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In [[Buddhism]], all [[ordination|ordained]] [[monk]]s and [[nun]]s take a [[vow]] of celibacy.
In [[Buddhism]], all [[ordination|ordained]] [[monk]]s and [[nun]]s take a [[vow]] of celibacy.
== Health ==
Complete abstinence from all things sexual (including masturbation) can result in sexual repression, of which the symptoms are chronic tension, nervousness and irritability, insomnia<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=KwgcAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA323&lpg=PA323&dq=sexual+repression+insomnia&source=bl&ots=o8MyJo0E-D&sig=WLCEyNTdU4jegoR-dxWrr17VwgQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjpmYbl_fzeAhVmmK0KHUeAAQo4ChDoATAHegQIAhAB#v=onepage&q=sexual%20repression%20insomnia&f=false</ref>, aggression,
depression<ref>http://blog.sexualityanddisability.org/2016/05/10939/</ref>, and an excessive interest in sex.<ref>https://www.psypost.org/2018/05/attempts-suppress-sexual-thoughts-result-increase-thoughts-51306</ref> <ref>https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sexual-intelligence/201011/science-shows-what-sexual-repression-actually-looks</ref> <ref>https://mindcology.com/depression/sexual-frustration-leads-depression-loneliness/</ref> <ref>https://psychcentral.com/blog/migraines-personality-inhibition-and-sexual-repression/</ref> Also, extended periods of abstinence may result in impotence and is a factor in premature ejaculation.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5206951/</ref> <ref>https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9122-sexual-dysfunction-in-males</ref> The motivations of child molesters may include repressed sexuality. <ref>https://www.mdedge.com/psychiatry/article/88285/child-molesters-motivations-may-include-repressed-sexuality</ref>
According to William F. Kraft, ''Repression is a negative reinforcement; instead of expunging an experience, repression can increase its strength and promote pressure for expression. The ways a religious unconsciously copes with repressed sexual energy are usually not in the service of health. For instance, a sexually repressed religious may become frustrated, irritable, and angry.'' <ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=EuZSSA9W8yYC&pg=PA53&dq=For+instance,+a+sexually+repressed+religious+may+become+frustrated,+irritable,+and+angry.&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiC9-jk__zeAhUEc60KHT4TCV4Q6AEILjAB#v=onepage&q=For%20instance%2C%20a%20sexually%20repressed%20religious%20may%20become%20frustrated%2C%20irritable%2C%20and%20angry.&f=false</ref> <ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=0XGvCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA100&dq=For+instance,+a+sexually+repressed+religious+may+become+frustrated,+irritable,+and+angry.&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiC9-jk__zeAhUEc60KHT4TCV4Q6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=For%20instance%2C%20a%20sexually%20repressed%20religious%20may%20become%20frustrated%2C%20irritable%2C%20and%20angry.&f=false</ref>
To quote Alexander Lowen, ''While the repression of a memory is a psychological process, the suppression of feeling is accomplished by deadening a part of the body or reducing its motility so that feeling is diminished. The repression of the memory is dependent upon and related to the suppression of feeling, for as long as the feeling persists, the memory remains vivid. Suppression entails the development of chronic muscular tension in those areas of the body where the feeling would be experienced. In the case of sexual feeling, this tension is found in and about the abdomen and pelvis.''<ref>https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/220761-while-the-repression-of-a-memory-is-a-psychological-process</ref>
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