Sex. Even the word makes some people shiver with delight and others shiver with disgust. When that difference appears between two people in a relationship, that’s a big problem. That’s an extreme, though. More typically, when there is what is called a desire difference between spouses, the cause is more that one person doesn’t have the desire for sex or the interest is greatly reduced from what it was earlier in the relationship while the other person’s sexual appetite has not reduced or not much.
Many factors can have an impact on sexual desire including health problems and medications, sleep (not enough), children, stressful jobs, depression, relationship problems other than the sexual issue. This situation can be very frustrating and upsetting for both spouses.
Other sexual problems such as difficulty maintaining an erection, rapid ejaculation, and delayed ejaculation for men or painful intercourse or difficulties reaching orgasm for women, can also greatly effect a sexual relationship.
And sometimes, it’s just a matter of needing some education about sex, sexuality, and how the parts all work.
Sex therapy is a type of talk therapy that is specifically geared toward helping people resolve sexual difficulties. Sex therapy, whether it takes place in an office or via phone or Skype, does not involve any physical touch or sexual behavior during the therapy session or involving the therapist.
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