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24 Feb 2008, 1:27 am

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Have you always had a low libido? There might be other causes at play. I know that depression and not getting enough sleep can also cause a lack of interest in sex. There's probably some more common causes but I'm not a doctor so I don't know.


I had something of a sex drive when I was in my teens/very early twenties, but I think that was because of hormones. But even then, I only liked masturbating, not having sex with others, and it came in waves.
I know that depression, thyroid disease, and other ailments lead to a decrease in sex drive, which is sometimes part of the diagnostic criteria, but for me there is no decrease. It's just not there, not part of my mind set. Also, I'm not depressed or unhealthy.



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24 Feb 2008, 1:46 am

Ok. I'm afraid I can't contribute then. I do like the diagrams though.



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24 Feb 2008, 1:48 am

Thanks. It's not only about sex drive, I think they can illustrate the Aspie thought process; how we get follow a track of thought and end up forgetting about everything else.



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24 Feb 2008, 1:08 pm

Freudian theory is unscientific nonsense.


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24 Feb 2008, 1:59 pm

Do you have any scientific data to support this claim of yours, o wise one?



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24 Feb 2008, 11:23 pm

zee wrote:
Do you have any scientific data to support this claim of yours, o wise one?


The burden of proof is on the Freudians to show that psychoanalysis is falsifiable. Freudian Psychology is one of the examples used by philosopher Karl Popper (the others being astrology and Marxist sociology) of unfalsifiable pseudosciences.


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