A heightened sex drive is all relevant... it depends what your definition of a normal sex drive is, what your perception of other's normal sex drives are...and then to say your sex drive is more than this...there really is no specific definition of if you have a heightened or just a healthy sex drive.
I'm wondering if you are in your teens or early 20s, and are experiencing new sensations of a healthy sex drive. This is completely normal, and healthy, and possibly mentally reframing your sex drive to be what is normal for YOU can take the worry out of the equation. Some women may have higher or lower sex drives than you do, and all be within a normal range. Does that make sense?
Are you currently happy with your decision to wait until marriage? Do you have a partner that you are being physically intimate with (except for intercourse)?
Masturbating would not cause you to be feverish, feel nauseous or needing to vomit, or be awake all night. Sexual feelings do not just "go away" when you masturbate, as you may be physically longing for some other physical contact. Masturbation can be helpful, though, but it sounds like it may be more frustrating for you at the moment?
As miscortes said above, if these symptoms (feverish, nauseous) are keeping you up at night, and you feel you are suffering from insomnia, there is something else going on.
Do you have other interests, activities, work/school, friends, family, hobbies, sports that keep you busy? While your hormones may be raging, this is completely normal for women in their teens and early 20s, and instead of thinking of it as something abnormal, unhealthy or wrong...just know that it is healthy and normal, and you can focus your energy, time and attention to other things that you enjoy..the more physically challenging, the better. If you have a boyfriend or other partner, there are many psychically intimate things you can do with this person that does not include intercourse (and you can still stand by your choice to wait until marriage to have sex).
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Hi,
Can you tell us how old you are?
A heightened sex drive is all relevant... it depends what your definition of a normal sex drive is, what your perception of other's normal sex drives are...and then to say your sex drive is more than this...there really is no specific definition of if you have a heightened or just a healthy sex drive.
I'm wondering if you are in your teens or early 20s, and are experiencing new sensations of a healthy sex drive. This is completely normal, and healthy, and possibly mentally reframing your sex drive to be what is normal for YOU can take the worry out of the equation. Some women may have higher or lower sex drives than you do, and all be within a normal range. Does that make sense?
Are you currently happy with your decision to wait until marriage? Do you have a partner that you are being physically intimate with (except for intercourse)?
Masturbating would not cause you to be feverish, feel nauseous or needing to vomit, or be awake all night. Sexual feelings do not just "go away" when you masturbate, as you may be physically longing for some other physical contact. Masturbation can be helpful, though, but it sounds like it may be more frustrating for you at the moment?
As miscortes said above, if these symptoms (feverish, nauseous) are keeping you up at night, and you feel you are suffering from insomnia, there is something else going on.
Do you have other interests, activities, work/school, friends, family, hobbies, sports that keep you busy? While your hormones may be raging, this is completely normal for women in their teens and early 20s, and instead of thinking of it as something abnormal, unhealthy or wrong...just know that it is healthy and normal, and you can focus your energy, time and attention to other things that you enjoy..the more physically challenging, the better. If you have a boyfriend or other partner, there are many psychically intimate things you can do with this person that does not include intercourse (and you can still stand by your choice to wait until marriage to have sex).
Does any of this information help?
February 14, 2010 - 1:32pmThis Comment
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