How to Recognize Hypersexual Women?

Learn more about nymphomania or hypersexuality and make sure that you recognise the symptoms of addiction. What are the essential traits of a hypersexual woman?

In antiquity, people believed that nymphomania drives women completely wild. (jlp)

 

Nymphomania (or hypersexuality) is defined as an excessive desire for sexual encounters. The term is used for women only. It is derived from a Greek expression that literally means “female madness”. This is a condition where a woman constantly feels the urge for sexual satisfaction. In other words, a hypersexual woman - a nymphomaniac - is a woman who is mad about sex to the point of being addicted to it. The equivalent term used for men is satyriasis.

How do you recognise a hypersexual woman?

 

Nymphomaniacs are said to belong to a special species. But how do you distinguish a hypersexual woman from a woman who enjoys sex without being addicted to it? That's fairly easy. Women who love sex wake up and go to sleep with sex on their mind. A nymphomaniac, however, wakes up and goes to sleep with sex itself. As a rule, she is not capable of forming long-lasting and deep relationships unless her partner gratifies all her desires which are often anything but simple. The chief aim in her life is sexual pleasure, which can (as you can imagine) have an adverse effect on all other areas of her life. For instance, significantly less attention is devoted to experiencing emotions, intercourse becomes impersonal, and sexual life is boring and no longer provides any real satisfaction despite frequent orgasms. Such a woman is hypersexual and impulsive, and the activity which gives her most pleasure is sex or masturbation.

 

The chief aim in the life of a hypersexual woman is sexual satisfaction. (jlp)

Are porn stars hypersexual women?

Absolutely not. Porn industry gives viewers an idea of women who are sexually insatiable and unable to resist any sort of hints about sex. A lot of men probably imagine horny Jenna Jameson when they hear the word “nymphomaniac”, but that is not the case at all. There should be a distinction made between an actress and a real nymphomaniac. Women in films only act to be nymphomaniacs for the camera, while real life hypersexual women live with nymphomania from day to day. Maybe there are real nymphomaniacs in porn industry as well, but the lure of this business is primarily still money and the hope to become famous. In porn films, women rarely show real pleasure on their faces.

 

Porn stars only act to be nymphomaniacs in front of the camera. (jlp)

Was nymphomania invented by men?

 

Some people think that the term “nymphomania” was invented by men, for one reason only – to protect their egos. Men with strong sexual desire are considered passionate and are reputed to be great lovers, while a woman who is more "sexual" than an average man is considered a threat and is therefore easily labelled a nymphomaniac or a promiscuous person. Especially those men who have problems with impotence hide their feelings of shame and fear by employing the word “nymphomaniac” with which they label their partners who show an overwhelming desire for sex.

Men might have invented the term "nymphomaniac" to protect their egos. (jlp)

When hypersexuality is not fun any more

The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary defines a nymphomaniac as “a woman who has sex or wants to have sex very often”, which means that such a woman has abnormally excessive sexual desire. Nymphomania has its negative aspects, as all other addictions. When it leads to uncontrollable sexual relations with strangers, promiscuity and unprotected sexual intercourse, the consequences may be fatal. As for psychological consequences, they can appear in the form of emotional apathy or the inability to express one's emotions because they are suppressed by irrational sexual lust. There is a danger that sexual relations become boring despite frequent orgasms and the person starts wanting more and more. A hypersexual woman may also suffer from manic mood swings, an overpowering need for a man’s affection and great emotional tension.

 

Sex addiction has negative consequences. (jlp)

 

Who shows an excessive desire for sex?

The exact meaning of an excessive desire for sex can be only explained in layman’s terms. To recognise an excessive sexual desire, you first have to know what a normal sexual desire looks like. As you all know, couples face a decline in sex life after the initial phase of wild and constantly sparkling sex. Could the beginning phase of a relationship be described as a nymphomaniac period and all other periods as normal? What about those couples who still have sexual intercourse twice a day after being in a relationship for years? Are these people hypersexual? If a woman had sexual encounters with ten different men a day seeking her own satisfaction, she would be labelled a nymphomaniac. What about prostitutes who have sexual encounters with ten different clients every day? I guess we might consider those of them who love their job as hypersexual.

 

How does a hypersexual woman actually behave? (jlp)

 

In conclusion, let's quote Samantha Jones from the Sex and the City series: “I never leave underwear at a guy’s place because I never see it again… I just never go back... That’s why I stopped wearing underwear on dates.”

 

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