Mental Illness/Depression = Sexual Stimulation?

by Windchaser 23 years ago 19 Replies latest 23 years ago jw friends

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  Windchaser 23 years ago

  Does mental illness and/or depression cause excessive sexual stimulation? Just wondering.

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  Xander 23 years ago

  Ummmm....no?

  What on earth brought that up?

  (I actually hope there is a legitimate reason for your question - otherwise, you might be seen as stirring up trouble and getting your post nuked)

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  kenpodragon 23 years ago

  Sex drive is a natural form of pleasure, thus when we are depressed we sometimes seek the easy solution. Which often gets us into deeper trouble.

  My thought

  Dragon

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  Lady Lee 23 years ago

  Cause? No

  but....

  the endorphins released during sexual stimulation can ease depression

  NOTE: This is NOT a cure for depression

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  I can't believe I just posted to this question

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  Xander 23 years ago

  Yeah, but for guys at least, you rather need to be 'really in the mood', as it were, to even be ABLE to participate, and I just can't see that happening if you are feeling depressed.

  I honestly don't know about mental illness - that just seems a weird question?

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  kenpodragon 23 years ago

  Everyone is different, depression does not always lower the sex drive. Some people find depression to be a turn on ... you can not define anything globally.

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  Xander 23 years ago

  You mean, like, being depressed as a turn on? Hmmm....don't really see that.

  A gloomy outlook can sometimes be a turn on. (Which reminds me....any goth chicks here? )

  But I don't think a negative attitude severe enough to be classified as 'depression' could turn anyone on:

  A psychiatric disorder characterized by an inability to concentrate, insomnia, loss of appetite, anhedonia, feelings of extreme sadness, guilt, helplessness and hopelessness, and thoughts of death

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  Xena 23 years ago

  like drugs and drinking, sex can be used as an escape by a depressed person. you lose yourself in it and forget your troubles for awhile....

  I know

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  Elsewhere 23 years ago

  For a lot of people, depression does increas the labedo.

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  RunningMan 23 years ago

  Depression can be a major turn on. That's why "goth" chicks are so hot.

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