Abstract. Hypo-sexuality, self-reported hypoactive sexual desire and/or sexual aversion, is a common symptom experienced by women who were victims of childhood sexual abuse. This symptom may be distressing to the patient herself, and may place strain on her romantic relationships in adulthood.
A 2021 study in the Journal of Affective Disorders found that hypersexual behavior may be a reaction to past trauma, and that it's linked to post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.
A significant majority of asexual participants had not experienced trauma, and there was no significant difference in asexual identification or sexual desire scores between those who had and had not experienced trauma.
Although the link is unsubstantiated, some kink-identified people who happen to be survivors of trauma may engage in kink, or trauma play, to heal from, cope with, and transform childhood abuse or adolescent maltreatment.
“Some of the many ways trauma can impact sexual response can be dissociating during sex (when you just tune out and leave your body), numbness and physical pain, difficulty getting aroused, flashbacks during physical arousal, getting triggered, panic attacks, difficulty trusting your partner, wanting to have rougher or ...
It can result from a variety of experiences including sexual abuse, physical and verbal abuse, natural disasters, loss of a loved one, and many more.
Adults may display sleep problems, increased agitation, hypervigilance, isolation or withdrawal, and increased use of alcohol or drugs. Older adults may exhibit increased withdrawal and isolation, reluctance to leave home, worsening of chronic illnesses, confusion, depression, and fear (DeWolfe & Nordboe, 2000b).
This is the premise of trauma bonding. Some theories suggest this is our subconscious mind trying to resolve old wounds. Even minor traumas, like the feeling “my parents never heard me,” can lead you to be attracted to, or hypersensitive to, someone who struggles to be present with you.
Many people feel hypersexual impulses as their brains are focused on the trauma. They can enter an unhealthy cycle where they seemingly reenact their trauma. As mentioned, this can be a coping mechanism for many.
Biastophilia (from Greek biastes, "rapist" + -philia) and its Latin-derived synonym raptophilia (from Latin rapere, "to seize"), also paraphilic rape, is a paraphilia in which sexual arousal is dependent on, or is responsive to, the act of assaulting an unconsenting person, especially a stranger.
Although issues such as depression can lower a person's sex drive, these conditions are not generally the cause of a lifelong lack of sexual attraction.
While a lack of sexual desire was once considered a mental health condition, asexuality is now recognized as a variation in human sexuality. Ace and ace-spectrum individuals are valid members of the LGBTQ+ community.
One of these terms is cupiosexual, which exists on the asexual spectrum. “Cupiosexuality refers to an individual who does not experience sexual desire, but still wants a sexual relationship,” Ted Lewis (they/them), Youth and Families Director at the Human Rights Campaign, explains. ADVERTISEMENT.
Hyposexuality could arise for a range of reasons, including drug and alcohol abuse and mental illnesses - such as depression, psychopathy and hypochondria - and might also be exacerbated by medications given to curb such conditions.
Trauma is defined as “a psychological, emotional response to an event or an experience that is deeply distressing or disturbing.” In reality, trauma can come from any experience that makes us feel unsafe, physically or emotionally, and that disrupts the way we cope or function.
Sexual abuse or trauma in your past. Low sex hormone levels. Medical problems like cancer, diabetes, heart problems, multiple sclerosis, or bladder problems. Medicines like antidepressants, blood pressure medicines, chemotherapy, and feminizing hormone therapy.
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Compulsive sexuality is a logical coping strategy to deal with trauma, dissociation, and shame. Sex is a highly stimulating–even intoxicating–experience that makes being in one's own skin pleasurable. Men especially may be hypersexual due to the association men learn between having sex and social acceptance.
Hypersexuality is derived from particular pathways of post-traumatic symptoms. Depression is strongly related to hypersexuality, although gender has an important role in our model. Depression and guilt are serial mediators of trauma-hypersexual behavior relations.
"Another reason someone might attract someone emotionally unavailable is because they have low self-esteem. For whatever reason (body image issues, experience of being bullied, job instability, addiction, or mental health issues), they may not believe they are worthy of love and commitment," she says.
Their internal healing and growth continues to inspire and motivate them to be more creative. Their creativity and emotional healing work together in a synergistic relationship. They are healed and transformed by their creative work, and become more and more creative as they face their pain.
It is a building block of some of our deepest relationships and a component in many of our happiest days. Yet the ability to freely give and receive love is a fragile skill, which traumatic experiences can all too easily dent or damage. Learning how to be loved is a vital part of your healing.
Intrusive memories
Recurrent, unwanted distressing memories of the traumatic event. Reliving the traumatic event as if it were happening again (flashbacks) Upsetting dreams or nightmares about the traumatic event. Severe emotional distress or physical reactions to something that reminds you of the traumatic event.