Hi everyone, My question is can your sexual desire shut down when you are depressed? Through my teenage years, leading up to the end of last year, I would get turned on by men and I can never think of a time where I actually got turned on by a woman, nervous maybe, but not the response where my body became sexually attracted to them. And now that I came out I've lost the ability to get turned on as before, doubting myself once more. Recently I fell in love with a guy and would get turned on by him, but not any other man. It was weird, because only when he was close to me I would get turned on and get aroused, but when I'm alone I can no longer achieve that mentality of arousal. I like to think it's the depression, but its been like this for almost half a year and I can't handle this confusion anymore. I would appreciate the help/advice. Thanks
I think so. My depression makes me feel asexual and confused. I used to be able to achieve normal arousal, but that rarely happens now.
I think with depression it is pretty common to lose interest, not just in things you like to do, but sexually. However, I'm wondering how much the lose of interests comes from the guy that you like or how much your feeling of depression stem from what you feel for the guy. Is the guy available Is he gay or straight? The reason I ask for this is that I experience similar feelings when I find the guy I really fell for is not obtainable. It can stem from being broken hearted.
I think it happens. I've been mildly depressed for as long as I can remember, that is, I've never really known what it feels like to be truly happy. I also haven't felt sexually attracted to anyone in real life, but maybe that's just because I'm a virgin, I'm not sure.
