How Body Image Impacts Our Sex Lives
Our bodies are not usually barriers to magnificent sex — but our ideas about our bodies can kill our sexuality.
By Dr T J Jordan
How we think about our bodies impacts our sexual confidence as well as our sexual enjoyment. How we feel about our bodies impacts our sex-life satisfaction, our desires for sex, and our passion.
Body image is not limited to a mental representation of our physical form. It is a complex package of ideas and emotions. It is filled with evaluations, many of them negative. Body image would fade into unimportance if there were no emotional, value-laden components.
While more females than males report worrying about body image, all genders and orientations are vulnerable. Media ensure that we all are reminded constantly of our physical imperfections.
We blame our bodies for past rejections, often believing that we must engage in radical self-improvement efforts to change our physical selves in order to obtain sexual love. When we can't find what we yearn for…
