August 18, 2006

Psychological causes of female sexual dissatisfaction: Part II

Sexual addiction: this is a controversial subject. In the past, women who expressed their interest in sex were considered “nymphomaniac”. We wonder if just the label has changed over time. What is sexual addiction and what is a normal but strong sexual desire? If your desire for sex excludes everything else, including work and family, then you have en emotional insanity. If the only thing you and your partner do when you are together is just having sex, you may be using sex just to avoid emotional bonds.

Body image and self-esteem problems: Some women usually compare their bodies to the image most media sell and impose. These women, who are considered attractive for the ones around them, often find defects in their bodies, even when they really don’t have them. As a result, many women feel uncomfortable showing their bodies to their boyfriends or husbands. They never let their partners look at them when they are undressed, with the lights on, and touch them in their private parts. If a woman can not take her clothes off with the lights on and neither allows her partner to look at them and touch them, they won’t be able to plenty enjoy making love with him. Also affects a woman’s sexuality how she feels about herself at work and in her relationships. If a woman feels she has no qualities or skills others can appreciate, she might think she’s unable to sexually express herself. If she thinks her partner will not listen to her or respect what she says, she will never tell about her sexual needs. If a woman does not feel comfortable about herself and her partner, it’s pretty unlikely she could relax and have an orgasm. Having an orgasm may make her feel vulnerable, and if she doesn’t have self-confidence, she can not allow herself conscious or unconsciously having an orgasm.

Relationship problems: A couple’s sexual state is frequently a direct indicator of the relationship’s general situation. If the couple has sexual problems, those difficulties usually have a negative impact on their relationship and vice versa. If the relationship is in trouble, there’s no treatment that only involves the solution of the woman’s problems. If a woman’s sexual dissatisfaction is the result of sexual difficulties of due to her partner’s lack of sexual skills, treating only her would probably be a failure. If in a couple they trust each other and have a good communication, it’s unlikely they have sexual dissatisfaction.

Some couples have problems about accepting the natural changes a relationship has over time. Many relationships start as a result of a mutual intense attraction, often accompanied by sexual passion. One this first attraction is wasted the relationship gets less tender and less exciting too. If the couple has good communication skills, confidence and mutual respect, the relationship survives the transition, and the couple discovers love. If the person is willing to keep that emotional and physical intensity during the relationship, she will find herself going from one relationship to another. Many couple shave false expectations about how their sexual life should be, ignoring other things that have changed in the relationship. For instance, having kids demands changes in the couple’s sexual life. A healthy relationship is essential for pleasing sex. Love is not only the essential quality in a healthy sexual relationship, but respect, communication and mutual respect are too.

Physiological and psychological evaluation: As you can see, there are many possible causes for sexual dissatisfaction. Determining which the causes are responsible for a woman’s sexual dissatisfaction requires a detailed diagnosis. Since the cause is usually physiological or physiological, both should be studied together. If a woman just attend to a gynecologist or to the therapist, but not to both, it’s less probably she’s find out the cause and real level of her sexual problems. It’s also probably that the diagnosis might be wrong or incomplete, and consequently the treatment will have less probabilities of being successful.

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