Quickie: Can Sexting Boost Your Mental Health?
How sextech can help alleviate depression and anxiety
Depression and anxiety can certainly be debilitating, and when people are experiencing bouts of them, it can be so difficult to function that sex is the last thing on their minds. I certainly know this to be true, and as an erotica author, when I’m experiencing periods of depression, it’s damned near impossible to think about it, let alone write about sex.
However, according to a study published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, thinking about sex, and engaging in online sexual behavior, may be exactly what people need when they’re experiencing anxiety and depression.
In the study, researchers Dr. Alexandra Marcotte and Dr. Amanda Gesselman surveyed 8,000 people to find out the relationship between mental health and the use of sextech. Researchers found that the more people experienced depression and anxiety, the more likely they were to turn to sextech for relief. The most common activities participants engaged in were:
- Sexting (30 percent)
- Visiting a camming website (18 percent)
- Playing sexually-explicit RPGs or online video games (14 percent)
- Participating in camming (12 percent)
