Lack of Sexual Desire

Lack of Sexual Desire

A woman in her late twenties was married for a few years. At the beginning of her relationship she would have a frequent and enjoyable sexual relationship with her husband. After a year of being married, she lost her sexual desire and felt she can live without sex forever. She sought IPEC therapy due to her husband threat to divorce her if they will not resume their sexual relationship. MT indicated deep-rooted self-esteem issues. She was suffering from Acne in her teen years and no one would approach her.

Only in her early 20’s someone wanted to be with her romantically, and as soon as she started to have sexual intercourse regularly, her Acne disappeared for good. A few years later she married him with lot of love and hope.

A few months after their marriage, he was fired from his work place and that started him on a roller coaster of failing every new job he tried. She lost respect for him and would devalue him in all their interactions. She wanted to divorce him but felt obligated to stay with him for rescuing her from the Acne’s turmoil. IPEC treatment helped her regain her trust in herself to be okay about herself, with him or without him. At this point her communication style with him reversed itself and she started to feel more empathy toward his work condition. Within a few weeks he started a job that he developed passion for, and her sexual lack of desire has diminished completely.