What is Sexual Disgust Disorder, Who Gets It? Sexual Disgust Disorder Treatment

 

"Actually, 'sexual aversion disorder', which is a common but unknown sexual disease, can cause long-term problems between couples and even individuals. Therefore, it is very important to follow the symptoms and make a diagnosis so that this problem does not affect daily life in the long run. , what is sexual aversion disorder, how can it be understood?

Here are all the questions about sexual aversion disorder...

What is sexual aversion disorder?

Sexual aversion disorder is a state of persistent or recurrent extreme aversion to one's own sexuality or sexual intercourse with another person, total or partial avoidance of sex.

Who gets sexual aversion disorder?

While common in people with other anxiety-based disorders or panic disorders, sexual disgust disorder is particularly common in women with a history of sexual trauma.

Treatment of sexual aversion disorder

Cindy M. Meston of the Laboratory of Sexual Psychophysiology at the University of Texas at Austin states that sexual aversion disorder is in some ways much more similar to an anxiety disorder than one to a sexual disorder. That's why most treatments are similar to those dealing with extreme anxiety.

Meston explains that aversion disorder is often treated using anxiety reduction techniques:

Systematic desensitization: This involves working with a therapist to create a list of sexual activities, each of which causes increased levels of anxiety. The patient will then be exposed to anxiety-inducing stimuli while performing supervised relaxation exercises with their therapist. The patient and therapist work together throughout the sessions until the person no longer feels intensely anxious by a particular stimulus. Then they move on from the list to the next. After the patient goes through the list of all stimuli with the therapist, the same technique is started with each stimulus with his partner.

Integrative therapy: This combines treatments from doctors, psychologists, sex therapists, and maybe even a physical therapist.

Medical treatment: This method of treatment includes treatment with medication. Many of the medications that will be prescribed for people with aversion disorder will also be commonly prescribed for those with other anxiety disorders.

Psychological therapy: This includes working with a sex therapist. Having a board-certified therapist is essential.