“ ื‘ืื•ื“ื™ื•
03:34
because it's so immersive and so evocative and so personal.
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ื›ื™ ื–ื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืกื•ื—ืฃ ื•ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืžืขื•ืจืจ ื•ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืื™ืฉื™.
03:39
Here's what I mean.
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ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืžืชื›ื•ื•ื ืช ืืœื™ื•.
03:41
Feel free to close your eyes and consider where these sounds take you.
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ืืชืŸ ืžื•ื–ืžื ื•ืช ืœืขืฆื•ื ืขื™ื ื™ื™ื ื•ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืœืืŸ ื”ืฆืœื™ืœื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืœื•ืงื—ื™ื ืืชื›ืŸ.
03:46
(Birds chirping)
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(ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืžืฆื™ื™ืฆื•ืช)
03:47
(Water flowing)
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(ืžื™ื ื–ื•ืจืžื™ื)
ื‘ืกื“ืจ. ืคืงื—ื• ืืช ื”ืขื™ื ื™ื™ื.
04:01
OK. Open your eyes.
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04:02
Were those not the sounds you were imagining I'd play?
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ื”ืื ืืœื• ืœื ื”ื™ื• ื”ืฆืœื™ืœื™ื ืฉื“ืžื™ื™ื ืชืŸ ืฉืื ื™ ืืฉืžื™ืข?
04:05
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
04:07
Here's what comes to my mind.
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ื”ื ื” ืžื” ืฉืขื•ืœื” ืœื™ ื‘ืจืืฉ.
04:09
I'm in the mountains.
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ืื ื™ ื‘ื”ืจื™ื.
04:11
I can feel the sunshine on my face.
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ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ืืช ืื•ืจ ื”ืฉืžืฉ ืขืœ ืคื ื™ื™.
04:13
I can feel the cool chill coming up off the Alpine water.
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ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ืืช ื”ืฆื™ื ื” ื”ืงืจื™ืจื” ืขื•ืœื” ืžื”ืžื™ื ื”ืืœืคื™ื ื™ื™ื.
04:16
I can see the tiny flecks of sparkle in the granite.
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ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ืคืชื™ืชื™ื ื”ื–ืขื™ืจื™ื ืฉืžื ืฆื ืฆื™ื ื‘ื’ืจื ื™ื˜.
04:20
I bet that every person in this room is imagining something a little different,
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ืื ื™ ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื” ืฉื›ืœ ืื—ืช ื‘ื—ื“ืจ ื”ื–ื” ืžื“ืžื™ื™ื ืช ืžืฉื”ื• ืงืฆืช ืฉื•ื ื”,
04:25
but filled with all sorts of distinct details about the surroundings,
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ืื‘ืœ ืžืœื ื‘ื›ืœ ืžื™ื ื™ ืคืจื˜ื™ื ื™ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื”,
04:28
about the circumstances.
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ืขืœ ื”ื ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช.
ื”ืื•ื“ื™ื• ืžื“ื”ื™ื ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื”ื–ื”.
04:31
Audio is incredible that way.
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ื‘ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ ืื•ื“ื™ื• ืืจื•ื˜ื™ื™ื ื™ืฉ ื“ืžื•ื™ื•ืช ื•ืขืœื™ืœื”,
04:34
Erotic audio stories have characters and plot,
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืžื• ืฉื”ืฆืœื™ืœื™ื ืฉืฉืžืขืชื ื–ื” ืขืชื” ื™ื•ืฆืจื™ื ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ืœืžื™ื™ื ื“ ืฉืœื›ืŸ
04:38
but like the sounds you just heard create a blueprint for your mind
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04:42
to then fill in the blanks.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืฉืœื™ื ืืช ื”ื—ืกืจ.
04:44
They allow you to develop your own vision of what's appealing
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ื”ื ืžืืคืฉืจื™ื ืœื›ืŸ ืœืคืชื— ืืช ื”ื—ืœื•ื ืฉืœื›ืŸ ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืžื” ืžื•ืฉืš
04:47
in a way that can get lost
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ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืœื›ืช ืœืื™ื‘ื•ื“
ื›ืฉืืชืŸ ืจื•ืื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื• ืกืคืฆื™ืคื™ ืื• ืžืคื•ืจืฉ ืขืœ ื”ืžืกืš.
