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AIBU?

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To wish if my orgasms were going to die that my desire for orgasms would die too

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ThatNimblePeer · 10/07/2025 20:04

I’m early 40s, probably perimenopausal. Had no difficulties with (great) orgasms in my teens and twenties, started a slow slide probably from my mid 30s and around 37 I’d say my sex drive really started to go through the floor. I found it a huge, huge loss of something that had previously brought me a lot of psychological happiness and release, and really grieved it, but as it’s been several years now I suppose I’ve sort of started to get used to it. I find it really hard to orgasm now and even when I do it’s a totally fizzling little blip, more depressing than not having one. I could sort of live with that, what I find massively frustrating is that I still sometimes get the feeling of wanting to come, and remembering what a great orgasm used to feel like, even though I know that the reality won’t be worth the effort. AIBU to think that it’s really unfair to still get this feeling, and that if my orgasms are going to go my desire to orgasm ought to go with them?

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AvidJadeShaker · 11/07/2025 19:26

ThatNimblePeer · 11/07/2025 19:22

No, I feel completely miserable. Because I’m not even that old and it’s such a huge loss. And it makes me feel so past it, and sort of freakish and ashamed (unreasonable clearly, as it’s evidently far from being an uncommon experience). I’m buoyed for but also envious of the women on here having great orgasms in their 50s and beyond!

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Have you tried different sex toys, brand new batteries etc?

Muffsies · 11/07/2025 19:51

ThatNimblePeer · 11/07/2025 19:22

No, I feel completely miserable. Because I’m not even that old and it’s such a huge loss. And it makes me feel so past it, and sort of freakish and ashamed (unreasonable clearly, as it’s evidently far from being an uncommon experience). I’m buoyed for but also envious of the women on here having great orgasms in their 50s and beyond!

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I'm so sorry. You not alone in this, and I'm sure there must be plenty of knowledge and help out there. The gp is the obvious first port of call, you need a full health check to rule out anything obvious like anemia. They should take this very seriously because loss of sexual function is important in itself, but it could also be an indication of other (very fixable) issues. Please go and be honest about the way you feel.

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