with bi-polar illness in older men why is sex so much an issue and facsination
2007-08-11 03:21:40 · 5 answers · asked by dana m 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
In manic phase people don't have sense of social appropriateness, so things that you might think about but know to keep to yourself get said.
On top of that, mania and sexual preoccupation go hand and hand.
When both of these things are going on at the same time (obsession with sex and disinhibition, which means you talk about it and act on it all the time) you can see where the problem is.
2007-08-11 04:10:06 · answer #1 · answered by Pat D 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My boyfriend is Bipolar and he hasn't been sexually active for 6 years now. It could be from all the medications he's on. I love him anyway. So I guess this sexual thing works both ways. I have another Bipolar friend who lives for sex. That's all he thinks about and he has several girlfriends. He doesn't take medication. Maybe that's the difference, I don't really know.
2007-08-11 10:36:07 · answer #2 · answered by MissKathleen 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sexual preoccupation and loss of inhibition can be a feature of manic episodes.
I work in mental health and I have seen some bipolar women who are pretty horny too.
2007-08-11 10:50:17 · answer #3 · answered by majnun99 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That would be a sign of hypomania or mania. Properly medicated, it's not a problem *unless* it's due to something besides bipolar.
2007-08-11 10:30:56 · answer #4 · answered by Alex62 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I thought that was with all men regardless of bi-polar or not.
2007-08-11 10:25:52 · answer #5 · answered by bucaneers8 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