Nymphomania

So I was talking with my therapist today about my obsession with having sex and needing it all the time, the more men the better and the term nymphomania came up. I've never heard of it before and he looked in the DSM and it's not a disorder at least not anymore. Last night I was with a guy, we had sex and he called me a nympho and I was the wtf? Other men used this term when describing me in the past but never put 2 and 2 together but then it all clicks now. Thanks to my therapist, who i wouldn't mind sleeping with either. Anyway, does anyone have any info about this I don't even know what to call it, it's not a disorder? At least I learned something new today.

Nymphomania (this is one for the ladies)
Per Webster - excessive sexual desire by a female

> > usually with an emotional origin which means the underlying emotional problem often needs to be treated in order to treat the condition.

Check out Mayo Clinic for more INFO.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/com...havior/DS00144

I would say if your need for sex interferes with your day to day function, that would be when to worry. Don't get caught up in terminology- just look at your life and how your need for sex interferes/enhances it.

they diaganosed me with hyposexual. And yes it interfered with my daily life activities. its like any other addiction

I've been called that as well; having a high libido is awesome, as long as you don't start wearing men out (woops!) or it interfering with your life or health.

Carla37, that sounds really bothersome/annoying/exhausting/awful. Could you explain exactly how a normal day for you would be, or exactly how it interferes with your life? I've never heard anything about this from someone who actually suffers from it.
At what point does it go from having a high sexdrive to being hyposexual? And what about it is it that's addicting/why is it so addicting?

Sorry for being nosy, sexuality just interests me. =/

No problom. I am very open about it. It has alot of variables. Like how far would you go, mental issuses like, lack of real intamicay, just going for the sex with no meaning attact to it. How many partners you've had. OMG I can go on and on. The danger you put yourself into when meeting partners. Seeking sex. thats basically it with no real meaning attacted to it. lets face it, being intamate is being intamate. When you havie a healthy outlook on sex, like "I made love to my partner today", turns into pain, shame, guilt, low selfesteem. You no something is wrong
Some women are submisive some are dom. I played both roles. didnt like the submissive. It got to be quite abusive. If your not being satsifyed in one way, you want more, and more and more. Your partners, if you have one can get jealous, all kinds of unhealthy things. I really really think its meaning is different to different people. If its causes a great deal of termoil in your life, then you no something is wrong. Ive been around sex addicts, Its not pretty. Its a pretty dark place to be. I no for damn sure that most people want a loving realationship, and when your choosing permiscous behavoires over something meaningful I think its a problom. other might not . so could go on and on about it. I no one things its a dark place to be mentally, the shallowness. I will not go there again. It might even ruin my chances of having something meaningful. Im not much of a liar, so if someone wants to get to no me, and finds out the things I done, its a big risk I am taking, being open about it. well hope it help you understand it alittle more. any more question please feel free t ask.