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I am ablebodied and four months into a relationship with a para who is numb from the chest down. How do paras
experience the feelings from the solar plexus--the gut feelings of "gushing love," joy, pain, emotion and sensitivity to
others?
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by Elizabeth McNeff: (05/16/2004)
People are capable of the same emotional responses after a spinal cord injury as before. That is, they respond like
nondisabled people.The solar plexus is located in the central hollow just below the rib cage, and is where many people
experience emotions and sexuality. As a chakra--a center of energy--it is associated with sexual energy felt as personal
power, charisma and self-assurance. These feelings are commonly referred to as "butterflies in the tummy," and are often
accompanied by an increase in heart rate.
A physical response in the solar plexus to the emotional stimulation of orgasm may include a sensation of warm, throbbing and
radiating energy. The only difference in the response for people with spinal cord injuries is that they may not experience the
same increase in heart rate.
--Lizzi McNeffReviewed by Sexual Health Editorial Team
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