Asexuality
Added 2018-11-24 15:01:00 +0000 UTCDr. Kirk Honda talks briefly about asexuality.
The Psychology In Seattle Podcast.
Nov 24, 2018.
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Comments
Agreed!
Psychology In Seattle
2018-12-12 01:53:51 +0000 UTCThanks for going in depth on a topic like this. Most people either think it's weird or just don't care. Glad to see someone in academia who doesn't say go get checked. Hypoactive Sexual Disorder is mentioned, but I didn't see a lot about schizoid personality disorder. I did an ADHD evaluation, and got this with it. I think it's because I did not disclose my asexuality (I honestly didn't think it was relevant and I know asexuality/aromanticism isn't the only part of it) but just another angle to consider when seeing a therapist and being asexual.
Alexander Bassett
2018-12-12 01:50:39 +0000 UTCYes. Good point. I probably was conflating them sometimes.
Psychology In Seattle
2018-11-24 20:35:07 +0000 UTCI think it's wonderful that you're talking about this topic, and that you're also addressing the misconceptions that have come up. One thing I was thinking while listening also to the Deep Dive is that you're sort of conflating "not wanting to have sex" with "not feeling sexual attraction". It's tricky, and you did mention and differentiate the two, but I'm still a bit worried that people will interpret "not wanting to have sex" in whatever way they prefer and therefore come up with these false assumptions. Like someone abstaining doesn’t want to have sex, right? They willingly restrain themselves. Or someone who has a phobia of bodily fluids might not want to have sex for that reason, and so they don’t. Whereas an asexual who engages in intercourse with, say, their partner, because they don’t mind trying it, or their partner really loves to – that asexual person, seeing as they consent to it, does “want to have sex”. So I think that's why "feels no sexual attraction" is often a more useful definition, even though it also has it's downsides. Nevertheless, thank you for explaining and advocating for this topic, it's great to have your podcast also as a resource to point people to!
Jules
2018-11-24 19:24:58 +0000 UTC
