Causes of Sexual Lack of Interest or Desire for Sex
You want sex and your partner demonstrates no interest or desire. Rather than blaming your partner focus on resolution.
The first step is to is to discover some of the causes. Lack of desire or interest is a symptom. And be careful what you think for you can be the major roadblock.
Inhibited sexual desire (ISD) refers to a low level of sexual interest. A person with ISD will not start or respond to their partner’s desire for sexual activity.
The primary symptom is lack of sexual interest. ISD is a very common sexual disorder, often occurring when one partner does not feel intimate or close to the other.
ISD can be primary (in which the person has never felt much sexual desire or interest), or secondary (in which the person used to feel sexual desire, but no longer does).
ISD can also relate to the partner (the person with ISD is interested in other people, but not his or her partner), or it can be general ( the person with ISD isn’t sexually interested in anyone). In the extreme form of sexual aversion, the person not only lacks sexual desire, but may find sex repulsive.
Sometimes, the sexual desire is not inhibited. The two partners have different sexual interest levels, even though both of their interest levels are within the normal range.
Someone can claim that his or her partner has ISD, when in fact they have overactive sexual desire and are very demanding sexually.
Common contributing factors are:
- lack of affection
- communication problems
- power struggles and conflicts
- not having enough time alone together
ISD can occur if you’ve had:
- negative attitudes toward sex
- a very strict upbringing concerning sex
- traumatic sexual experiences ~ rape, incest, sexual abuse
Some commonly overlooked factors include:
- fatigue
- insomnia
- impotency
- depression
- excess stress
- painful intercourse
- retarded ejaculation
- lack of certain hormones
People who were victims of childhood sexual abuse or rape, and those whose marriages lack emotional intimacy are especially at risk for ISD.
You have an idea what might be causing lack of interest or desire. The next step is what can be done about it (if anything.)
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