许多人认为性幻想是一件可耻的事，在幻境中“肆意妄为”令人感到懊悔和自责。但美国福克斯新闻网4月25日报道，性教育学家与医疗专家特别推崇性幻想，并认为应该给它“平反昭雪”，鼓励人们给性爱插上幻想的翅膀。
英国伦敦心理疗法专家布雷特·卡尔在分析了2.3万份性幻想调查问卷后发现，多数人的性幻想内容都是一样的，最常见的包括裸露身体、爱侣极具魅惑地撩动和幻想第三方等。而且，男女之间的差异不大，只是男性更倾向于具体的性行为和性器官，涉及到更多视觉的内容；女性则更多涉及熟悉的伙伴、性爱中的小细节。“女性的幻想内容就是一部唯美的情色电影，会设定一个浪漫的氛围，挑选一位优秀的伴侣，设计好故事的起承转合，以及高潮时的卿卿我我。若每一场性爱都能如此美好，获得高潮就不再是难事。”
福克斯新闻网特约性学专家伊凡指出，性幻想能给人带来诸多实实在在的好处。比如，在没有实际性生活的时候，性幻想是很棒的替代品，它能使性生活更富情趣；帮助人克服性焦虑，提升性自信，并且在性爱中花样翻新、妙招频出。此外，性幻想不限时间、地点，且没有成本，夫妻们可以借此唤醒沉睡的激情，帮助彼此达到高潮。
“性幻想虽是大脑自由驰骋的结果，但所有形式和对象应是切实可行的人物、时间、地点，这是保持性生活活跃、有力的重要元素。此外，如果不违背伦理或社会道德，夫妻应该将幻想运用于现实生活中，多花点时间与伴侣产生共鸣，这样有助于克服性爱的单调与乏味。”伊凡强调。
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Is sexual fantasy a psychological problem?
Many people are plagued with great shame and remorse when it comes to fantasies, especially the ones they see as "perverse." However, according to the April 25th report on Fox News, educationalists psychotherapist for sexual health think highly on sexual fantasy, and encourage people have sexual fantasy.
One major study by London-based psychotherapist Brett Kahr, which involved more than 23,000 sexual fantasies, found the most popular phantasms are those involving exhibitionism, seduce, and third-party sex. When it comes to gender differences, our sexual fantasies are more alike than similar. Still, differences do exist. Male sexual fantasies are more likely to focus on specific sexual acts and sexual organs, and involve more visual content. Women’s sexual fantasies, on the other hand, are more likely to involve familiar partners and to include more description. “To her, it is a beautiful erotic movie with a romantic atmosphere, an excellent partner, a wonderful story and warm affection in climax. If every sexual love can be so wonderful, gaining climax is not difficult at all.”
Ivan, a special sexual specialist of Fox News said sexual fantasy brought a lot of benefits. For example, when you lack real sexual life, fantasy is A-list substitutes. It can bring zest in your sexual life, help you to get rid of sexual anxiety, improve sexual confidence. What’s more, without cost and limitation of time and place, couples can awake their passion and come to climax together by sexual fantasy.
“In fact, fantasy in all of its forms, including those involving imagined or real people, introduces variety and excitement. Both of these are important components in keeping your actual sex life hot. It also helps to counter the boredom that can come with a sexually monotonous, long-term relationship. If it is not against ethic and social moral, couples should display fantasy in their sexual life, ”Ivan said.