Sexual Anorexia

By Edelmira Cárdenas

In this society where sex is present in all the media, it is not easy to face sexual abstinence, who decides to do it for different circumstances such as: medical instruction, for fear of falling in love and being hurt, looking for the spiritual side of their life or simply giving up sex, all of them, feel isolated or weirdos before the bombardment of images, publications and movies that allude to the enjoyment of a sexual life.

Just as those who stop eating and put their lives at risk, there are also people who become obsessed with sex and go to the extreme of completely withdrawing from the sexual practice of their lives, it is not easy to identify those who suffer from this disorder. One of the first manifestations is the lack of libido or "sexual appetite", accompanied by an excessive concern for not having sex or rejecting any possibility or sexual expression, and initiate a scale of self-destruction, and alterations in body image.