Talk:Hypersexuality

message: The proper conjugation is: "I am erotic, you are kinky, they are perverted."  :-)  --Baylink 14:40, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: The

message: Oh no! Now all the sexual addiction stuff has been dropped into this , folks, hypersexuality is a well-recognized medical phenomenon and symptom of several conditions (not least, bipolar mania), whereas the very existence of sexual addiction is questionable. 
Splitting into two articles. -- Karada 23:07, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I am going to change the redirect from Sex addict to Sex addiction rather than here. --Waterspyder 23:01, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: its been changed to Sexual addiction. The Unbeholden (talk) 17:28, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sexual addiction 

message: In my job at the University doing sex education, there has been a marked increase of the use of nymphomania in literature since 1995 to mean a person (typically woman) who does not feel gratified or fulfilled after sex. Basically, despite having wonderful sex lives, and despite being able to achieve orgasm, these people are still not psychologically fulfilled after sexual activity. This is a very different meaning from the 1950s usage. --Waterspyder 22:48, 1 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: It can also be argued that the original nymphomania was in fact a non-disease: Women were in the past often perceived as naturally low in libido (compared to men), something which simply is not true (although the female sexuality often has different triggers than the male). Correspondingly, most of the nymphos of old were likely just women displaying a healthy and normal sexuality, as opposed to a repressed and shameful one. Notably, even today, a natural expression of sexuality in a woman often brings an unfair stigma of "slut".94.220.243.230 (talk) 16:50, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nymphomania 

message: "Hypersexuality can be a symptom of bipolar disorder and is generally associated with the manic phase of the disease."
Isn't hypersexuality more of a disorder? Seeing as there are no known viruses or bacteria which cause it, it really isn't a 'disease'. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.133.33.30 (talk) .
Neurosyphilis (an invasion of the brain and nervosu system by the syphilis spirochete bacteria) can result in hypersexuality.  19:47, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: You sure?

message: Do we want to cross-reference these two: Sexual addiction vs. Hypersexuality?
Are these terms synonymous? Explain similarities and differences?
Saaraleigh 14:56, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Sexual addiction]] vs. [[Hypersexuality]]

message: I am removing the "trivia" section, which contains several assertions with absolutely no citation that seem to fly in the face of modern medicine (e.g., that "people who have sex frequently for extended periods may develop hypersexuality"). If these "facts" can be cited, replace them and do so; otherwise, leave the pseudoscience off of the page. --HarmonicFeather 22:50, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Trivia 

message: If anyone feels inspired to add an etymology section to this article, it would be really helpful. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 128.95.99.210 (talk) 00:38, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Etymology 

message: What is the current state of research on the causes of this condition? I.e. is it typically the result of past trauma, is it at all heritable, etc. Hermitage 14:01, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Causes? 

message: What can you say about pubertal hypersexuality - from 12 to 20 years with peak at 15-17 years. Looks like this is not a pathological condition, but there is no mention about it.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.207.115.213 (talk) 12:07, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pubertal hypersexuality 

message: Why does "Nympho" redirect here? I could see "Nymphomania" redirecting here, but nympho isn't right, if there's an article called "nympho" it should redirect to "nymphomaniac".  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.180.84.246 (talk) 16:57, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Nympho is short for nymphomaniac. Both those, and similar, redirect to this article. We don't want double redirects. 188.29.130.105 (talk) 16:40, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Redirect 

message: In the first section of the article it says that hypersexuality "is very common in such countries as Serbia, Poland and especially Romania." This might be true, but I would like to see a reference to the source of this information. Without it, the information provided is not only unreliable, but also offensive to nationals of the countries mentioned. Note also that this claim is absent from the corresponding Wikipedia articles in other languages. The only other article that features any data concerning the prevalence of hypersexuality in particular geographical areas is the German one (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypersexualit%C3%A4t), containing the relevant estimates related to the USA and Germany. However, even there it is explicitly stated that "zur Häufigkeit des Vorkommens gibt es bislang keine repräsentativen Erhebungen" ['so far there have been no representative investigations concerning the frequency of occurrence [of the condition]'].
Could someone please improve this lamentable state of affairs? I am unfortunately not an expert in pathology, but I strongly believe that it is a shame for a serious encyclopaedia to feature such unsubstantiated claims, which do no other job but offend the reader.
Marcin Overgaard Ptaszynski (talk) 09:58, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Facts and figures (introduction) 

