# The Involuntary Erection Thread: for guys and gals **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 18, 2000, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-involuntary-erection-thread-for-guys-and-gals/25999 "2000-07-18T17:43:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MagicalSilverKey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@MagicalSilverKey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicalSilverKey)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2000, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-involuntary-erection-thread-for-guys-and-gals/25999/1 "2000-07-18T17:43:21Z")
**Okay, first of I want address the males here:** Have you ever been in a public place, thinking absolutely no sexual thoughts whatsoever, and gotten a clothed but embarrassingly obvious erection for no reason whatsoever? This has happened to me many times. I don’t know what causes it, but it’s emabarrassing as ever. It happened to me just the other day while walking from my car into a restaurant. Sex was ten light years away from my mind. All I was thinking about what I wanted to eat for dinner. I was wearing shorts at the time, and I was fully covered, but the “bulge” was terribly noticeable. What’s even worse…when you can’t subtly try to adjust yourself to make it less noticeable, without making the **act** of “hiding it” obvious. What do you other guys do if this happens? **Now here’s the part for the ladies:** In an instance as above, (a) Would you notice any of the above? (b) What would be your reaction, if any, to witnessing such an occurrence? © Are spontaneous public nipple erections equally embarrassing for you, and how do you handle this? ---
**Author:** ![soulsling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@soulsling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulsling)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2000, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-involuntary-erection-thread-for-guys-and-gals/25999/2 "2000-07-18T17:44:57Z")
happens all the time. I attribut this to my being so optimistic. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2000, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-involuntary-erection-thread-for-guys-and-gals/25999/3 "2000-07-18T17:46:27Z")
I dunno, I figure if you got it, flaunt it. ---
**Author:** ![ChrisP\_One\_Kenobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@ChrisP\_One\_Kenobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisP_One_Kenobe)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2000, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-involuntary-erection-thread-for-guys-and-gals/25999/4 "2000-07-18T17:49:06Z")
I do that when I check out the Women of the SDMB… Of course I really don’t care when I’m at home. I just whip it out and show it to my wife and we sneak off to the bedroom. I think that may have been TMI. ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2000, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-involuntary-erection-thread-for-guys-and-gals/25999/5 "2000-07-18T17:49:38Z")
It does happen all the time. Do you also have morning erections? I can’t get out of bed in the morning without full inflation. Is there some medical reason for this? MR ---
**Author:** ![KimKatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@KimKatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KimKatt)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2000, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-involuntary-erection-thread-for-guys-and-gals/25999/6 "2000-07-18T17:57:21Z")
Nipple erections. Yes. Happens at the slightest chill in the air. Right now, in my ‘office’ (read: cubicle erected in what was once a storage closet) it is about 65 degrees. In the hallway, a good ten degrees warmer. In the ladies room, about 60. In the office across the hall, about 80. Suffice it to say, if I move from my desk, I am going to get a chill either when I get where I’m going or when I get back. I wear a slightly padded bra. Has zero to do with “enhancement” and everything to do with making the temperature in the room, shall we say, not register on my chest. On this point, we’ve got it better than the guys, I think. Much less noticeable and much easier to hide. Would I notice this on a guy? Depends on how close to him I am 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Aglarond](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@Aglarond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aglarond)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2000, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-involuntary-erection-thread-for-guys-and-gals/25999/7 "2000-07-18T17:58:41Z")
I’ve never had it while walking. It’s usually when sitting down. Sex doesn’t have to be anywhere near my mind for it to happen. I’ve developed a soon-to-be patented method of concealment. In one fluid movement, I begin to stand up while leaning far forward, grab Mr. Happy and swing him until he’s facing due north and do a tuck. The tuck involves grabbing the strap of your boxers or briefs and using it to hold your little buddy close. It’s easier to hide that way. There is still some bulge, but unless somebody’s looking for it, they won’t notice anything. Hope nobody I know is reading this. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Aglarond](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@Aglarond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aglarond)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2000, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-involuntary-erection-thread-for-guys-and-gals/25999/8 "2000-07-18T18:00:46Z")
Woops. Missed KimKatt’s post. I rarely miss an erect nipple. I think I have some kind of inheritted homing device built into my brain. My eyes just kind of zoom. Am I alone on this one? ---
