This developed from working extensively with couples
with sexual desire problems, and when couples embrace this view it helps them make impressive gains.
It's for couples and singles looking for help
with sexual desire problems.
Lessons from research participants for «ordinary» couples or
those with sexual desire problems and their therapists will be featured.
Certainly testosterone is not the answer for all women
with sexual desire problems.
Not exact matches
But that complaint cuts both ways, because ultimately, the empirical
problem with the
sexual - orientation framework we have been handed is that it is too neat, that it works by oversimplifying an incredibly messy web of attractions and drives and temptations, and that it inhibits the taming of those
desires by improperly amplifying their significance.
Though I am encouraged that Hill sees potential hazards in the use of terms like «gay Christian» and «homosexual Christian,» he, along
with Gonnerman and Tushnet, may not sufficiently recognize the
problems with describing or defining a person in terms of his or her affective
desire for the same sex (whether that
desire is relational, romantic, or
sexual), in place of the clear definition of our
sexual identity revealed to us by Scripture and the Church.
Women who suffer from chronically low levels of
sexual desire may soon be able to fix the
problem with a pill.
Low
sexual desire affects significant numbers of men after the age of 40,
with studies finding that up to 25 % of men report
problems *, depending on age and other factors.
Sexual problems in women after treatment for gynecological and breast cancers are well - documented — pain, dryness, loss of
desire, difficulty
with arousal and orgasm, and changes in body appearance due to treatments.
A 2012 study out of the Indiana University School of Public Health confirmed what most couples have already figured out — assisted reproductive techniques, especially IVF, cause
problems with sexual desire, interest, and satisfaction.
Excessive obsession
with technology,
desire of power,
problem of suicide,
sexual misconduct
with little girls.
I have worked
with couples on
sexual dysfunction and
desire issues, relationship
problems, infidelity, and communication difficulties.
She works
with sex
desire differences,
sexual addiction,
sexual trauma, challenges in nontraditional
sexual relationships, and many other
sexual problems that individuals and couples encounter.
Sexual desire problems are difficult to cure when treatment has nothing to do
with the eroticism, intimacy, and passion that we anticipate and demand.
Intimacy &
Desire explains why normal healthy couples
with good relationships have
sexual desire problems.
A common
problem encountered by men is the «Madonna — Whore» complex, by which tender feelings originally felt toward a person's mother, can not be reconciled
with a person's «dirty»
sexual desires.
I work
with most couple issues, including high conflict couples,
sexual function and
desire issues, infidelity, pornography issues, lack of closeness and connection, step - family issues, parenting issues, chemical health
problems, mood disorder concerns such as depression and anxiety, post-traumatic stress, commitment questions and concerns,
sexual orientation concerns and questions.
And, according to these views, if you have
sexual desire problems, there's something wrong
with you, your partner, or your relationship.
Beyond a lack of interest, finding
desire in pleasant sensations associated
with sexual arousal can be a
problem for some.
Tackle even the toughest
desire discrepancy
problems with finesse and understand how to sort out the physical, emotional, relational, spiritual, and purely
sexual aspects of complex sex issues
Workshop overview Therapists report
sexual desire problems are one of couples» most difficult issues, and every couple has difficulty
with intimacy sooner or later.
Five years in the making, Intimacy &
Desire combines time - tested solutions for
sexual desire problems with cutting edge information on interpersonal neurobiology, and the latest developments in the Crucible Approach.
As you'll see
with couples you'll meet in these pages, decades of adapting to
problems with orgasms, erections or low
sexual desire have an impact!
Range of
sexual functioning and behavior, from optimal to problematic including, but not limited to, common issues such as:
desire discrepancy, lack of
desire, difficulty achieving or maintaining arousal,
sexual pain, penetration
problems and difficulty
with orgasm.
But for the average therapist who's dealing
with a couple
with a
sexual -
desire gap, the underlying
problem is that one person needs to feel connected emotionally before he or she can be physical, and the other person needs to feel connected physically before he or she can invest in the emotional aspects of the relationship.
Uplifting, provocative, and heartfelt, the book is organized into four sections: A crash course in sex Explanation of how
sexual relationships really work Medical options and bionic solutions Vignettes of couples changing their
sexual relationships Resurrecting Sex addresses all major
sexual issues, including male erection
problems such as rapid orgasm and delayed orgasm; women's
problems with arousal and lubrication, difficulty reaching orgasm, and low
desire; full coverage of Viagra (for both men and women); and other sex - enhancing drugs and medical options.