Contents:
- Medical Video: FEAR OF INTIMACY & the 5 Ways to Overcome it | Kati Morton - Love, Relationships, Dating & Sex
- Get to know genophobia
- The cause of fear of having sex
- 1. Rape trauma syndrome
- 2. Worrying too much
- 3. Certain diseases
- 4. Medical conditions
Medical Video: FEAR OF INTIMACY & the 5 Ways to Overcome it | Kati Morton - Love, Relationships, Dating & Sex
Making love should be a fun activity. But in reality, there are some women who are afraid of having sex with a partner. Women who experience phobias of sex are usually afraid to have sexual relations. What is the cause? See the following article.
Get to know genophobia
Have you ever heard of the term genophobia? This term will explain the condition of fear in women to have intercourse. Genophobia or also known as co -ophobia is the fear of having sex. Women who experience this fear will usually be afraid of actions that lead to sex and are afraid to penetrate.
The term genophobia is also often confused with erotophobia. Although these two things together explain the fear of sex, the conditions are different. Erothophobia is fear of all things related to sex.
Genophobia is like any other phobia. This fear arises because of severe trauma to genophobia. Rape and abuse are the most common triggers found in people who experience genophobia. Culture and religion are also likely to influence the development of genophobia in someone.
Genophobia or fear of having sex is often also associated with concerns about body shape or insecurity when going to have sex. Certain medical conditions also play a role why someone is afraid of having sex.
The cause of fear of having sex
1. Rape trauma syndrome
Rape is a sexual crime that occurs when a person forces sexual intercourse in the form of vaginal or anal penetration with the penis. After this action, the victim will experience a psychological reaction. Rape victims will experience deep mental shock and trauma.
This syndrome is a response in the form of deep fear of death that is mostly experienced by victims of rape. The phase of this syndrome includes direct reactions to the effects experienced (whether expressed by the victim or not), physical reactions, and emotional reactions to their life-threatening situations. Meanwhile, the long-term process includes lifestyle changes, prolonged nightmares and genophobia. This causes why fear of having sex.
2. Worrying too much
This concern usually occurs due to lack or even lack of experience or adequate sex education. They are afraid they cannot satisfy or please their partner when making love. Although it sounds trivial, if left unchecked this can cause genophobia.
3. Certain diseases
Fear of infectious diseases through sex can cause a person to be afraid of having sex. People who experience genophobia because this usually has experience around those who have sexually transmitted diseases and cause death. So that causes fear of sex. They assume that sex is very dangerous and can cause them to feel pain.
4. Medical conditions
Someone with certain medical conditions is very likely to be afraid of having sex for various reasons. Erectile dysfunction and heart disease have the greatest risk of increasing genophobia in a person. Although he has received doctor's advice that it is safe to have sex. They tend to be reluctant and don't even want to have sex. This usually lasts a long time.
