How Does Depression Affect Sex?
Sex Chat for Christian Wives
Chris Taylor
4.7 • 885 Ratings
🗓️ 10 November 2020
⏱️ 36 minutes
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About this episode
Thanks for joining us at Sex Chat for Christian Wives. Today we're going to talk about something that affects more than 264 million people around the world–depression.
- People sometimes hear the word "depression" and think it just means that someone is sad a lot or that they are weak. So let's start by talking about what depression is—and maybe what it is not.
- What kind of impact does depression have on our sex lives?
- How can our faith help us when depression affects our marriage?
- What can we do to address depression or soften the impact it has on our marriage and sex life?
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From the Bible
Anxiety weighs down the heart,
    but a kind word cheers it up.
Proverbs 12:25
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. – Matthew 11:28
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. – 1 Peter 5:7
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
Psalm 34:18
Resources
Depression (major depressive disorder) – Mayo Clinic
Is Depression Impacting Your Sexual Intimacy? – Hot, Holy & Humorous
Q&A with J: Sex and Antidepressants – Hot, Holy & Humorous
Is Seasonal Depression Impacting Your Marriage? – Hot, Holy & Humorous
Is the Oral Contraceptive Pill Associated with Depression?- A Synopsis of The Impact of OC Pills on Mood – Psych Scene Hub
Sexual Intimacy and Depression – The Forgiven Wife
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| 0:00.0 | Before we begin today's episode, we want to let you know that our orgasm webinar is now available for replay. |
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| 0:11.8 | It takes about an hour for you to listen to it, and we go through all kinds of great information on how to achieve and enjoy an orgasm in your marriage. |
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| 0:36.3 | Thank you. and click on the 2020 webinar series. |
| 0:48.5 | Welcome to Sex Chat for Christian Wives. |
| 0:52.1 | We're four marriage and sex bloggers discuss the naked truth. |
| 0:55.6 | What does God really want for the sexual intimacy in our marriage? |
| 1:02.2 | I'm Jay Parker of Hot Holy and Humorous. I'm Chris Taylor from The Forgiven Wife. I'm Gay Christmas of Calm, Healthy, Sexy. I'm Bonnie Burns of Oyster Bed 7. |
| 1:17.1 | Thanks for joining us today at Sex Chat for Christian Wives. |
| 1:22.0 | This episode is sponsored in part by our own orgasm webinar that you just heard about and married dance, which we will talk about a little bit later in this episode. |
| 1:27.3 | Today we're going to talk about |
| 1:28.6 | something that affects more than 264 million people around the world, and that is depression. |
| 1:34.0 | And I will start off by saying I am one of those 264 million people. A lot of times people hear |
| 1:40.9 | the word depression and just think it means that somebody's sad a lot or that they're weak. |
| 1:46.2 | So I'd like us to start off by talking about what depression really is and maybe what it isn't. |
| 1:53.1 | So I am also somebody who has had more than one bout of depression in my life. |
| 1:59.3 | And I think what struck me when I went through it |
| 2:02.6 | is how physiological it is. I don't think you realize how it's not really an emotional, |
| 2:08.2 | just feeling blue thing. It's, it was just this whole body experience for me. And so there are a number of depression symptoms, such as those feelings |
| 2:21.2 | of sadness or hopelessness, but there's also irritability and anxiety. There's loss of energy |
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