**Author:** ![ChrisP\_One\_Kenobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@ChrisP\_One\_Kenobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisP_One_Kenobe)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2000, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-involuntary-erection-thread-for-guys-and-gals/25999/9 "2000-07-18T18:03:27Z")
Dammit…It just happened. I mean like right now! ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2000, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-involuntary-erection-thread-for-guys-and-gals/25999/10 "2000-07-18T18:05:43Z")
> [@](#): > > Woops. Missed KimKatt’s post. I rarely miss an erect nipple. Dude, _no one_ misses an erect nipple. 🙂 They just don’t work that way. MR ---
**Author:** ![Aglarond](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@Aglarond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aglarond)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2000, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-involuntary-erection-thread-for-guys-and-gals/25999/11 "2000-07-18T18:08:38Z")
Katt just thinks she’s being sly with those padded bras. No nipple escapes the power of testosterone. Bwahahaha. ---
**Author:** ![Sands](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@Sands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sands)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2000, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-involuntary-erection-thread-for-guys-and-gals/25999/12 "2000-07-18T18:10:05Z")
Erections take place during REM sleep, and REM is most often found right before waking…which is why it’s there when you open your eyes…some say this is just a way your body makes sure oxygenated blood gets to your penis, keeping it…well oiled (i guess). erect nipples? i don’t feel embarrased by them…i think it’s kind of sexy…and pierced nipples stand out even more… ---
**Author:** ![cheezit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@cheezit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheezit)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2000, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-involuntary-erection-thread-for-guys-and-gals/25999/13 "2000-07-18T18:11:53Z")
Way back in junior high school and then high school, I had a “problem” almost ALL THE TIME !!! I didn’t care. Now days, when it happens, I just go to a private place and take said “problem” in hand and, well, you know. :D:D:D ---
**Author:** ![vandal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/858c86/32.png) [@vandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vandal)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2000, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-involuntary-erection-thread-for-guys-and-gals/25999/14 "2000-07-18T18:14:17Z")
> [@](#): > > **Is there some medical reason for this?** I don’t believe that there is a medical reason for this occurance, but the most viable theory behind it would be from all the rubbing and sliding one’s penis goes through throughout his slumber, thus stimulating it, and causing it to become erect. Now, for the OP, while in public, I hardly ever get those random erections. I get them a lot at home, but for some reason, never in public. ---
**Author:** ![KimKatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@KimKatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KimKatt)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2000, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-involuntary-erection-thread-for-guys-and-gals/25999/15 "2000-07-18T18:16:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sands \* > \*\*and pierced nipples stand out even more… \*\* That would be the other reason that I usually wear a padded bra. There are some things that my co-workers just don’t need to know about me. Ummmm… Does anyone here know me? ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2000, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-involuntary-erection-thread-for-guys-and-gals/25999/16 "2000-07-18T18:22:56Z")
KimKatt, how you doin’? ---
**Author:** ![MagicalSilverKey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@MagicalSilverKey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicalSilverKey)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2000, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-involuntary-erection-thread-for-guys-and-gals/25999/17 "2000-07-18T18:26:17Z")
Hey Kim Katt, about sending us a peek at SDMBPP? lol ---
**Author:** ![KimKatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@KimKatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KimKatt)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2000, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-involuntary-erection-thread-for-guys-and-gals/25999/18 "2000-07-18T18:38:56Z")
**Mully** , I’d be doing better if it weren’t so darned cold in here. **MSK** , you’ll have to take a number after the one co-worker I did tell about it. He’s still waiting to see them. He will continue to be waiting to see them. He has already offered money and alcohol, and he is still waiting. 😃 😃 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Aglarond](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@Aglarond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aglarond)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2000, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-involuntary-erection-thread-for-guys-and-gals/25999/19 "2000-07-18T18:44:27Z")
And now KimKatt, so are we. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Catrandom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@Catrandom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catrandom)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2000, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-involuntary-erection-thread-for-guys-and-gals/25999/20 "2000-07-18T18:44:35Z")
I’m not sure there is such a thing as a padded bra at my size ☹ I just resign myself to wearing a shirt over my tank tops and tees all through air conditioning season. Or walking around with my arms crossed over my chest like I’m protecting my virtue. Catrandom [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-involuntary-erection-thread-for-guys-and-gals/25999.md?page=2)