04:49
when you see something specific or explicit onscreen.
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04:54
You may not be ready or interested
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ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉืืชืŸ ืœื ืžื•ื›ื ื•ืช ืื• ืœื ืžืขื•ื ื™ื™ื ื•ืช
04:56
in dipping a toe into erotic audio stories.
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ืœื”ืชื ืกื•ืช ื‘ืฉืžื™ืขื” ืฉืœ ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ ืื•ื“ื™ื• ืืจื•ื˜ื™ื™ื.
04:59
And that's OK.
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ื•ื–ื” ื‘ืกื“ืจ.
05:00
So today I'm going to walk you through
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ืื– ื”ื™ื•ื ืื ื™ ื”ื•ืœื›ืช ืœื”ื“ืจื™ืš ืืชื›ืŸ
05:02
how you might get started creating your own stories
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ื›ื™ืฆื“ ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืžืฉืœื›ืŸ
05:04
and activating your own sexual imagination.
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ื•ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ื“ืžื™ื•ืŸ ื”ืžื™ื ื™ ืฉืœื›ืŸ.
05:07
I won't take this too far. You don't have to follow along right now.
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืืงื— ืืช ื–ื” ืจื—ื•ืง ืžื“ื™. ืืชืŸ ืœื ืฆืจื™ื›ื•ืช ืœืขืงื•ื‘ ืขื›ืฉื™ื•.
ืื‘ืœ ื—ื™ืฉื‘ื• ืขืœ ื–ื” ื›ืขืœ ืžื“ืจื™ืš
05:11
But consider this a guide
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ืœืคืขื ื”ื‘ืื” ื›ืฉืืชืŸ ืžืงื‘ืœื•ืช ืงืฆืช โ€œื–ืžืŸ ืœืขืฆืžื™โ€œ.
05:13
for the next time you get a little me time.
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05:16
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
05:18
First, you'll want to settle into your mind
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ืจืืฉื™ืช, ืชืจืฆื• ืœื”ืชืžืงื ื‘ืชื•ืš ื”ืžื™ื™ื ื“ ืฉืœื›ืŸ
05:20
the same way that you might start a meditation.
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ื‘ืื•ืชื” ื“ืจืš ืฉืืชืŸ ืขืฉื•ื™ื•ืช ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืžื“ื™ื˜ืฆื™ื”.
05:24
Then imagine that your mind is like a projector.
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ืื– ืชื“ืžื™ื™ื ื• ืฉื”ืžื™ื™ื ื“ ืฉืœื›ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื›ืžื• ืžืงืจืŸ.
05:26
Everything you can see and experience is what's right in front of you.
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ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ื•ืœื—ื•ื•ืช ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉื ืžืฆื ืžืžืฉ ืžื•ืœื›ืŸ.
05:30
Everything to your left, right, behind you,
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ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืžืฉืžืืœื›ืŸ, ืžืžืฉ ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ื›ื,
05:33
that's out of frame.
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ื–ื” ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœืžืกื’ืจืช.
05:35
This is important because while there are thoughts that turn us on,
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ื–ื” ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื›ื™ ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื™ืฉ ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืฉืžื“ืœื™ืงื•ืช ืื•ืชื ื•,
05:38
there are also thoughts that are incredibly effective at turning us off:
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ื™ืฉ ื’ื ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื™ืœื•ืช ืœื”ืคืœื™ื ื‘ืœื›ื‘ื•ืช ืื•ืชื ื•:
05:43
stress, shame, insecurities,
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ืžืชื—, ื‘ื•ืฉื”, ื—ื•ืกืจ ื‘ื™ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ,
05:46
and also the things that inexplicably ick us out.
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ื•ื’ื ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืžื•ืฆื™ืื™ื ืื•ืชื ื• ืžื”ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื‘ืœืชื™ ืžื•ืกื‘ืจืช.
