I did the Aspie quiz and one of the questions said "do you have uncommon sexual preferences". And that question stuck with me so much, like if it's included in a clinical battery it's because it's considered a good proxy for neurodivergence... it just felt so interesting.
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guess we are rare? x3
we dont really consider ourselves hypersexual and we certainly arent ace,,,,, so :p
(tho dysphoria exists and that totally plays a role so,,,,, who knows what will happen)
Idk how rare in practice its just my experiance talking to people.
*nodsnods* we sees
I went through that, and looking back, I chalk it up to good old ADHD struggles with impulse control and tendencies toward addictive behavior. When it's just about your only steady source of dopamine, yeah, you're going to have problems regulating those urges.
Edit: Worth mentioning that getting on bica calmed that WAY the fuck down in a big damn hurry, too. Yes, it was still A Thing into my 40s.
gone through a hypersexual phase and then chilled out.
please stop calling me out with every single post, plz /jk
I swing back and forth. Went through a period where I thought I was ace then got hyper sexual recently lol
ADHD. I just assumed aging+depression was what largely did it in.
I think so too, but leaving it at that.
Hmm, I'm autistic and while I probably am closer to the mildly ace side of things than the average person I think I'm still pretty typical in that regard. New site poll needed?
gone through a hypersexual phase and then chilled out
i'll join the chorus, no Au but ADHD here. thought maybe it's just aging but who knows. been medicating lately maybe that's why
I have always been quite aro/acespec, and realizing my transness as well as my autism only made me more comfortable expressing myself as I always was. I hated having a libido, and it feels so much more in control now.
Ace + trans + libido are an annoying combination.
It definitely can be.
I think I must be on the hyper side but my rigorous self critique tries to drag me towards more asexuality. In part my debilitating social anxiety loves the concept of trying to not be problematic (provides lots of good reason to not interact with people)
Adds up, at least for me. On the ace spectrum, as far as I know.
Most of the ace autists i talk to hate sex but still want to be eaten by a dragon
Oh yeah this is a thing too.
i'm the most sexually normal person i know and there's no denying
Am ace
I oscillate between wanting sex at a normal amount and not wanting sex at all. It's frustrating
I'm the same way
I was recently diagnosed with ADHD and I might have reasons to suspect my sex drive has been historically higher than those who surround me, but that's based on circumstancial evidence. I just discovered this was a thing so still learning.