I just turned 50 last week. In the last six months, I have lost over 50 pounds, am eating a very healthy diet full of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, no red meat and limited fat intake. I feel physically better than I have in 20 years! I have been working out, riding my bicycles, taking long, brisk walks, and doing yoga. The problem is that my sex drive has been increasing drastically. The better I feel physically, the higher my sex drive gets. I have been married for only 10 months to my high school sweetheart. (My husband of 20 years died of cancer in 2005). I am very much in love with my husband. I don't want to put pressure on him to have sex so I have been masturbating to satisfy what is becoming an uncontrollable urge. I've let him know how turned on I've been and he is rather put off by it. Unfortunately, I have found myself getting very angry (unlike me normally) and these sexual urges just won't go away. Masturbation works for a couple of hours and if I get upset or angry, I get even more aroused. I've gotten in the car for a drive just so I could scream at the top of my lungs and no one would hear me. I have cried uncontrollably, which really upsets my husband. I don't want him to feel like he's inadequate. When we make love, it is wonderful, it's just not often enough! I feel like my emotions are out of control. I stopped having periods at the age of 42 and only had menopausal symptoms (hot flashes and night sweats) for about 6 months. Up until now, my sex drive has been normal to low, actually. I feel like something is terribly wrong with me. Going for a walk or riding my bike to use up energy increases my sexual feelings even more instead of tiring me out. I have tried praying and meditating. I'm feeling ashamed of this constant state of arousal and want it to go away. Could all of my physical improvements and well-being have kick-started some sort of hormone imbalance? I need help. I'm afraid of the anger and even rage this is causing. It feels like there's some kind of alien juices flowing and burning throughout my entire body. Sometimes I feel like I'm going crazy. I need help. i really need help.
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I just turned 50 last week. In the last six months, I have lost over 50 pounds, am eating a very healthy diet full of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, no red meat and limited fat intake. I feel physically better than I have in 20 years! I have been working out, riding my bicycles, taking long, brisk walks, and doing yoga. The problem is that my sex drive has been increasing drastically. The better I feel physically, the higher my sex drive gets. I have been married for only 10 months to my high school sweetheart. (My husband of 20 years died of cancer in 2005). I am very much in love with my husband. I don't want to put pressure on him to have sex so I have been masturbating to satisfy what is becoming an uncontrollable urge. I've let him know how turned on I've been and he is rather put off by it. Unfortunately, I have found myself getting very angry (unlike me normally) and these sexual urges just won't go away. Masturbation works for a couple of hours and if I get upset or angry, I get even more aroused. I've gotten in the car for a drive just so I could scream at the top of my lungs and no one would hear me. I have cried uncontrollably, which really upsets my husband. I don't want him to feel like he's inadequate. When we make love, it is wonderful, it's just not often enough! I feel like my emotions are out of control. I stopped having periods at the age of 42 and only had menopausal symptoms (hot flashes and night sweats) for about 6 months. Up until now, my sex drive has been normal to low, actually. I feel like something is terribly wrong with me. Going for a walk or riding my bike to use up energy increases my sexual feelings even more instead of tiring me out. I have tried praying and meditating. I'm feeling ashamed of this constant state of arousal and want it to go away. Could all of my physical improvements and well-being have kick-started some sort of hormone imbalance? I need help. I'm afraid of the anger and even rage this is causing. It feels like there's some kind of alien juices flowing and burning throughout my entire body. Sometimes I feel like I'm going crazy. I need help. i really need help.
June 21, 2009 - 4:20pmThis Comment
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