ืื– ื›ืืฉืจ ืžื•ืคื™ืขื” ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ืฉืœื ืขื•ื‘ื“ืช,
05:51
So when a thought appears that isn't working,
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05:54
and it inevitably will,
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ื•ื–ื” ืงื•ืจื” ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื‘ืœืชื™ ื ืžื ืข,
05:56
you'll be able to sweep it out of frame.
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ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœื˜ืื˜ื ืื•ืชื” ืืœ ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœืžืกื’ืจืช.
06:00
You can start with your senses.
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ืืชืŸ ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืขื ื”ื—ื•ืฉื™ื ืฉืœื›ืŸ.
06:02
Imagine colors, textures, sounds, images,
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ื“ืžื™ื™ื ื• ืœืขืฆืžื›ืŸ ืฆื‘ืขื™ื, ืžืจืงืžื™ื, ืฆืœื™ืœื™ื, ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช,
06:06
anything that gives you sensory pleasure.
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ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉื ื•ืชืŸ ืœื›ืŸ ื”ื ืื” ื—ื•ืฉื™ืช.
06:09
Sometimes I like to imagine cherry blossoms
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ืœืคืขืžื™ื ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ืช ืœื“ืžื™ื™ืŸ ืคืจื™ื—ืช ื“ื•ื‘ื“ื‘ืŸ
06:12
softly floating down from trees.
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ืžืจื—ืคืช ื‘ืจื›ื•ืช ืžื”ืขืฆื™ื.
06:14
Or I use a fiery pinkish orange or a relaxing blue as a backdrop
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ืื• ืฉืื ื™ ืžืฉืชืžืฉืช ื‘ื›ืชื•ื ื•ืจื“ืจื“ ืœื•ื”ื˜ ืื• ื‘ื›ื—ื•ืœ ืžืจื’ื™ืข ื›ืจืงืข
06:19
for the experience that I'm imagining.
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ืœื—ื•ื•ื™ื” ืฉืื ื™ ืžื“ืžื™ื™ื ืช.
06:22
Next, try places.
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ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ, ื ืกื• ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช.
06:24
And keep in mind that setting will be more important
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ื•ืงื—ื• ื‘ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ืฉืชืคืื•ืจื” ืชื”ื™ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื”
06:26
to some of us than to others.
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ืœื—ืœืง ืžืื™ืชื ื• ืžืืฉืจ ืœืื—ืจื•ืช.
06:28
Reach back into your memory
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ื—ื™ื–ืจื• ืืœ ื”ื–ื™ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืฉืœื›ื
ืœื—ื•ืฃ ื”ืžื‘ื•ื“ื“ ื”ื–ื” ื‘ื• ื‘ื™ืงืจืชื ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื ื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช.
06:30
to that secluded beach you visited many years ago.
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06:32
Or create a setting from scratch with as much privacy and comfort,
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ืื• ืฉืชื™ืฆืจื• ืชืคืื•ืจื” ืžืืคืก ืขื ื›ืžื” ืฉื™ื•ืชืจ ืคืจื˜ื™ื•ืช ื•ื ื•ื—ื•ืช,
ืื• ื›ืžื” ื”ื™ืžื•ืจื™ื ื”ืจืคืชืงื ื™ื™ื ืฉืชืจืฆื•.
06:37
or as many adventurous stakes as you like.
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06:41
Next think about a person and layer on a narrative.
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ืื—ืจ ื›ืš ื—ื™ืฉื‘ื• ืขืœ ืื“ื ื•ืขืœ ื ืจื˜ื™ื‘.
06:45
Maybe it's a character from one of your favorite books.
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ืื•ืœื™ ื–ื• ื“ืžื•ืช ืžืื—ื“ ื”ืกืคืจื™ื ื”ืื”ื•ื‘ื™ื ืขืœื™ื›ื.
06:48
Maybe it's your girlfriend.
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ืื•ืœื™ ื–ื• ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉืœื›ื.
06:51
Hey, maybe it's a guy in a kilt.
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ื”ื™ื™, ืื•ืœื™ ื–ื” ื‘ื—ื•ืจ ื‘ื—ืฆืื™ืช.
06:54
Whoever it is, how do they approach you?
