It’s Not Desire, It’s Survival (Trauma and Hypersexuality Explained)

Hypersexuality after trauma isn’t about pleasure. It’s about protection.
Here’s how the brain turns survival instincts into coping mechanisms.
Understanding it is the first step toward healing.

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18 Comments

  1. This video is really helpful. I have a friend of mine who does suffer from hypersexuality due to tramua in their early childhood, and Ive been trying to understand it better to understand their perspective. Thank you!

  2. sometimes i’m glad i have such a good life, but sometimes i feel guilty that i’m so privileged. i’m so bratty. i don’t deserve the life i live, but i live on.

  3. This shorts was inspired by a fan who opened up about their journey with hypersexuality after trauma. It’s something many people silently struggle with, yet it’s rarely discussed. Please share this video who might need it. You might help them out!

    We also hope this short reminds you that healing is possible, and that seeking help is a sign of strength not shame. 💛

    Long form video on Dealing With Sexual Trauma and Psychological Impacts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmGpGKEBCL0

  4. Similar happened to me after my non-consentual childhood circumcision which was, sadly, done forcefully and without any anesthesia when I was around 11/12. Since then I have had only one girlfriend (and the only one ever, as of now) who didn't even know about this part of me until we were around a year together already. The pain of talking about it was horrendous, but even worse was the fact that she was 95% asexual and genuinely not horny almost ever, while I was "horny" often (if being horny means asking her a lot about circumcision thoughts, experiences (she had no boyfriends before) and general sexual stuff).
    We broke up around 2 months ago and the pain is still fresh because one day when we were both actually in the mood I indirectly went too far by asking her to do something to me for what she was unprepared to do. The thing is we absolutely always talked about consent and had maximum consent-strictness about anything, but what was the tipping point sadly was me going too far, purely because I was so terribly insecure about myself (and still am) and my 'part'.
    I have been really depressed after we broke up because I miss the feeling of safety, honesty and genuine trust between anyone, especially someone who knew my darkest and most painful secret that is nothing more than a terrible trauma that was done for no medical or religious reason, just because the parents had a "why the hell not" moment, even though my country basically never does circumcisions.
    I miss her so bad, but I also feel terribly guilty for misguiding my trauma responses to being horny and then making her feel uncomfortable.

  5. My ex was fixed on the idea of having sex 24/7. It was hot in the beginning, but then felt like a burden. And that’s when cheating started. At first I was hurt, but then I realized he would screw anything with the vag… Turned out, he was molested by his babysitter when he was just 5 or 6. She traumatized him so much it turned into infinite sexual desire…. So this video is 💯 accurate

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