Lack of Intimacy: Focusing on Depression

 Depression:

For some women depression might be the reason for the lack of desire for physical intimacy. Depression can affect many areas in your life, especially physical intimacy.

Personal Example:

Brittany suffers from depression. This affects her and her husband’s sexual life. There are a lot of times where she is too down to get in the mood. She reverts to avoiding physical intimacy.

What research has found:

Think of the brain as a highly sensitive sex organ. Sexual desire starts in the brain and works its way down. That's because of special brain chemicals known as neurotransmitters. These chemicals increase communication between brain cells and trigger more blood flow to the sex organs. The problem is, with depression and other mood disorders, these brain chemicals are imbalanced.

What you can do:

Here is a tip: Even if you don’t feel like full-on sex, do make the effort to have a cuddle. If you are worried that cuddling will project you into full sex when you don’t want it, just tell your partner that you’re not feeling like having sex, but that you would really like to cuddle up. If you do this, you may both feel a lot better. Touch and closeness can keep a relationship intact. Another suggestion might be to talk to your doctor so that you can get things on balance. 

Photo By Ambro