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ืžื™ ืฉื–ื” ืœื ื™ื”ื™ื”, ืื™ืš ื”ื ืžืชืงืจื‘ื™ื ืืœื™ื›ืŸ?
06:57
What's motivating them?
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ืžื” ืžื ื™ืข ืื•ืชื?
ื‘ืื™ื–ื• ืื ืจื’ื™ื” ื”ื ื‘ืื™ื ืืœื™ื›ื?
06:59
What energy are they coming to you with?
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07:01
What about you? What do you say?
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ืžื” ืื™ืชื›ืŸ? ืžื” ืืชืŸ ืื•ืžืจื•ืช?
07:03
And what do you do together?
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ื•ืžื” ืืชื ืขื•ืฉื™ื ื‘ื™ื—ื“?
07:05
And when you find something that you really like,
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ื•ื›ืฉืืชื ืžื•ืฆืื™ื ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืืชืŸ ื‘ืืžืช ืื•ื”ื‘ื•ืช,
07:07
play it out for a while.
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ืฉื—ืงื• ืืช ื–ื” ืœื–ืžืŸ ืžื”.
ื–ื” ืขืชื” ืขื™ืฆื‘ืชืŸ ืืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœื›ื.
07:10
Youโ€™ll have just designed your own story.
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07:12
The more you flex this muscle,
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ื›ื›ืœ ืฉืชื’ืžื™ืฉื• ืืช ื”ืฉืจื™ืจ ื”ื–ื”,
07:14
the more you'll understand what turns you on
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ืชื‘ื™ื ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื” ืžื“ืœื™ืง ืืชื›ืŸ
07:16
and be able to communicate those things to a partner.
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ื•ืชื”ื™ื• ืžืกื•ื’ืœื•ืช ืœืชืงืฉืจ ืืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืœื‘ื ื™ ื”ื–ื•ื’ ืฉืœื›ืŸ.
07:19
You can share the entire fantasy with them if you're comfortable.
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ืืชืŸ ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœืฉืชืฃ ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืคื ื˜ื–ื™ื” ืื™ืชื ืื ื ื•ื— ืœื›ืŸ.
ืกื•ื’ ื›ื–ื” ืฉืœ ื’ื™ืœื•ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืื•ื“ ืื™ื ื˜ื™ืžื™ ื•ืžืืฉืจ.
07:23
That kind of disclosure can be very intimate and affirming.
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ืื•...
07:28
Or ...
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07:29
don't.
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ืฉืืœ ืชืขืฉื• ืืช ื–ื”
ื–ื• ืœื ื‘ื’ื™ื“ื” ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื“ืžื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื›ืŸ
07:32
It is not a betrayal to use your imagination
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07:35
to bring you more pleasure.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืœื›ืŸ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื”ื ืื”.
07:37
Fantasy is a safe space,
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ืคื ื˜ื–ื™ื” ื”ื™ื ืžืจื—ื‘ ื‘ื˜ื•ื—,
07:39
and it's time we bust the myth that what you fantasize about
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ื•ื”ื’ื™ืข ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืœืฉื‘ื•ืจ ืืช ื”ืžื™ืชื•ืก ืฉืžื” ืฉืืชืŸ ืžืคื ื˜ื–ื•ืช ืขืœื™ื•
07:43
and what you want to happen in reality
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ื•ืžื” ืฉืืชืŸ ืจื•ืฆื•ืช ืฉื™ืงืจื” ื‘ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช
07:45
are always the same thing.
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ื”ื ืชืžื™ื“ ืื•ืชื• ื”ื“ื‘ืจ.
ืื– ื”ืจืฉื• ืœื™ ืœื”ืฆื™ืข ืœืขืฆืžื ื• ื”ื’ื“ืจื” ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœ ืžื” ื–ื” ืžื™ืŸ.
07:48
So allow me to offer us a bigger definition of what sex is.
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ืกืงืก ื”ื•ื ืœื ืจืง ืžืขืฉื” ืคื™ื–ื™.
07:54
Sex isn't just a physical act.
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07:56
It's a mental experience.
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ื–ื• ื—ื•ื•ื™ื” ื ืคืฉื™ืช
07:58
And it isn't wholly dependent on a partner.
