This is an almost constant state of being for most human beings. From the onset of puberty to the occurrence of death, most human beings are thinking, talking or getting about having sex, and those who aren't doing any of these things are wondering why (note the use of psychologists, psychiatrists and counsellors by members of societies which do not encourage the "free and easy" pursuit and/or practice of sex - such as those of the Western World) .

The frustrating thing about sex is that, even if you're having some, you live in a constant state of fear that you may be missing out on some from somewhere else, or that you're missing out on having some which is better than what you're having now.

Several religions have capitalised on this apparently universal human obsession, making it part of their doctrines that the elimination or restriction of sexual thoughts and feelings is good for the (general or conceptual, rather than actual) person, soul or thinking process, and an admirable aim in itself. This allows such religions to keep their members disciplined and energetic with an emphasis on "energetic". Other concepts within each religion can then be used to redirect the energy of its frustrated members into other pursuits. Other religions attempt to eliminate sexual frustration in a different way, by sanctifying and encouraging the practice of sex. Such religions offend the practitioners of those religions which do not share their beliefs, and are usually condemned merely for this reason.

A widely culturally sanctioned state of sexual frustration is known as "virginity", which is a condition in which the practitioner (known as a "virgin") has not actually had sex at all, and has had their natural state of sexual frustration compounded by feelings of anticipation. The mainstream religions - or those which encourage the energies of their practitioners by disciplining their sex drives - prize this state, which their doctrines tend to confuse with "innocence". This is also, coincidentally, a state of being currently attended by almost all teen-aged children, and goes a long way to explaining their energy and exuberance which (unchecked by the actual practice of sex) may compound into aggression, violence and other, more energetic and damaging expressions of frustration.

The naturalness of the condition of sexual frustration has confused and disturbed many people, and angered and excited many others: particularly the younger, less experienced ones. No-one, evidently, knows an effective way to limit sexual frustration while also limiting the practice of sex, and this self-contradictory aim has evidently historically contributed to much of the religious, philosophical, artistic, athletic and virtually every other kind of human achievement, as well as the diversion of human beings from the achievements they are actually pursuing, since the dawn of humanity.