Orgasm as a Survival Skill

Orgasm as a Survival Skill

Published March 3, 2026

Orgasm as a Survival Skill

We wrote about how we use orgasm to process our grief and create hope.

Browse the links below to read the full post.

How to Use Your Body to Survive 2026

“When I maintain my connection to pleasure and joy, I maintain my connection to hope. .”
by Tosh Patterson

Nervous System Reset

“I’ve never had an orgasm where I’ve remarked, “Well, I feel worse” afterwards.”

by Kaylea Forsythe

I Can Survive Anything with Orgasm

“Tears burst from my eyes. How could there be such a lack of compassion and humanity from anyone, but especially from someone that I loved?”
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by Laura Bogush

Orgasm is a Practice

 

Orgasm is not just pleasure. Orgasm is a practice in risking uncertainty, letting intensity live and staying with ourselves through it all. “
by Lakota Fradette

Did Someone Say Orgasms are a Survival Skill?

“They are vulnerability. They are a reset. They are release. They are a big exhalation. A sharp intake of breath. They are breathing deeply.”
by Jacqui Chaplin

Orgasm for Survival

“We cannot be controlled or manipulated if we’re connected to our bodies.”
by Forest

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