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Would you get rid of your sexual desire if you could?

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Would you get rid of your sexual desire if you could?
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RE: Would you get rid of your sexual desire if you could?
October 1, 2017 at 9:51 am
I'd like that knob turned all the way down, too (as I plan for a crab roll, kettle chips and a whoopie pie for dessert from the farmer's market).).
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RE: Would you get rid of your sexual desire if you could?
October 1, 2017 at 10:04 am
(October 1, 2017 at 9:46 am)Little lunch Wrote: I wish they'd first look for a way of getting rid of my desire for junk food.
I'd probably get more sex if that could be achieved.

I wouldn't.
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RE: Would you get rid of your sexual desire if you could?
October 16, 2017 at 7:16 am
Hmm I saw a video a few weeks ago.
In that video he took sexual desire and lust as two different things.(he explained the 7 capital sins psychologicaly)
He sayed that sexual desire is a mechanism that makes you want to have sex with the purpouse of reproducing .( a safety to ensure perpetuation).
Lust on the other hand isn't really related to sex itself, it is a mix of negative feelings(+ not beeing able to get the satisfaction I desired from sex in my case ) .Anyway , a nasty slut that you don't want to take to a tango.
So the thing you want to turn off is lust not sexual desire (maybe).
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RE: Would you get rid of your sexual desire if you could?
October 16, 2017 at 7:26 am
(October 16, 2017 at 7:16 am)notimportant1234 Wrote: Hmm I saw a video a few weeks ago.
In that video he took sexual desire and lust as two different things.(he explained the 7 capital sins psychologicaly)
He sayed that sexual desire is a mechanism that makes you want to have sex with the purpouse of reproducing .( a safety to ensure perpetuation).
Lust on the other hand isn't really related to sex itself, it is a mix of negative feelings(+ not beeing able to get the satisfaction I desired from sex in my case ) .Anyway ,  a nasty slut that you don't want to take to a tango.
So the thing you want to turn off is lust not sexual desire (maybe).

Um......wut? Lust is negative feelings? Could you please expand on this?

If you google "lust" one of the synonyms is "sexual desire".
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October 16, 2017 at 7:31 am
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October 16, 2017 at 7:37 am
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental. 
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RE: Would you get rid of your sexual desire if you could?
October 16, 2017 at 7:39 am
(October 16, 2017 at 7:37 am)mh.brewer Wrote:
(October 16, 2017 at 7:31 am)notimportant1234 Wrote: https://youtu.be/tMjF_100onI
I know i shouldn't post external links ,but he explains it a lot better than I could.

Man, the god people have you all twisted and bent. Sorry you bought the programming. Still, there may be hope.
What ? That guy just explains the psychology behind the sins , it has nothing to do with religion .
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RE: Would you get rid of your sexual desire if you could?
October 16, 2017 at 8:47 am (This post was last modified: October 16, 2017 at 8:49 am by brewer.)
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental. 
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RE: Would you get rid of your sexual desire if you could?
October 16, 2017 at 8:52 am
(October 16, 2017 at 7:16 am)notimportant1234 Wrote: Hmm I saw a video a few weeks ago.
In that video he took sexual desire and lust as two different things.(he explained the 7 capital sins psychologicaly)
He sayed that sexual desire is a mechanism that makes you want to have sex with the purpouse of reproducing .( a safety to ensure perpetuation).
Lust on the other hand isn't really related to sex itself, it is a mix of negative feelings(+ not beeing able to get the satisfaction I desired from sex in my case ) .Anyway ,  a nasty slut that you don't want to take to a tango.
So the thing you want to turn off is lust not sexual desire (maybe).

Before you turn off your lust, could you turn on your spell checker? :-)
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RE: Would you get rid of your sexual desire if you could?
October 16, 2017 at 8:56 am
And also please stop telling people how they feel, if you'd be so kind?
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