Nymphomaniacs are women who often change sexual partners. Such people are very fond of sex, and varied. Psychologists say that nymphomania is a disease. However, is it really so?
Initially, the term "nymphomania" was used to refer to the extremely strong sexual attraction in women, forcing them to disregard the norms of decency and often change partners. Nowadays, the definition of "nymphomaniac" is often used in relation to an equally active man, although the word "nymphomania" itself comes from two ancient Greek words: "nymph" - "bride" and "mania" - "passion", "madness". In any case, a nymphomaniac is a person with pronounced hypersexuality.
Nymphomania - a disease, or promiscuity?
Greek doctors considered nymphomania a disease, closely associated with hysteria, which was given the rough name "uterine rabies." The fact is that increased sexual desire, promiscuity in intimate relationships were often observed in women who were overly impressionable, emotional, prone to demonstrative scandals, many of whom could not get pregnant and give birth.
Such views were widespread until the late Middle Ages. Therefore, a woman who is too active sexually could either be considered sick or suspected of having connections with evil spirits. And then her fate was very sad.
What can cause nymphomania?
After the onset of a more liberal era, promiscuous sex life with frequent partner changes was classified as "promiscuity." In fact, the nature of this phenomenon is quite complex. Most often, nymphomaniacs are people with high levels of certain hormones in the body that are responsible for sex drive. It is because of this hormonal shift that they experience a strong (often obsessive) desire for frequent sexual intercourse with different partners. That is, some hero-lover like Don Juan may well turn out to be an ordinary nymphomaniac.
Often, nymphomania in women is associated with the impossibility of satisfaction during intercourse (the so-called "nymphomanic frigidity"). It turns out a vicious circle: the more a woman strives to achieve orgasm, changing partners for this, the stronger the disappointment. This often leads to the end of the case with a persistent mental disorder.
Many modern experts believe that nymphomania is based on some kind of psychopathological processes, which, nevertheless, cannot be considered a disease in the full sense of the word. Rather, it is a kind of "borderline state".