Bipolar disorder and sexual hyperactivity: How many symptoms do ...

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As with other aspects of living with bipolar disorder, sexuality and sexual activity can swing back and forth between periods of hyper sexuality during a manic phase, and complete loss of sex drive during a depressive episode. This can wreak havoc on relationships and a person?s sexual self esteem.

Hyper-sexuality is an increased level of interest in sex or increased amount of sexual activity that can seem out of control. It is characterized by:

• never feeling sexually satisfied despite engaging in a lot of sexual activity
• sex drive that seems out of control
• not having sexual gratification
• having sex with multiple sex partners, including strangers
• excessive masturbation
• having continuous affairs and putting relationships at risk
• inappropriate and risky sexual behavior
• sex is used as a ?painkiller? to avoid intimacy and other aspects of human relations that are feared
• not having emotional satisfaction from sex
• poor sexual impulse control
• preoccupation with sexual thoughts
• possible increase in use of pornography

In persons with bipolar disorder, hyper-sexuality is often the most troubling and challenging symptom to cope with. Adolescents and younger children with bipolar disorder often act out with inappropriate sexual behavior with older persons. Adults often ruin their marriage or relationship because they are not able to control the urge to have sex with someone other than their partner. Sexual health issues are increased due to poor judgment, failing to use birth control or condoms, and having sex with unknown partners.

It is not clear why, but research indicates that more women are subject to experiencing hyper-sexuality than men"

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