Inhibited Sexual Desire (ISD)

ISD is present if there are both activities as below:

• Low rate of Sexual Activity
• Lack of Desire for Sexual Activity

Lack of …

Desire for Sexual dreams and fantasies
Desire forAttention to erotic material
Desire forAwareness of wishes for sexual activity
Desire forNoticing attractive potential partners
Feeling of frustration if deprived of sex
Causes of ISD:

Physical Factors

• Hormone deficiencies
• Depression
• Stress
• Alcoholism
• Kidney failure
• Chronic illness

Psychological factors

• Relationship problems
• Power struggles within a relationship
• Conflicts in a relationship
• Hostility in a relationship
• Sexual Past negative events – Rape, unfortunate events or something similar etc
• Major Life Changes
• Death of a loved one
• Child birth
• Geographic relocation
• Pairing Negative Memories with Sexual Interactions
• Getting pregnant
• Catching diseases
• People who are

a) Angry

b) Fearful

c) Distracted