7 Cases When A High Sex Drive May Be A Sign Of Trauma

[BadBoy89]

Hypersexual behavior could be a symptom of PTSD or other mental health issues.

7 Cases When A High Sex Drive May Be A Sign Of Trauma

Hypersexual behavior could be a symptom of PTSD or other mental health issues. Here’s what to look for.

www.huffpost.com

People cope with trauma in different ways, and sometimes you may not even realize your behavior is linked to your past. One way might be through hypersexual behavior, which can look like obsessing over sex, practicing unsafe sex practices and/or feeling unhappy after sex.

“A person with PTSD might find regulating sexual desires more challenging or more arousing because their parameters have been altered by trauma,” Allison Kent, a therapist at Favored Wellness Counseling in Pennsylvania, told HuffPost.

So how do you know if your sex drive is linked to trauma?

You’re putting sex first.
You’re feeling bad about yourself after sex.
You’re engaging in risky behavior.
You’re using sex to control your thoughts or others’ actions.
You’re feeling addicted to sex.
You may be disassociating from your body during sex.
You’re struggling to form meaningful relationships.
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My thoughts: The points are relevant to me because I'm really obsessed with sex and have had childhood trauma. But on the other hand, my trauma might not be bad because I wasn't a child soldier or had been shot at or had been exposed to chemical weapons or been raised in the street or stuff like that.

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Thoughts?

 

[Scaramouche]

Hi BadBoy,
Seems Amsterdam Assassin is the closest to a Trick Cyclist we have on here,be interesting to hear his take on this....I am certain you are right about trauma and Svex drive,though your post conveys a certain amount of guilt about what seems a perfectly healthy outlet.....You can draw a Bellcurve relating to any human activity and most of us are sitting pretty squarely at one end....We certainly have more fun,but then our lives and those around us suffer too,a pendulum effect that seems apparent in all Human activities.

 

[MatureDJ]

An Incel obsessing over sex is like someone in a famine "obsessing" over food.

 

[AmsterdamAssassin]

Seems Amsterdam Assassin is the closest to a Trick Cyclist we have on here,be interesting to hear his take on this...

There's a difference between a high libido / sex drive and unhealthy sex addiction.
PTSD patients are more prone to the sex addiction side, but they'll often try to mask it as 'high libido'.

I looked into this, since I have a high libido and childhood trauma as well (C-PTS, but without the D), but my attitude towards sex is positive and not obsessed.

People with a high libido do not prioritise sex, they don't feel bad or guilty, they don't risk their health, they don't disassociate (the opposite in fact) and they can form meaningful LTR.

Sex addicts (sometimes called nymphomaniacs) actually don't have a satisfying sex life, they have most or all the markers described in the first post.

So how do you know if your sex drive is linked to trauma?

You’re putting sex first.
You’re feeling bad about yourself after sex.
You’re engaging in risky behavior.
You’re using sex to control your thoughts or others’ actions.
You’re feeling addicted to sex.
You may be disassociating from your body during sex.
You’re struggling to form meaningful relationships.

And yes, most of the PTSD women I counsel are more likely to have sex addiction, not just a high libido. They tend to get obsessed because they are chasing 'good' sex while not receiving much satisfaction from sexual encounters.