Klynne Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Over the past couple months I have come to consider myself as asexual, or at least a form of it. Though the one thing about myself that confuses me is that I do feel sexual attraction to the opposite sex, its just the act of sex or any kind of sexual contact such as kissing, hugging, etc. which completely turns me away. Though the fact that I do feel sexual attraction has come to make me think "maybe I'm not asexual?" Though of course if that is the case then I have no idea what I am. The thing that lead me to believe that I was asexual was the fact that I hate sexual contact, and the thought of being in a situation where there is any kind of sexual contact is like a living nightmare to me. But I do feel sexual attraction. Because of this I have absolutely no idea where I fall, this is all very confusing to me. Does anyone else feel this way? Because I'm new to this community I don't know much about asexuality, so I'm hoping someone who does can help me figure this out. Sorry for rambling Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 What do you mean when using the term "sexual attraction"? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rising Sun Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 You mean... You feel sexual attraction and you're sex-repulsed ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frigid Pink Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I define "asexuality" as "no inherent desire for partnered sex." Basically, an "asexual" person isn't drawn towards sexual interaction with others. Beyond that, it varies from person to person, regardless of sexual orientation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Science and Stage Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 You might be apsexual: "Lithsexual (also called akoisexual, akoinesexual, and apsexual) refers to a person who feels sexual attraction but does not need their feelings to be reciprocated, or who does not like receiving sexual intimacy." Only you can decide how you want to self-identify, but maybe this term fits better with what you feel/described. Or maybe not, it's up to you :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Renothecat Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Are you sure you're feeling 'sexual attraction'? I only ask because I conflated romantic and aesthetic attraction with sexual attraction for years, which caused me a lot of grief until I stopped and really broke down what I was feeling towards others I guess it comes down to what you mean by 'sexual attraction', like Mysticus Insanus said Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Star Bit Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 You might be apsexual: "Lithsexual (also called akoisexual, akoinesexual, and apsexual) refers to a person who feels sexual attraction but does not need their feelings to be reciprocated, or who does not like receiving sexual intimacy." Only you can decide how you want to self-identify, but maybe this term fits better with what you feel/described. Or maybe not, it's up to you :) It's Aposexual; missing an O. Despite that being the popularized simplafied definition of Lith/Aposexual, many Aposexuals actually do desire reciprocation; making the definition invalid. So it should really be "an unpositive reaction to reciprocation (immediately or over time)". More specifically it causing indifference, loss of interest, aversion, or repulsion. But the creator of the alternative term actually did originally coin it as Apsexual, but that's actually grammatically incorrect and the proper prefix is Apo. (Which is under the Gray-asexual umbrella, which you could also go by.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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