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ื•ื–ื” ืœื ืชืœื•ื™ ืœื’ืžืจื™ ื‘ื‘ืŸ ื”ื–ื•ื’.
08:01
It starts with you.
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ื–ื” ืžืชื—ื™ืœ ื‘ื›ืŸ.
08:03
You're the one in control of creating the most pleasure for you.
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ืืชืŸ ื”ืŸ ืืœื• ืฉืฉื•ืœื˜ื•ืช ื‘ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ื”ื”ื ืื” ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขื‘ื•ืจื›ืŸ.
08:07
You're the protagonist.
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ืืชืŸ ื”ื’ื™ื‘ื•ืจื•ืช.
08:09
As much as you love someone or feel attracted to them,
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ื›ืžื” ืฉืืชืŸ ืื•ื”ื‘ื•ืช ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืื• ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื•ืช ื ืžืฉื›ื•ืช ืืœื™ื•,
08:12
they are playing a supporting role.
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ื”ื ืžืžืœืื™ื ืชืคืงื™ื“ ืžืฉื ื™.
08:15
And you for them.
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ื•ืืชืŸ ืขื‘ื•ืจื.
08:17
Sex is an avenue to accessing feelings of aliveness, empowerment,
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ืกืงืก ื”ื•ื ื“ืจืš ืœื’ื™ืฉื” ืœืจื’ืฉื•ืช ืฉืœ ื—ื™ื•ืช, ื”ืขืฆืžื”,
08:22
joy and confidence
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ืฉืžื—ื” ื•ื‘ื™ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ
08:24
innate to all of us.
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ืฉืžื•ืœื“ื•ืช ื‘ื›ื•ืœื ื•
08:26
That aliveness, that is the impact of sexual wellness.
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ื”ื—ื™ื•ืช ื”ื–ื•, ืžืฉืคื™ืขื” ืขืœ ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ืžื™ื ื™ืช.
08:31
And you will feel it walking down the street,
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ื•ืืชืŸ ืชืจื’ื™ืฉื• ืืช ื–ื” ื›ืฉืืชืŸ ื”ื•ืœื›ื•ืช ื‘ืžื•ืจื“ ื”ืจื—ื•ื‘,
ื›ืฉื ื›ื ืกื™ื ืœื›ืœ ืฉื™ื—ื”, ื•ืžื ื•ื•ื˜ื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืขืจื›ืช ื™ื—ืกื™ื.
08:34
entering any conversation, navigating any relationship.
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08:38
Put that way,
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ืื ืžื ืกื—ื™ื ืืช ื–ื” ื›ืš,
ืืฃ ืื—ืช ืžืื™ืชื ื• ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ืจืฉื•ืช ืœืขืฆืžื” ืœื ืœืชืช ืขื“ื™ืคื•ืช ืœืžื™ืŸ.
08:40
none of us can afford not to prioritize sex.
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ื–ื” ืœื ืจืง ื ื—ืžื“ ืฉื™ืฉ ืื• ืื-ืื’ื™ืข-ืœื–ื”,
08:43
It isn't a nice-to-have or an if-I-get-to-it,
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08:45
dead last on our list right after picking up the dry cleaning.
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ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ื‘ืจืฉื™ืžื” ืฉืœื ื• ืžื™ื“ ืœืื—ืจ ืื™ืกื•ืฃ ืžื”ื ื™ืงื•ื™ ื”ื™ื‘ืฉ.
08:49
So the next time you notice
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ืื– ื‘ืคืขื ื”ื‘ืื” ืชืฉื™ืžื• ืœื‘
08:51
that you haven't been in the mood for a while,
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ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชืŸ ื‘ืžืฆื‘ ืจื•ื— ืœื–ื” ืœื–ืžืŸ ืžื”,
08:53
carve some time out for yourself
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ืงื—ื• ืงืฆืช ืคืกืง ื–ืžืŸ ืœืขืฆืžื›ืŸ
08:55
and let your imagination tell you a sexy story.
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ื•ืชื ื• ืœื“ืžื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื›ืŸ ืœืกืคืจ ืœื›ื ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืกืงืกื™.
09:00
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื”
09:01
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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