LOW DESIRE

Let’s talk about low desire and all the factors that influence our ability to experience arousal with or without a partner.

Let’s talk about

• Relationship discord and absence of emotional intimacy
• Lack of appropriate stimuli
• Biological and hormonal factors
• Medications, illness and fatigue
• Trauma (sexual, physical or medical)
• Negative emotions (anxiety, fear, shame or guilt)
• Lack of privacy and/or safety
• Expectation of negative outcome due to past history of disappointing sexual experiences.

Let’s talk about the fact that

• 48% of premenopausal women age 21-49 say their sex drive is lower now than in the past.
• 93% of women believe that having low sexual desire can put a strain on their relationship.
• 46% of women currently in a relationship feel that low sexual desire is putting their relationship at risk.
• 81% of women in a relationship admit to having sex with a partner even if they are not in the mood.
• 77% of women believe there needs to be more open, honest discussions about women’s low sexual desire in the news/media.
• Only 14% of women are aware of the availability of treatments for low sex desire.

And maybe by taking that first step and talking about it, we will…
• Realise we are not alone in this experience.
• Create a safe space where healing can take place.
• Normalise the various changes our bodies go through before and after pregnancy, during menopause, and as we age without feeling any shame or anxiety.
• Embrace our sexuality fully, unapologetically.
• Rekindle responsive desire and cultivate moments of presence with our partners so that our sexual connection is not guided by the quantity, but by the quality of our interactions.

Let's talk about it.

*Figures taken from a 2016 survey conducted by the American Sexual Health Association