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Sex Positions for Dialing Back Stress and Anxiety

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When you're under pressure or fending off panic, it's tough to even get in the mood to get under the sheets, let alone get your body mentally primed for an O. But putting off sex because you're too stressed and anxious is no way to live as your partner might really want it then. These six expert-backed positions are designed to restore your calm, connect you deeper to your partner, and take you to a zen place where insanely pleasurable orgasms will happen (and happen again, and again). Don’t rush into them—take a few minutes to get yourself in the moment, say by breathing in sync with your partner while relaxing in bed. Feel the tension and panic melt away...then get started. 1. Yab yum This Tantra-derived position allows partners to merge and focus on each other, "which can take you out of the many stresses of life,” Have your partner sit cross-legged, then sit in their lap facing them, your legs wrapped around their lower back and your arms around each other. From th...

Cuddles to help relieve Stress

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Work and life, in general, maybe stressful and you constantly look for ways to relieve stress. You constantly look for activities that help to reduce stress and make life more fun and enjoyable. One activity that is extremely underrated and works for destressing is cuddling. Be it with your partner, your favorite four-legged friend, or a comfy body support pillow, or friend, cuddling is an awesome way to de-stress and create intimacy. There is more to cuddling than simply wrapping your arms around someone and holding tight. Cuddling is a love language all its own. There is no right or wrong way to cuddle but below are some that can help in your relationships and personally: The Spoon Spooning is the ultimate cuddling position. Though, it can also be sexual. Anyone can be the "big spoon" when cuddling, but it's often the larger or more dominant partner. When you are the "big spoon," you wrap your arms around your partner or friend while you are both lying close o...

Signs You are a Perfectionist

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Perfectionism is a personality trait that presents in a person striving for flawlessness and setting extremely high standards for themselves. This is often accompanied by extreme self-critiques and the search for feedback from others. A drive to better ourselves can help us stay committed to challenging tasks and overcome serious obstacles, but psychologists have linked excessive perfectionism with mental health problems such as depression, eating disorders, anxiety, and more. Below are some signs to show one is a perfectionist: 1. Craves Approval Who judges perfection? In the minds of many perfectionists, it's other people. This tends to make perfectionists desire approval above all else. If you find yourself focusing more on what people say about your efforts than on the efforts themselves, your perfectionism is negatively affecting your priorities. 2. Cannot Accept and Celebrate One's Success It's never good enough, so you get sucked so far into the details that you beco...