There was a very popular book called The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook. The first edition was published in 1981 and it had a chapter on “Orgasmic Reconditioning” showing how homosexuals could realign their psyche to be turned on by the opposite sex. Similarly, heterosexuals could enhance their sexual attraction to their mates by transferring it from other objects of desire, such as movie stars. This entire topic was deleted from the current 1995 edition. Now the psychological associations say it is too stressful to change sexual orientation. This is clearly the politically correct thing to say, but is it scientifically correct? If it is in fact accurate, then what has happened since 1981 to reduce the stress threshold for the general population? I conjecture that our dependence on pharmaceuticals has made all humans immune deficient . . . Not that the big drug companies care, because they make money coming and going.
Be that as it may, homosexuality has become an accepted condition, because of special interest pressure from the gay community. Which is OK, but they have no right to take the sexual re-orientation process itself out of the scientific domain, because there are those who might benefit ~ and not just homosexuals wanting to be straight. Adulterous men could use the method to become more sexually aroused, by their own spouses. Child molesters could fix their orientation. It would not be hard to make a case that this pressure by the gay community to make their condition OK has deprived the rest of the population of an important medical tool. That being the case, folks would probably not be too inclined to support this whole gay marriage rights movement underway.
I know my “psychology over pharmaceuticals” attitude has got to be annoying. Just take a few aspirins and you will feel better. The only people who believe in any of the original natural healing stuff that Jesus practiced way back when, are Wiccans and witches. And you know what any good Christian should do to them; what does the Bible say, “Thou shall not suffer a witch to live?” Nor shall thou suffer thyself to do time consuming meditation or relaxation exercises; when thou can take a pill instead.