Sexual fantasies in general
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Even bizarre, abusive fantasies are no reflection on mental health.
Kahr, B. Who’s Been Sleeping in Your Head? The Secret World of Sexual Fantasies. Basic Books, NY, 2008.
The top fantasy is sex with someone else.
Follingstad, D.R. and C.D. Kimbrell. “Sex Fantasies Revisited: An Expansion and Further Clarification of Variables Affecting Sex Fantasy Production,” Archives of Sexual Behavior (1986) 15:475.
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The survey asking if it’s okay to fantasize about other lovers
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People who question their fantasies report less fulfilling sex.
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Should couples reveal their sexual fantasies?
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The erotic benefits of hypnosis
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Why women have rape fantasies.
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