message: "Italian Prime Minister Hypersexuality Disorder. Associated conditions: the name must be Silvio Berlusconi, must be over 70yo, billionaire, separated and own TV networks. Several million people of Latin origin think this is not a disorder but a superior genetic code, good diet and love for life."
Removed, although I agree with the claim (I'm latin).  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.69.210.181 (talk) 18:18, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Berlusconi?

message: Is this right, or perhaps a typo (or vandalism)?  I mean, how does one administer a douche to the "head or breasts?" KevinOKeeffe (talk) 22:52, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: *I believe the meaning is a cold shower (or jet of water), according to Lawrence Wright's Clean and Decent. Allens (talk | contribs) 23:53, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  "...douches to the head or breasts..." 

message: Hypersexuality exists in people who have borderline personality disorder and / or histrionic personality disorder at a much higher rate than it does in the general population. Can those, or any other PDs, cause hypersexuality? Alternatively, is it the case that those cases are due to bipolar disorder, which is comorbid with BPD and HPD? 188.29.130.105 (talk) 16:40, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Personality disorders 

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message: it seems quite...generalized, and i worry that it seems a little offensively worded (i mean, "perverse and violent"? really?), and it is not from a peer-reviewed scientific source, so i question it. 132.162.81.153 (talk) 12:41, 9 May 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  question about the bpd section 

message: Doc James, regarding this edit, while I agree that the lead is the overview (and I generally dislike headings titled "Overview" on Wikipedia), the issue in the case of this article is that this article is relatively small and the lead should not be bigger than, or almost as big as, the article. As you know, it should only summarize; it shouldn't include things that are not covered lower. Furthermore, some of our articles do have an "Overview" section, with or without the explicit "Overview" title. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 01:09, 4 May 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: I have moved one sentence to the body as it was already covered. More could be moved Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 02:06, 4 May 2017 (UTC)
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message: The term "Intimacy anorexia" is not one supported by most medical professionals in the field of Sexology from the vantage point of medicine nor psychology. It is a term which has been coined by a singular sexual therapist; D. Weiss. Virtually all of the available information about this proposed condition ties back to Weiss. The  proposed condition is not included in the DSM-V and is looked at with skepticism by the medical community. The one organization that recognizes intimacy anorexia is the American Association for Sex Addiction Therapy, a for-profit organization founded and operated by Weiss. In my opinion this term should not be mentioned and the American Association for Sex Addiction Therapy should not be cited or either should be cited/named including the caveat that this term has been coined by said therapist and is only recognized by the earlier named for profit organization run by Weiss.
85.148.131.39 (talk) 10:19, 20 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Intimacy anorexia" 

message: made very substantial changes to this article, which I noticed because of an info-box template editor which messed up the definition as viewed when hovering over "nymphomania" in one of today's did-you-know articles. I noticed such changes as making this a synonym of "being emotional and free from religious/work slavery and feminist/liberal corruption" which struck me as looking very much like an unconventional point of view with which not all editors would agree, and certainly not reflecting how the word has commonly (for better or worse) been used. I have therefore reverted the entire large change, and would encourage discussion before restoring those bits that have consensus. This is not, however, my field. Elemimele (talk) 10:33, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Big changes 

message: — Assignment last updated by Zy175311460 (talk) 23:21, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: Seminar in Human Sexuality

message: The vast majority of people I've seen talk about being hypersexual mention being sexually assaulted as children and becoming hypersexual as a trauma response, and it could be part of PTSD or CPTSD too. blueskies (talk) 21:25, 2 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why doesn't this page mention childhood sexual abuse?