It is well documented that the levels of Oxytocin spike during sex. What are some other events/activites that maybe not as intense (or expensive) as good sex with a beautiful partner(s) but can still cause a spike in Oxytocin levels.
In my observations I can say these do the trick: 1) A good meal with a good wine to match 2) Winning in Gambling 3) A professional level non-sexual massage 4) Standing on the summit of a mountain after a long and difficult hike 5) Riding an 8-foot wave What does it for you?
...........I would replace number five with a St John suit, or a pair of Manolo's. If I had to choose a destination, it would be backcountry skiing in the Columbia Bowl on Teton Pass!
1. That feeling of finally breaking the surface when diving deeper than your lungs can handle. 2. Cooking for a private party of 100+ people that you were in the weeds for most of the time and getting an ovation of thanks. 3. That hit of really good weed after a tough gig and you haven't smoked in awhile. 4. Finally getting to pee after holding it in the cold for hours. 5. Getting a very large room of people to laugh. 6. Hearing the perfect song that matches your mood and thoughts and getting goosebumps
1) Playing a piece of Romantic music 2) Admiring a piece of contemporary sculpture 3) Sprinting as fast as possible out of a starting block 4) Winning blackjack by NOT gambling 5) An epiphany towards the nature of Reality 6) Peeing in the shower
I still pause under the shower head sometimes and feel such a deep appreciation for clean running water. It gives me a feeling that reminds me in many ways I've already won multiple life lotteries and that makes me feel purposeful. Water in general makes me happy. drinking, swimming, viewing, and listening to water.
Add to that -a sturdy drunken debate amongst friends - riding my bike here in sunny socal. -A smile between strangers. -Coming home after a long productive day and snuggling up on my sofa to some good weed, some great snacks, and my fav shows all recorded. That gives me jazz hands.
Having lived in Africa for many years, clean cold or very hot water after a long dusty drive - nothing like it except for exceptional sex. I totally get it.
Until you've been without potable water you can't even imagine what its like - even when its plentiful.
Sounds weird, put taking a pee after having to hold it for a very very very long time. You always have a little skip in your step afterwards.
Not as "intense", but a good round of golf has a more mlld but longer term affect on me.
I have no idea how to compare Oxytocin levels, but I think these experiences cannot be compared in intensity, anymore than apples and oranges. For me, NOTHING compares with a mind-blowing sexual experience,and I am not a sybarite, but sometimes the others might even be preferable in certain circumstances. Of the things listed by 808 that I have experienced, I would list 4, 2, 1, and 3 in that order. The mountaintop experience (I'm talking about Himalayas and Andean high base camps but not summits) stands with fantastic sex as a mindblower, but the mountaintop is more rare and for that reason perhaps more to be treasured.
1. Winning a big pot through a bluff in poker 2. Blasting past another cyclist while on my road bike 3. Scoring a goal in ice hockey or hitting a great winning shot in tennis 4. Going sailing on clear, sunny day (of course, having sex while sailing is even better)
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