This Is what Happens when You Don't Have Sex for Too Long

We usually underestimate the importance of any kind of physical contact with another person. At the same time, hugging instantly boost oxytocin and serotonin levels, kissing reduces blood pressure and relieves cramps and headaches, and sex has the biggest impact on our body and health.

Break-ups, traveling, working hard... This all makes you limit your sex activity significantly. At first, you start feeling it in your mental health: the constant feelings of stress and depression are the first signs that you need to think about improving your sex life. It's not only that sex boosts the necessary amount of endorphins in your brain but also the feeling of love and physical contact is what gives you emotional satisfaction.

As you understand now, the quality of your sex life has a huge impact on your mental and physical health. Here are the main consequences of what could happen if you don't have sex for too long.

Your immune system becomes more vulnerable

It's true that if you don't have sex for a long time your immune system becomes weaker. Skipping this immune-boosting benefits of having sex you may risk in becoming more susceptible to colds and flu. So, just be having more sex you can save some money on buying medicine in this cold weather.

You are getting stressed

Your sex life helps you to improve not only your physical health but also mental. Sex helps you to reduce your stress level and feel less anxious. And it's understandable as when you remove sex from your life you get fewer things to enjoy ;)

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It lowers your feeling of self-worth

It is obvious and quite normal that if someone doesn't feel desired their feeling of self-worth is harmed. Firstly it may affect your relationship with the opposite sex and finally end up in sadness or depression.

Your risk for erectile dysfunction and cancer rises

Well, it's mostly related to men, though there are plenty of other diseases that are harmful to women and may appear because of the lack of sex.

You won't be as intelligent as you could

It may sound surprising but actually, scientists revealed that sexual activity boosts neuron growth in the brain's hippocampus. At the same time, abstinence doesn't make your brain work at all. So, surprisingly, it's sex what makes you think more and become smarter.

Read also: Sleeping Guide to Happy Relationships

It may seem really hard to improve your sex life while not having any relationship. Though, it's quite easy to change as you get a date. Don’t forget to install Meetville app on Android and iOS right now and go on a date with local singles!