10 Symptoms of Stress
Symptom #7: Libido Decrease
It is not uncommon to experience a decrease in libido during stressful periods of time. When your body reacts to stress, you go through a series of changes in order to prepare you to run away, a “fight-or-flight” response. This can be attributed to cortisol or epinephrine. If stress is not reversed and becomes chronic, then it is able to affect the release of hormones and cause low libido.
If you feel as though life stress is affecting your libido, consider symptom management. This may be anything from going on hikes to meditating or doing acupuncture. Chronic stress will decrease as you use specific strategies to prevent worry and stress from affecting your life. Ultimately, this would help stabilize sex drive. Talking with a specialist about stress management may help with applying necessary coping techniques.
Another factor of low libido is relationship stress. Studies show that low libido conflicts with relationship issue, for both men and women. A lack of interest of one partner can affect the interest in the other partner. Working through these difficulties is important for many reasons, including libido.
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