“Sex Sent Me to the ER”
Viewers antsy for out of the ordinary and eyebrow-raising TV entertainment can look into the new TLC show, “Sex Sent Me to the ER,” and see if it’s right up their viewing alley.
As its title indicates, the reality series features “extreme” medical problems. The telecast we viewed was one for the books, because it focused on a hapless man who ended up in a hospital’s emergency room after a wild lovemaking session with his girlfriend.
To add to the excitement, they resorted to sex toys and tools, including a metal ring that was a thrillingly snug fit for his sexual “equipment.”
Trouble was, the ring constricted his blood vessels like a tourniquet, until it even became life-threatening.
That’s when the “embarrassing” decision was made to rush him to the ER, where the staff was stumped by the patient’s unusual predicament.
After they got over their shock and bemusement, the doctors decided to sever the ring with an industrial cutter, making sure that the whirling electrical device didn’t injure his delicate groin area.
The patient who was unexpectedly caught with his pants down had to endure a lot of pain and even more embarrassment.
But, the hapless experience still managed to have a happy ending—and teach viewers to make sure that their erotic games don’t get them in a dangerous medical fix!
Another unusual viewing experience is provided by “My Extreme Animal Phobia” on Animal Planet.
Each week, the reality program features three phobic individuals who have a huge fear involving insects and other creatures to overcome.
The challenge is made truly formidable by the fact that the phobias have festered since childhood, so they’re exceedingly difficult to “psych out.”
Adding to the degree of difficulty is the sufferers’ reticence, reluctance or even resentful objection to getting psychologically cured!
The show’s resident psychologists thus have to use both friendly persuasion and tough love to “force” the patients to do what’s best for their long-term liberation.
The telecast we viewed focused on a woman who was scared of millipedes, a man who was terrified of bees, and a third patient who was dead-sure that sharks were out to get her!
It’s a testament to the experts’ prodigious abilities that, after a long screamfest, all of the patients were cured.
Finally, they could enjoy life without being hounded by unreasonable fears and fetishes. What a huge relief!