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Results:
You selected in the questionnaire:
This statement indicates:
Acquired Low Libido meaning that something has changed in your life and that the issue was not always presenting. This type of issue is usually considered in some cases more easily addressed than other types of libido issues. The reason for this is that you have experienced a healthy libido in the past but it indicates that something has changed in your life. The goal is to uncover what it is that is now different. Note however that in terms of aging, we cannot turn back the clock but there may be strategies available to you that will still allow you to enjoy a level of healthy sexual functioning.
The following areas are known contributors to either causing,
from the beginning, and / or keep maintaining the dysfunction.
You will need to carefully consider your answers and investigate
further anything you feel may be an issue.
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Figure out the time line – when did things
change?
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Now note down what was happening in your life at this time. In
other words, what was different about then to now?
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Are you currently taking medications that you weren’t before? -
Do you take illicit drugs or excessive amounts of alcohol?
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Check your weight in accordance with general health standards.
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Do you exercise regularly and live a healthy lifestyle?
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Consult your GP to discuss testosterone levels and other
physical issues that may be present and creating or maintaining
the problem.
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Consider your level of general life happiness.
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Think and note down issues and stressors at work, home and
other areas that may be contributing to high levels of stress or
anxiety.
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Do you have any reason to think you may be suffering from
depression? If so consult your GP as soon as possible.
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Isolate changes in our life situation between then and now.
For example resent unemployment, change in partner, job
satisfaction, recent illness.
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Have you experienced a recent loss?
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Check your energy levels and are you
getting enough sleep. Do you feel overworked?
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Think about the general satisfaction in
your current relationship. -
Do you suffer from a mental illness?
Once you have established the answers to these questions, it is
likely you have uncovered the driver and / or what’s maintaining
the issue. You will then need to address this in order to
establish healthy sexual functioning.
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