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February 8, 2019 at 2:26 am #4492
Joyce Hoffman
ModeratorIs it common for someone to lose all thoughts of intimacy as a survivor?
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Mariaan Emmenis
Participant#36318
May 27, 2020 at 4:50 amI actually don’t know… been married for 7 years, my stroke brought my husband and I a lot closer in all aspects
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Hector Huerta
Participant#36309
May 27, 2020 at 6:23 amThe intimacy has grown intensity but, the phsical part has not. This has made my relationship with my wife closer and more emotional. We talk to more about our emotions. I miss the intimacy but my connection is alot better. I no age is not or should not be a factor. But I enjoy my wife and she enjoys me. God is great.
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Mariaan Emmenis
Participant#36271
May 25, 2020 at 7:24 pmI have not experienced any loss of intimacy.. it has actually increased for me
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clemsuder
Participant#36267
May 25, 2020 at 7:03 pmI know that even in the best of relationships intimacy when you think you are doing it for the other person is difficult, to participate in intimacy in your relationship you must do it for yourself. If both participate for themselves but share the joy they give each other the joy of intimacy will be renewed. Making another happy can be a totally selfish act. The reward is the increase of joy for both.
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Joyce Hoffman
Moderator#36265
May 25, 2020 at 6:10 pmAlone time is important, gaining perspective on coming to grips with the reality. Good for you in choosing focus on the stroke instead of on your partner.
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Thobeka Marumo
Participant#36263
May 25, 2020 at 1:04 pmI experienced my stroke at the age of 22. I found myself not even missing my partner, felt like I had far more important things to do than to deal with him. I had received my treatment from traditional healers and not medical medicine. So I am not sure if the herbs contributed or not but I just wanted to spend time alone.
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Joyce Hoffman
Moderator#36232
May 23, 2020 at 11:34 pmSome people don’t think of medications as a possibility. On other hand, your need for anti-depressants might have taken a higher priority at the time in question. Call your doctor to find out more.
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Kele Motshwane
Participant#36230
May 23, 2020 at 8:22 pmIn the beginning I didn’t have any desire for intimacy and I thought that it was because of the anti depression that I was taking and I stopped taking them
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Daniel Gu
Participant#36229
May 23, 2020 at 12:18 pmOne of the survivors in the community asked this question:
“I am not sure about it being common. Stroke is traumatic, all your thoughts and energies shift to ones rehabilitation, recovery and adjustments. Some things take a back seat.
I also did not have a desire for intimacy while in recovery, it was only after my physical recovery that …oh well the rest is history”
Anything you can share with your experience is greatly appreciated. Tell us what you think>
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Joyce Hoffman
Moderator#36204
May 22, 2020 at 7:37 amBest wishes on trying new things. You don’t know unless you try!
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Joyce Hoffman
Moderator#36182
May 22, 2020 at 1:35 amI believe it may be from the medication. So many causes. Same outcome.
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Compton Cam
Participant#36178
May 21, 2020 at 10:15 pmYes. I believe you can/do. There are many factors, it could be the medicine you are on, could be that you are working everything else so hard that it is just not something else you could do and it could be something physical and you might want to check with your doctor. If you are diabetics are also known to lose interest in intamacy.
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Hector Huerta
Participant#36176
May 21, 2020 at 9:39 pmYes it is very important to the relationship strong. You can understand they walk is so hard to get done but driving is easy. Even thou it’s hard in the beginning, you get used to it in time.
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Daniel Gu
Participant#36175
May 21, 2020 at 1:13 pmI hear you.
Not only that. After a stroke, the spouse is dealing with a totally different person. We lost some of our abilities. We no longer have the same energy or even personality. All these make it very hard to keep the relationship it once was.
I heard many heartbreaking stories how stroke destroys families. I also heard many stories how stroke starts new relationships.
Within Strokefocus team, there are people who found their new love and even got married after stroke. So it really depends.
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Thobeka Marumo
Participant#36170
May 21, 2020 at 12:32 pmI am not sure about it being common. Stroke is traumatic, all your thoughts and energies shift to ones rehabilitation, recovery and adjustments. Some things take a back seat.
I also did not have a desire for intimacy while in recovery, it was only after my physical recovery that …oh well the rest is history
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