How Having Juvenile Parkinson’s Affects Your Sex Life

Juvenile Parkinson’s can affect many areas of your life, causing changes in you and those closest to you. As far as relationships, juvenile Parkinson’s makes it so that one of the partners has to assume new responsibilities and tasks, in order to adapt to the changes caused by the disorder. Your sexuality may be affected by this disease, so it’s important for you to know how juvenile Parkinson’s affects your sex life.

How Juvenile Parkinson’s Affects Your Sex Life

Parkinson’s affects our self-esteem. Self-esteem is how we see and value ourselves, and how we perceive our value to the world and how valuable we think we are to others. The changes caused by Parkinson’s in younger ages are drastic, which is why our self-esteem may be affected.

If you have Parkinson’s, it’s normal that you start to see yourself differently and create a new image for yourself that affects your mood. These self-esteem problems may have a big impact on your sex life.

You may feel like when you walk down the street, people stare at you and the symptoms of your disease. Also, because it is more difficult for you to do daily tasks, you may feel useless or like you have to depend on others for everything. You may also see your loved ones make decisions for you, which makes it seem like your opinion doesn’t matter.

These are some tips to make it a little bit easier to adapt:

-Learn as much as you can about the causes and symptoms of juvenile Parkinson’s. This way you’ll understand the changes that are going on in your life.

-Don’t try to keep your feelings in. You’ll have to go through the process to be able to accept the disease as a reality. Share how you’re feeling with those around you, they’ll be processing everything, too.

-It’s important not to isolate yourself from others. Stay close to family and friends, you’ll both benefit from the support.

Apart from self-esteem, there are other factors of juvenile Parkinson’s that influence sex life:

-Mental illnesses, like depression and anxiety.

-Medications that may cause fatigue

-Physical symptoms, like tremors and stiffness.

-Sexual complications like lack of desire or excessive desire, erectile dysfunction, vaginal dryness, and ejaculation problems.

How to Overcome The Sexual Problems Related to Juvenile Parkinson’s

To overcome these problems, it’s very important that you talk to your partner. If you drift away from each other, things will likely get more difficult. Talking about your sexual problems will reduce the stress surrounding the situation. Accepting one another without fear or judgment is essential for bringing back the passion. Juvenile Parkinson’s affects your sex life in a way that is possible to overcome, so it’s important to take the time to do what you can to get your sex life back on track.

Intimacy is something essential in our relationships. We need intimacy to reverse accumulated tension and feel loved. If we can’t have sex for some reason, there are other ways to be intimate, like holding each other or giving a massage. Relationships don’t always have to revolve around sex.

Find the ideal time to have sex, when you feel your best and have a higher sex drive. You can always find new ways to live out your sexuality. Don’t put so much importance on penetration, and focus more or feeling and stimulation.

All of these tips may help you, but sexuality is something complicated. If you don’t feel any improvement, you should see a specialist to help you.