Experiment · 2014
Group mindfulness-based therapy significantly improves sexual desire in women
Listen instead of reading · 35 minDirty Mind: Dirty Talk Hypnosis – Find Your Own WordsNo script, no borrowed lines: a trance that lets your own words out – in a lower, slower voice. Brotto, L. A., & Basson, R. · Behaviour Research and Therapy, 57, 43–54
Main finding
Sexual desire and related outcomes such as satisfaction improved after the programme.
What was done
Women with low sexual desire took part in a group programme of a few sessions built on mindfulness – observing body sensations and thoughts with curiosity instead of judgement.
What the study does not show
Participants had a diagnosed low-desire problem and worked in a therapist-led group over several weeks. The study tested mindfulness-based therapy, not hypnosis, and a single audio cannot be compared with it.
Cite as
Brotto, L. A., & Basson, R. (2014). Group mindfulness-based therapy significantly improves sexual desire in women. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 57, 43–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2014.04.001
Original paperRelated topics
- Mindful touch: Sensate Focus and mindfulness What Sensate Focus by Masters and Johnson is, why mindfulness helps during sex and what that has to do with an erotic trance – in plain words.
- Why desire begins in the mind – and often gets stuck there Why desire often does not arrive spontaneously but responds – and why worrying about performance holds it back. What studies show, in plain words.
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