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07 Feb 2015, 4:14 pm
It's possible that it's a side effect of medication. It may take a while for meds to be completely out of your system so that you can see if things change - it depends on the half life of the meds as to how long it will take for them to be completely out of your body.
It's entirely possible.
I've typically had a fairly high libido/sex drive throughout my life, but there have been periods where I haven't been interested at all and couldn't get it up if I tried. During the longest such period, years ago in my twenties, I brought it up with my GP and his reply was basically that there was no way it was a physical problem at my age and that it was purely psychological and would pass. I brought it up because I was concerned that it was a permanent state and wasn't happy with that. He ended up being right... I was very stressed & somewhat depressed at the time, and that affected my physical/sexual health as well.
It is 100% entirely possible that low self confidence, body image issues, bad sleep & poor diet are the reason for your lack of wanting to go out and have fun/sex.
IMO, it's also very probable that it's just a temporary phase that will pass in time.
Also, don't forget that a fluctuating interest in sex is an Aspie trait. It's kind of normal to go in cycles like that, especially for us. Although I believe it's pretty normal for ANYONE to go in cycles like that, NT or otherwise.
Relax.. wait it out, focus on being comfortable with yourself is some pretty good advice.. and things will improve over time.
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09 Feb 2015, 6:13 am
Everyone's different.
At 20, I was definitely interested in it.. just wasn't really having any lol.
But there are others who simply aren't interested, or abstain for religious reasons, or are more interested in academics and career focused. A friend's old boss, a Dentist, him and his wife didn't do it until after they were married in their late 20's/early 30's because they were both so focused on university & grad school and didn't want to distract themselves from that.
Some people might have a low sex drive forever, some are asexual, others have a changing or evolving sex drive. You might find that yours changes significantly over the coming months or next year or two. You never know. Mine has certainly fluctuated throughout my life. Sometimes I couldn't be less interested for various reasons, and other times I've been very interested.. lol but yeah, don't assume your current state is your permanent state. It can, and likely will, change over time.
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