May Smith

Understanding ADHD and Relationships May Smith

When ADHD does create significant sexual problems, it usually falls into two categories: The ADHD partner initiates sex all the time or almost never. In the sexual relationship as in elsewhere with ADHD, we encounter variable challenges in self-regulation and summoning motivation."In between these two extremes, always and never, there lies an entire range of ADHD-charged issues that can drive apart couples-if they don't know what they're dealing with or what strategies to implement. Ignorance about this critically important connection between ADHD and sexual intimacy creates so much unnecessary hurt. In this book, you will find: ADHD and Sexual Intimacy: What You Need to Know (That a Sex Therapist Cannot Tell You)-A greatly expanded version of my book's Chapter 6, on the myriad ways in which ADHD can affect the sexual relationship, along with healing strategiesPost-Orgasm Irritability-A look at a common phenomenon that leaves many people confused and stuck in a disturbing patternBONUS: Two books from the early 20th Century that address this post-orgasm phenomenon and promote overall relationship intimacy in an intriguing way