The newly coined term 'dead bedroom' describes a relationship in which a couple does not have sex for a long period of time. It can be months, but also years. And it's incredibly common.
A recent survey conducted by the company BodyLogicMD showed that as many as 51 percent of respondents, aged between 18 and 65, had gone a long period without sex. 39 percent of them revealed that the phase lasted between one and five years.
What is particularly intriguing is that the problem was not a bad relationship. At the top of the most common explanations is stress at work.
Is it possible to oppose it?
The biology of stress is relatively simple, and the main 'culprits' are the hormones cortisol and noradrenaline. They were originally created to help us withstand stressful situations.
However, under constant stress, the same hormones can cause different physical and psychological side effects such as headaches, anxiety, poor sleep, loss of libido and erectile dysfunction. In such a state, the desire for sex disappears, and the lack of it creates additional worry and stress.
Any help?
Although stress due to work, but also due to family life and hustle and bustle has become an almost unavoidable everyday problem, it is possible to make it easier for yourself.
The first thing to do is talk to your partner, admit what's bothering you or inform them of how big a problem it is. If this is about you, try to do something you enjoy for at least 15 minutes every day.
It can be reading, taking a bath or exercising - it doesn't really matter, but the key is that it gives you mental rest.
Carefully and without prejudice, evaluate whether you need to seek professional help in order to regain confidence, remove worries and feel good and open to sexual experience again.
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