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From the Ted Talk by Ian Kerner: A sex therapist's secret to rediscovering your spark

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So what if you are someone who fantasizes during sex but you keep it to yourself? Does that count a psychological auoasrl? And what if the person you're fantasizing about isn't the person you're actually having sex with? That can be confusing. You might start to wonder, "What's going on here? Am I broed? Am I not into the sex? Am I cheating in my mind? Should I push those tutghhos out of my head?" No. Our faaestins are our allies. They help distract us away from the chaotic wlrod outside of our bedroom, and they lead us and they lull us into our sexual bodies so that we can tune in and turn on. Our fantasies are our friends. You don't fear them. You follow them.

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So what if you are someone who fantasizes during sex but you keep it to yourself? Does that count a psychological _______? And what if the person you're fantasizing about isn't the person you're actually having sex with? That can be confusing. You might start to wonder, "What's going on here? Am I _____? Am I not into the sex? Am I cheating in my mind? Should I push those ________ out of my head?" No. Our _________ are our allies. They help distract us away from the chaotic _____ outside of our bedroom, and they lead us and they lull us into our sexual bodies so that we can tune in and turn on. Our fantasies are our friends. You don't fear them. You follow them.

Solution

  1. bored
  2. thoughts
  3. fantasies
  4. world
  5. arousal

Original Text

So what if you are someone who fantasizes during sex but you keep it to yourself? Does that count a psychological arousal? And what if the person you're fantasizing about isn't the person you're actually having sex with? That can be confusing. You might start to wonder, "What's going on here? Am I bored? Am I not into the sex? Am I cheating in my mind? Should I push those thoughts out of my head?" No. Our fantasies are our allies. They help distract us away from the chaotic world outside of our bedroom, and they lead us and they lull us into our sexual bodies so that we can tune in and turn on. Our fantasies are our friends. You don't fear them. You follow them.

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