Arousal

The Secret Logic of Sexual Fantasies

By: Dr. Michael J. Bader

Narrated by: Eric Altheide

Sexual fantasies. Everyone has them, but no one knows what they mean. People are curious about and often confused by the things that arouse them, yet they are often too ashamed to reveal their most private fantasies to their partners or even their therapists. In this fascinating and provocative book, Dr. Michael J. Bader offers a groundbreaking new theory of sexual desire, one that will liberate men and women and enable them to better understand their sexual preferences.

Drawing on his twenty-five years as a psychotherapist and psychoanalyst, Dr. Bader demonstrates that rather than being programmed by biology or society, sexual fantasies and preferences are really psychological antidotes to unconscious dangers. Dr. Bader sensitively tells the stories of his patients and explains the meaning of their sexual fantasies. In terms refreshingly free of jargon, he reveals how his profound new theory can be used to decipher a wide variety of sexual fantasies and behavior. And yet, Dr. Bader's exciting new theory transcends the realm of individual psychology. Listeners will come away with a new understanding of such issues as sexual chemistry and boredom, cybersex, pornography, and the differences in how men and women get excited.

Contains mature themes.

©2002 Michael J. Bader (P)2025 Tantor Media

Well researched and compiled.

I wish there narrator would read the text slower and more deliberately. It feels as though I'm listening to a news reporter.