You love your partner. You’re still attracted to them. Your relationship is generally good. So why does sex suddenly feel like one more thing being asked of you?
In the first episode of Turned On, Lydia breaks down the connection between burnout, chronic stress and disappearing desire, including why you might avoid going to bed at the same time as your partner, tense up when affection starts to feel sexual or enjoy sex once it begins but have absolutely no interest in initiating it.
You’ll learn why your body may deprioritize desire when you’ve been functioning under constant demand, how guilt and pressure can make even wanted affection feel loaded and why cringing when your partner touches you doesn’t automatically mean you’re no longer attracted to them.
Burnout isn’t the only possible cause of low libido. Hormones, medications, pain, perimenopause, relationship issues and other health factors can all play a role. But if you’ve been hanging on by a thread while continuing to look completely functional from the outside, that deserves a much closer look.
Because your libido may not be the problem. It may be the clue.
If you’re tired of guessing why your libido changed, book a call with Lydia at thelibidoclinic.com/call.
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