Sexual loneliness: A neglected public health problem?

Re:Sexual loneliness: A neglected public health problem? by nkingsy on Thursday January 26, 2023 @01:48PM (#34536671)

Correct. If I had a cure I might still be doing it. Like I said, some people are broken. What I've described is more fundamental. It probably will be of more assistance to people doing okay with some hangups than people whose self esteem is not in a place where flirting can be an uplifting activity.

Edit:

-Therapy

-Dance classes (not for flirting, just having positive touch experiences)

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Re:Sexual loneliness: A neglected public health problem? by avmich on Thursday January 26, 2023 @02:29PM (#34537416)

What kind of therapy?

Dance classes could be still a downlifting experience but yes, could still be beneficial, even though not by much. Some numbing could be achieved, when after downfall one reaches a plato where for some range of input conditions the output doesn't worsen.

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Re:Sexual loneliness: A neglected public health problem? by nkingsy on Thursday January 26, 2023 @03:22PM (#34538203)

I meant talk therapy. Therapy is tough because a good therapist is probably very expensive, and might be a major expense for someone.

Cheaper options would be trauma or addiction groups if those fit.

A lot of people have just horrible “truths” they absorbed from their upbringing that need to be deprogrammed. Framing this as a parental trauma and working through it in a group setting could be useful.

Some people have had success with MDMA or psilocybin

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