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moodyblue83 · Jan 05, 2023 at 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by MuteSwan

Going by the post above I don’t think it’s sexual addiction anymore.

I don’t feel I have a compulsion either, at least not in my head, but it’s as if my body does. It’s a desperate unrelenting need to quieten physical desires. Like I’m not thinking of sex but my body suddenly has a need. My doctor has checked my hormone levels and they’re all normal except for very high estrogen (female hormone).

Prior to the sexual assault my sex drive was relatively high, but nothing like this now, and it’s the ease in which I can be aroused - that scares me.

One thing about medications, I don’t want to feel nothing either. I’m seeking some kind of middle ground. I’m on an antidepressant to try and help but it’s not shutting my body down at all.

............. I think the answer can partly lay in your elevated estrogen levels. Without the hormones its very difficult to get sexually aroused . Did you state how old you were ? I may have missed it. I can understand having this physical need that just has to be satisfied. The sexual assault and porn itself both have led to an unhealthy sex life devoid of any real meaningful satisfaction. It can be a very complex issue with mind / body indications. You also say your boyfriend has some issues here ...is it a quality rather than quantity issue ?
I remember that from even a young age it would seem like I had no control over getting an erection even at the most inappropriate and embarrassing moments. Maybe this was an undiagnosed condition in and of itself.
Anyhow , hope you get helped with this problem soon. BTW: A lot of medications (certain antidepressants, etc..) can lead to a much diminished libido.