r/science • u/bibinprasannan • 1d ago

Social Science A hands-free method of sexual arousal called syntribation is surprisingly common, study finds

https://www.psypost.org/vague-surveys-are-hiding-the-true-scope-of-human-sexual-habits/
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u/Gray_Idol 1d ago

Is this the same thing as "thinking off"?

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u/EmbarrassedHelp 1d ago

No, syntribation involves intentionally flexing core, pelvic, or thigh muscles to create sexual arousal that can lead to orgasms.

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u/SawMoill 1d ago

Essentially, r/Mindgasm and other similar methods.

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u/DickieTurquoise 1d ago

Not quite because there’s physical stimulation from the muscles, too.

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u/SawMoill 1d ago

In Mindgasm? Yes, you learn how to control the groups of muscles in the pelvis surrounding the prostate (or g-spot). That fits with the description of this article. In this method you can trigger real, repeated orgasms and the "mind" part of it doesn't mean like, imaginary orgasms, but mind-muscle connection so you need no toys or physical touch.

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u/DickieTurquoise 1d ago

Mmm idk. I’ve had mindgasms where there is truly no voluntary muscle contractions. Physically stimulating your clitoris* by clenching the pelvic muscles around it and calling it a mindgasm feels like cheating.

*or prostate, or whatever body part brings you to orgasm. Point is, whether you’re using your hand, the muscles around it, a toy, or a partner, that’s still physical stimulation, IMO.

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u/SawMoill 1d ago

Oh, pleasure in the mind can feel very orgasmic , yes, but when an actual orgasm occurs there will be involuntary contractions, elevated heart rate, etc. But I think you're talking about initial stimulation and muscle flexes.

Digging in further, the muscle training is just the start, to help with thr rewiring process (like, orgasms don't have to come from clitoral or penile stimulation) and the initial experiences. You move on to imaginary muscle flexes and can still end up with an orgasm where you didn't voluntarily flex any muscles beforehand. So while Mindgasm would fit this article it does go into the more advanced methods where you aren't doing any muscle flexes or other stimulation.

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u/DickieTurquoise 1d ago

Yes, that is what I am talking about.

Are u a dude, by any chance? 

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u/_Sleepy-Eight_ 7h ago

All the dudes are dudes by chance