▁which ▁puts ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁category ▁as ▁things ▁like ▁the ▁consumption ▁of ▁dru gs ▁and ▁alco hol . ▁Gener ally ▁eng aging ▁in ▁sexual ▁inter course ▁is ▁a ▁much ▁sa fer ▁and ▁less ▁destruct ive ▁alternative ▁to ▁the ▁other ▁direct ▁t ension ▁reducing ▁measures . ▁ ▁To ▁those ▁in ▁a ▁health y , ▁committed ▁relationship ▁it ▁can ▁prove ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁very ▁benef icial ▁m ood ▁repair ▁strategy . ▁ ▁Sex ual ▁inter course ’ s ▁main ▁purpose ▁in ▁m ood ▁repair ▁is ▁the ▁re le asing ▁of ▁t ension . ▁ ▁It ▁activ ates ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁o xy to cin ▁in ▁the ▁brain ▁that ▁serves ▁to ▁calm ▁n erves , ▁relax ▁mus cles , ▁and ▁indu ce ▁brief ▁eu ph oria . ▁ ▁These ▁results ▁each ▁have ▁a ▁positive ▁effect ▁on ▁unw anted ▁m ood s ▁and ▁in ▁combination ▁they ▁present ▁a ▁powerful ▁reaction . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁major ▁reason ▁that ▁sex ▁constit utes ▁as ▁a ▁m ood ▁repair ▁strategy ▁is ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁feelings ▁of ▁clos eness ▁it ▁creates ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁people ▁eng aging ▁in ▁the ▁action . ▁ ▁The ▁int im acy ▁involved ▁in ▁sex ▁serves ▁as ▁an ▁important ▁counter ▁to ▁the ▁feelings ▁of ▁l onel iness ▁and ▁isol ation ▁that ▁often ▁contribute ▁to ▁sad ness ▁or ▁de pression . ▁ ▁Hum or ▁Hum or ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁known ▁m ood - rep air ▁strategy . ▁Hum or ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁bring ▁about ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁at ten u ation ▁and ▁allow ▁for ▁individuals ▁to ▁eng age