get, as well as from the practitioner's demeanor as she
answers you.
interested in non-monogamy to ask this question; it's
simply a way to find out how open your practitioner is
to non-traditional sexualities. An answer that might
signal sex-negativity would be one that uses words like
"promiscuous" or "adultery," or that otherwise implies
that non-monogamous relationships are inherently sinful
or damaging. A better answer might be one that focuses
on the consent of everybody involved, and/or on disease
prevention strategies.
uptight or sex-negative answers to this question. They
may focus on sex addiction or intimacy-avoidance issues,
or simply seem uncomfortable with the whole idea.
The sex-positive practitioner knows that masturbation
is a normal, healthy sexual outlet engaged in by most
people, as well as an excellent safer-sex strategy, and will
tell you so. She may reject masturbation personally, but
the question is how she does it there's a big difference
between "I'm Catholic so it's not acceptable for me" and
"It's a sin against God." It's also quite reasonable for
her to answer "I prefer not to talk about my personal
beliefs," but follow up with, "What do you think about
your patients who do?" Negativity in this answer is not
acceptable.