At 61 I get occasional sexual thoughts and masturbate once every 6-8 weeks or so . I’ve not had sexual intercourse since 1990. From 1990-2005 I was married but my partner couldn’t enjoy sex due to stroke damage. I wasn’t interested in finding an alternative sexual partner. From 2005 I’ve been on my own. Again no interest in finding a sexual partner.
I guess a lot of this is tied up with a variety of things such as difficulty with social interaction,social withdrawal ,disinterest in physical intimacy,negative symptoms of my mental illness.
My libido isn’t too bad. It’s improved loads since my last sz episode. I totally went off it then for ages. Not very good for my relationship, but it’s improved now.
I’m on abilify and find that it doesn’t totally ruin your sex drive like other meds can.
I wacked off like 4 times yesterday. Maybe more. I know there was a lot of it.
Also I know my sexual interest. And it’s about exploring it then finding someone who suits it. Not the other way around which is I think where a lot of guys make mistakes.
Some people are freaks though where they will do anything.
My libido is still low, despite other negative symptoms having gradually waned. It’s ok though, I can go years without sexual intercourse and weeks without masturbation. I am still young but I don’t miss my college days when I would seclude myself instead of going to classes and I would watch porn for many hours on end…
i am not sexually active. i experience the compulsion to masturbate several times a day. i believe it to be a medication side effect or a feature of the illness. it interferes with my already spotty day to day functioning. it was never an issue before developing the illness and taking certain meds.
i don’t masturbate to pass the time or as a matter of choice. i am brimming with sexual energy. even the much i do it, it doesn’t release all the energy for me.