It is generally understood that non-consummation refers to a situation in which vaginal-penile sexual intercourse in a committed intimate relationship has not taken place. Historically and by definition non-consummation has always been applicable to heterosexual couples – In the UK, … Read more
Dyspareunia
A lot of women experience dyspareunia or what is known as painful intercourse, it can be hard to diagnose, as there are a lot of causes. There is a debate whether dyspareunia is a pain disorder in it’s own right … Read more
Id-Dipressjoni u s-Sess – Parti 5/5
Dan huwa proprju l-aħħar blog tas-sensiela ‘Id-Dipressjoni u s-Sess’. Din id-darba se naqsam magħkom xi ftit punti ta’ kif wieħed jista’ jgħin lis-sieħeb jew sieħba tiegħu/tagħha. Dawn il-punti huma applikabbli għal kull tip ta’ koppja, kemm jekk straight u anke … Read more
Id-Dipressjoni u s-Sess – Parti 4/5
Biex inkomplu mas-suġġett tas-silta l-oħra, f’dan il-blog se nitkellmu fuq affarijiet li persuna li qed tesperjenza d-dipressjoni tista’ tagħmel biex l-ewwel u qabel kollox hi tħossha aħjar, u wara dan anke ssaħħaħ ir-relazzjoni tagħha. Relazzjoni bejn tnejn hija esperjenza sabiħa … Read more
Id-Dipressjoni u s-Sess – Parti 3/5
Biex inkomplu fejn ħallejna l-aħħar darba, f’dan il-blog se nitkellmu fuq x’wieħed jista’ jagħmel biex itaffi s-sintomi tad-dipressjoni, kif ukoll l-effetti sekondarji (side effects) li din tista’ tħalli fuq is-sesswalità tagħna. Dawn l-effetti jistgħu jkunu ġejjin kemm mid-dipressjoni … Read more
Id-Dipressjoni u s-Sess – Part 2/3
Il-Prestazzjoni Sesswali
Minn perspettiva klinika, huwa ċar li d-dipressjoni għandha t-tendenza li taffettwa kull sistema fil-ġisem tagħna. Dan l-effett huwa l-iżjed evidenti fejn jidħol l-irqad. Huwa komuni li l-persuna titlef in-normalità u r-regolarità li hi kellha f’dan l-aspett, u b’hekk … Read more
Id-Dipressjoni u s-Sess – Part 1/3
“Mhux qiegħed ifittixni iżjed”. “Qabel konna nkunu intimi kważi erba’ darbiet fil-ġimgħa u issa xejn, bilkemm jgħannaqni”. “M’għadux iħobbni”. “Jidħol id-dar u jibqa’ sejjer jorqod”.
Madwar 17% tal-popolazzjoni, xi darba jew oħra fil-ħajja tagħhom jgħaddu minn żmien ta’ dipressjoni. Id-dipressjoni … Read more
Asserting yourself effectively in a relationship – Part 3/3
Here is the continuation of the tips:-
– Show your understanding and your empathy when possible. The more your partner feels like their position was understood, the less they will have to defend and explain. Taking the previous example you … Read more
Asserting yourself effectively in a relationship – Part 2/3
Here is the continuation of the tips: Use “I” statements. Always try to focus on how you are feeling rather than on your partner’s. Saying something like “I’d feel more loved if we had more sex”, is better than saying … Read more
Asserting yourself effectively in a relationship – Part 1/3
Research shows that happy couples talk differently than those who are unhappy.
The individuals in a healthy couple are able to be assertive, express anger and sometimes even yell. But what they don’t do is belittle each other, they do … Read more