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The cornerstone of Hypnosis Motivation
Institute founder John Kappas,
Ph.D.’s hypnotherapy practice is his concept of Emotional and Physical
Sexuality. In my blog titled, All
About Emotional and Physical Sexuality, Part 1, I described the
characteristics of these personalities and the importance of knowing a client’s
sexual personality as a way to understand, predict and even mold his or her
behavior. I provided more information about each personality—in particular, their
priorities and goals in the context of a romantic (sexual) relationship—in the
follow-up blog titled All
About Emotional and Physical Sexuality, Part 2. In today’s blog I will
present relationship perspectives in three songs (“scenarios”) that may give
you a lyrical insight about how Emotional Sexuals and Physical Sexuals might
behave at the end of a relationship.
·
“Buy
Me a Rose,” by Kenny Rogers. In
this song, Kenny Rogers represents the Emotional Sexual partner in a
relationship. Remember, an Emotional Sexual generally does not feel comfortable
expressing his feelings for a lover or spouse (the same is true for Emotional
Sexual women). Consistent with this personality, he shows the love he feels for
his wife by working hard to provide a good home and lifestyle for her. Since an
Emotional Sexual’s core values are financial security/work; hobbies; friends
and family; and the relationship, in his mind the relationship is going great
because he is providing for her so well. However, since he does not verbalize
his emotions or even show affection by calling her from work to say hello/I
love you, or even bring her flowers from time to time, their marriage is not
really so great.
·
“Wrecking
Ball,” by Miley Cyrus. Sung from the
post-breakup perspective, the lyrics describe a post-mortem of all the extreme
and excessive clinging behaviors with which a Physical Sexual overwhelms and often
alienates her Emotional Sexual lover. For
example, when Cyrus describes how she “came in like a wrecking ball”—full of
emotion and demanding attempts to get closer to her partner—you can almost
imagine a hurricane-force ball of energy hurling at you. Meanwhile, the other
partner keeps pulling away from her until she is burning with rejection. The
heart-breaking line in the bridge of the song is when she concedes, “Instead of
using force/I guess I should have let you in.” If she had taken a step (or
several) back and given him some space—the metaphoric “Twinkie”—the relationship
might not have imploded. (Although this song is sung by a woman/her
perspective, it is also applicable to a Physical Sexual man in a similar
situation.)
·
“Just
Give me a Reason,” by Pink featuring
Nate Ruess. For me, this song represents the dynamics and communication (or
miscommunication) between Physical Sexual and Emotional Sexual partners as
their relationship starts to unravel. The lyrics trace the trajectory of their
early attraction in the romance to a plateau stage in the relationship, where
the passion and urgency of new love has worn off. The Physical Sexual female
notices that her partner is talking in his sleep and no longer seems as
attentive or interested in her compared to what is going on in his life. Meanwhile,
the Emotional Sexual male is confused about her insecurity about their
relationship: “Your head is running wild again/my dear we still have everythin’.”
As the title of this song suggests, the outlook for this couple seems bright,
though, because both partners want to work through their insecurities and misunderstandings
to save the relationship.
Although the three songs
I have chosen for this essay seem to emphasize stereotypical male/female roles,
it is important to note that Dr. Kappas’s theory of Emotional and Physical
Sexuality is not based on male/female
behaviors. A man can be a Physical Sexual and a woman can be an Emotional
Sexual. For example, in her hit “Ex’s
and Oh’s,” singer Elle King is the
Emotional Sexual partner whose (Physical Sexual) lovers are pining and cursing
her name after she ends the relationship. This is also a sliding scale, so no one will
be 100 percent Emotional Sexual or 100 percent Physical Sexual. Rather, we each
possess characteristics of both personalities but tend to be more “dominant” in
one or the other category.
For fun, consider the lyrics of your favorite
relationship song in the context of Emotional and Physical Sexual personality.
You may find an entirely new perspective or understanding of the song.
Sara R. Fogan, C.Ht. is a certified hypnotherapist based
in Southern California. She graduated with honors from the Hypnosis Motivation
Institute in 2005. For more
information about Calminsense Hypnotherapy® and to set up an
appointment, please visit http://www.calminsensehypnotherapy.com/.
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