How to Get Aroused When You’re Struggling
My hormones cockblock me — here’s how I stop them
I’ve got an unsteady sex drive.
My libido fluctuates and it fluctuates a lot. One day, I can be easily aroused and feel horny for hours. And then I might spend a week barely able to feel a twinge.
I’ve got hormonal imbalances, and my libido is at the mercy of my body’s inability to produce the hormones it needs.
That means my sex drive often dips when I don’t want it to.
Not feeling horny but really wishing I did is a common occurrence.
I often crave the intimacy and connection I get from sex, but I struggle to get my desires in line with that craving.
There are also plenty of times I just plain want to have sex. I want to go through all the great stuff I experienced the last time I fucked. I want tongue and fingers all over me, I want orgasms that almost make me forget who I am, I want the delirious joy of feeling absolutely fucking spent.
But even when I want that, I often struggle to get myself there.
I want to have sex, but I can’t muster up the desire I need to have it.
I’ve been looking for help with this issue for years. For a long time, the only advice I…