Sexual pleasures and pleasure

Why do we talk about pleasures?

We talk about pleasures , in the plural, because there are many ways to experience them and each person feels pleasure in their own way. The stimuli that we receive through the senses and are interpreted by our brain as pleasant, produce positive sensations and emotions. Drinking water when we are thirsty, spooning while you sleep with someone you trust, observing a beautiful landscape or receiving a desired caress, can be enormously pleasant experiences. In this section we are going to focus on a very specific type of pleasure: sexual pleasure.

Fuente: Guía de la colección sobre derechos sexuales y reproductivos de las
mujeres jóvenes

Source: Young Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Rights Collection Guide.

We invite you to draw your body map of pleasures. You can use an existing silhouette or draw one that you identify with. Next, mark the erogenous zones that give you pleasure. If you are still not sure what they are, you can find a space of intimacy, in a moment of tranquility, play music that you like and explore, by touching your body, which areas give you the most pleasure. We know that the genitals are very sensitive to pleasure, so we invite you to explore beyond these. It’s always a good time to get to know each other a little more!

What is sexual pleasure?

It is this set of sensations that give us enjoyment and that satisfy our desire and our sexual excitement. These can be experienced individually (autoeroticism ) or shared with other persons(s). Sexual pleasure is processed through the senses by the brain (the most important sexual organ!) and goes far beyond the stimulation of the genitals. The mind is completely involved in sexual pleasure, since it needs the erotic key to feel it and process it as such.