With families spending 24/7 together during quarantine, tensions in the home are rising for many. Kids are out of school, parents are balancing homeschooling and working from home, and everyone is getting a little stir crazy.
Welcome to another live and deeply insightful episode of #MyCounselorLIVE "Emotional Affairs, Rape, & Sex in Marriage" where we gather to explore a spectrum of questions and concerns, guided by the expertise of Licensed Therapist and Certified Sex Therapist, Josh Spurlock.
Kristi says, “Is it possible to recover from sexual abuse and get to a place where you can enjoy that relationship with your spouse again?” Read more to find out what Licensed Counselor and Sex Therapist Josh Spurlock says about healing from sexual abuse.
Jack asks, “How do I know if I should see a counselor or psychiatrist?” Read more to find out what Licensed Therapist Josh Spurlock says about the difference between a psychiatrist and a counselor, what to expect in a psychiatry appointment or a therapy session, and how medication can play a vital role when treating something that has a biological component.
L says, “I’ve never reached orgasm. Is it okay to want an orgasm with my husband, or is it selfish, vain, shameful, or of the flesh to do so?”
“I’m one of those rare wives, that seemed to want more sex and their husbands and a lot of the articles that I read around sex therapy really make me feel worse about my situation.”
How does or should you deal with a spouse that has mild bipolar or cyclothymia? One or twice a year there seem to be extreme highs that he can’t even talk his wife about without her thinking he is just against her or doesn’t care.
Can you speak to the loneliness and rejection wives feel when their husbands are struggling with erectile dysfunction?
“How to deal with a younger brother or a son having a disorder labelled as bipolar? How can we offer help to a 20 years old guy who is aware of his extreme mood swing, from mania to depression and vice versa (in biblical perspective/approaches)”
Todd says, “I found out after a year together with his fiancee that she engaged in oral sex with her ex. Now I can’t un-see it. I still love her or want to be in the relationship, but I have these unwanted intrusive thoughts on a daily basis.”