Sexual frustration

Sexual frustration is often related to jealousy or envy, and is a universal experience felt regardless of gender.

Sexual frustration is a sense of dissatisfaction stemming from a discrepancy between a person's desired and achieved sexual activity. It may result from physical, mental, emotional, social, financial, religious or spiritual barriers. It can derive from displeasure during sex due to issues such as anorgasmia, anaphrodisia, premature ejaculation, delayed ejaculation^[1] or erectile dysfunction.^[2]^[3] A sense of incompatibility or discrepancy in libido between partners may be involved.^[4] It may also relate to broader existential frustration.^[5]

Historical methods of dealing with sexual frustration have included fasting and the taking of libido suppressants such as anaphrodisiacs (food supplements)^[6] or antaphrodisiacs (medicinal supplements).^[7] It can also affect the sexually active, especially hypersexual people.^[8] It is a natural stage of the development throughout youth, when going through puberty as a teenager.^[9]

Ways to cope with sexual frustration include engaging in solo sex, meditating, exercising, exploring new techniques, discussing and being open with one's partner about sexual frustrations, or seeking professional assistance through a sex therapist.^[10]

^ Hatzimouratidis, Konstantinos; et al. (2010). "Guidelines on male sexual dysfunction: erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation". European Urology. 57 (5): 804–814. doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2010.02.020. PMID 20189712. S2CID 4640632.
^ "Erwin James: Sexual frustration plagues prison life | Comment is free". theguardian.com. 2011-09-20. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
^ Winch, Guy (2011-09-20). "Marriage and Sexual Frustrations: Inevitable or Solvable?". Psychology Today. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
^ Reece, Rex (1987). "Causes and Treatments of Sexual Desire Discrepancies in Male Couples". Journal of Homosexuality. 14 (1–2): 157–172. doi:10.1300/J082v14n01_12. PMID 3655339.
^ Sallee, D. T.; Casciani, J. M. (April 1976). "Relationship between sex drive and sexual frustration and purpose in life". Journal of Clinical Psychology. 32 (2): 273–275. doi:10.1002/1097-4679(197604)32:2<273::aid-jclp2270320214>3.0.co;2-s. ISSN 0021-9762. PMID 1262489.
^ Al-Durai, F. Z. Sexual behaviour and attitudes of Kuwaiti females and males and their personality correlations. Diss. University of York, 1987.
^ Larson, Jennifer. "Sexuality in Greek and Roman religion." A Companion to Greek and Roman Sexualities (2013): 214-229.
^ Stewart, Hannah, and J. Paul Fedoroff. "Assessment and treatment of sexual people with complaints of hypersexuality." Current Sexual Health Reports 6.2 (2014): 136-144.
^ Zosky, Diane L. (2010). "Accountability in Teenage Dating Violence: A Comparative Examination of Adult Domestic Violence and Juvenile Justice Systems Policies" (PDF). Social Work. 55 (4): 359–368. doi:10.1093/sw/55.4.359. JSTOR 23719710. PMID 20977059.
^ "Sexually Frustrated? How to Deal with Sexual Frustration". Priority Men's Medical. 2022-05-02. Retrieved 2023-11-27.

[1] Hatzimouratidis, Konstantinos; et al. (2010). "Guidelines on male sexual dysfunction: erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation". European Urology. 57 (5): 804–814. doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2010.02.020. PMID 20189712. S2CID 4640632.

[2] "Erwin James: Sexual frustration plagues prison life | Comment is free". theguardian.com. 2011-09-20. Retrieved 2014-07-13.

[:0-3] Winch, Guy (2011-09-20). "Marriage and Sexual Frustrations: Inevitable or Solvable?". Psychology Today. Retrieved 2014-07-13.

[4] Reece, Rex (1987). "Causes and Treatments of Sexual Desire Discrepancies in Male Couples". Journal of Homosexuality. 14 (1–2): 157–172. doi:10.1300/J082v14n01_12. PMID 3655339.

[5] Sallee, D. T.; Casciani, J. M. (April 1976). "Relationship between sex drive and sexual frustration and purpose in life". Journal of Clinical Psychology. 32 (2): 273–275. doi:10.1002/1097-4679(197604)32:2<273::aid-jclp2270320214>3.0.co;2-s. ISSN 0021-9762. PMID 1262489.

[6] Al-Durai, F. Z. Sexual behaviour and attitudes of Kuwaiti females and males and their personality correlations. Diss. University of York, 1987.

[7] Larson, Jennifer. "Sexuality in Greek and Roman religion." A Companion to Greek and Roman Sexualities (2013): 214-229.

[8] Stewart, Hannah, and J. Paul Fedoroff. "Assessment and treatment of sexual people with complaints of hypersexuality." Current Sexual Health Reports 6.2 (2014): 136-144.

[9] Zosky, Diane L. (2010). "Accountability in Teenage Dating Violence: A Comparative Examination of Adult Domestic Violence and Juvenile Justice Systems Policies" (PDF). Social Work. 55 (4): 359–368. doi:10.1093/sw/55.4.359. JSTOR 23719710. PMID 20977059.

[10] "Sexually Frustrated? How to Deal with Sexual Frustration". Priority Men's Medical. 2022-05-02. Retrieved 2023-11-27.

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