When I was first diagnosed schizophrenic over a year ago, it had been at least 2 years since I’d last had sex. The last time I was “intimate” with somebody was in June and although I had these voices, I was able to have a nice encounter. I won’t go into details but even though the guy I was with was “good,” it wasn’t exactly an enjoyable experience. I’m going to meet with someone tonight and I was wondering, if anyone is willing to discuss, has anybody had issues with intimacy while dealing with their diagnosis?
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Before meds I had paranoia and racing thoughts. I found it hard to even get to intimacy. Meds really sorted that out for me and I can have normal relationships sexually these days not that it happens much. Still. On meds I last way longer so that is a bonus for most sexual encounters…
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Haven’t done the deed since I started hearing voices. Not quite sure how the voices would react to it.
Last time i had sex was 3 years ago - and having Sz, didnt even cross my mind.
I am sexually active. However my medication makes it so I don’t have a sex drive. If it wasn’t for the fact I’m trying to have a child…i probably wouldn’t want sex.
I’ve heard of it; never seen it.
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I’ve been pretty ill the last years so I haven’t been with someone for 6 years. I had insomnia for 3 years. I slept like 3 hours on average a night when I usually sleep 7-8 normally. That really messed me up. Luckily the last couple of years I got rid of the insomnia and I’m thinking about getting together with someone again.
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I might like to have sex, but i cant.
When i even just kiss someone, i get so anxious and delusional and so many bad memories come up, that i cant. Men ruined sex for me, not sz.
Unfortunately sexual things can be triggering for both my psychosis and my ptsd. I would recommend finding someone whom you really trust to have sex with. This helped me hugely. Before that I had serious issues with it, I’d freeze up, get super paranoid, etc. Now that i have my bf I love and trust, from time to time I do get upsetting voices during but I can mostly shake them off and focus. If I can’t and get upset my bf stops for a bit to comfort me and then usually we just keep going lol.
I used to have a normal sex drive when I got married but several months later I had to resume taking meds and ever since then I’ve had virtually no interest in sex at all. This was eight years ago.
Nowadays I don’t like sex, I don’t feel comfortable with it.
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I have sex regularly. I have infrequent voices so the don’t normally come during sex but I think I would be able to ignore them. It’s kind of hard being emotionally available with flat affect but I’ve talked to my partner about it and they are very understanding.
I had a GF when I got my last psychosis wich is many years back. We had a great sexlife up until I got psychotic. I had this idea that god was monotoring my thoughts and Satan was putting thoughts of harm in my head. So I had to battle with this during sex. Needless to say I could not finish. So we just stopped having sex. I eventually was put on meds, but then the post schizophrenic depression set in and I could not find joy in my GF or anything else for that matter. So my last relationship was ruined by SZ.
I was also put on an SSRI and that ruined it even more. I quit the SSRI and atleasst I have more sex drive now, but I dont socialize so I dont have sex either.
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Same thing happened to me. Sz ruined my last relationship which lasted 6 years. Now I have no motivation to have a gf.
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My vagina tells me that I should not have sex ever again, same with my butt, leaving me with either a romantic asexual relationship or one where the partner is into thigh jobs kind of things. 
Idk why I’m so explicit. I’m so so so bored.
I am celibate now. Haven’t had sex in over a year, but I would sext…I have stopped sexting because the voices would call me things like whore, ■■■■… and make me think the person was calling me loser or ugly and stuff like that even… I am afraid to have sex now because I am kind of afraid that they will interfere or make me feel bad after.
I had an ongoing complex sexual delusion Which would appear every time I was close to any of a string of relationships
In the morning nothing would bother me about it
I’d go about my day or month or year as if it hadn’t happened without fail it would return at night with any partner
I guess it was a telepathy based delusion
It was proven over and over that it wasn’t real but I’d disregard that sort of evidence completely
I think this went on for about 25 years
With my husband being asexual and me being close to a certain age and on meds it’s lost
It was the only “good delusion” I ever had
I haven’t been involved with anyone except kissing someone and 2.5 years ago, I was involved, but he was too young and it was a mistake.
No sex drive, can barely get it up, yay ap meds! When I was psychotic I had a few encounters and had like superhuman sex drive.
I’ve decided I’m romantic asexual
Just today.
Cos of issues I have with my body.
It’s kind of sad.
But I’ll adapt and be ok
Hopefully