Sex. Even the word makes some people shiver with delight and others shiver with disgust.
We get all sorts of messages about sex from our families, friends, and culture. Those messages can cause anything from confusion, shame, and anxiety to excitement, joy, and empowerment and have a tremendous impact on our sexuality, our sexual relationships, and our general happiness with our lives.
Another factor that has an impact on our sexuality and sexual relationships can be summed up by the word "stress." Whether it's stress from work, health problems, financial problems, family, relationship or other stressors, too much stress has a negative impact on our lives and that impact effects us sexually.
Sexual trauma from childhood or adulthood can have a negative impact on one's sexuality and sexual behavior.
Medical issues and medications can also contribute to sexual difficulties.
The negative impact of the messages, stress, trauma, and/or medical issues can show up in problems such as:
- difficulty maintaining an erection
- painful intercourse
- lowered sexual desire/lack of sex drive
- rapid or delayed ejaculation
- difficulties reaching orgasm
Sex therapy is not just for when you're in a crisis. For example, it can be helpful for better understanding yourself sexually, improving your own relationship to sex and for improving sexual communication between partners.
Sex therapy is a type of talk therapy that is specifically geared toward helping people resolve sexual difficulties. Sex therapy does not involve any physical touch or sexual behavior during the therapy session or involving the therapist.
Get help if you need it.
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