Many people don't understand the meaning of abstinence. Some think of abstinence as not having vaginal intercourse, but they can enjoy other types of sex play that don't lead to pregnancy, usually known as external sex. Some people think of abstinence as not having vaginal sex when a woman could become pregnant. This form of sexual activity like periodic abstinence, this type of abstinence is based on fertility awareness methods of birth control. Abstinence is defined as stopping oneself from engaging in something. Using this definition of sexual activity, we can describe abstinence as the practice of refraining from engaging in or engaging in any type of sexual activity. To practice abstinence is to abstain from oral, anal, and vaginal sex. As teenagers, many of us don't understand the importance of abstinence, especially now that we experience media influence and peer pressure, but the truth is that being bullied and Being in the throes of grief is not cool. The downsides of not practicing abstinence are the transmission of diseases such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, genital herpes and HIV/A....