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Erectile dysfunction - an expert explains
If you accept that your own definition of normality has just been turned upside down, you can lower the demands not only on yourself but also on your partnership. If business as usual no longer applies, the relationship must also find new approaches.
And there has been good news from Austria. Sociologist Barbara Rothmüller conducted surveys in Austria and Germany in the spring and fall that provided information about changes in intimacy and intimate relationships during the pandemic.
Seventy-four percent of couples who live in the same household said in April that they were having a lot of fun together and enjoying their time together. In Rothmüller s second survey in November, that figure was still 69%. How do they do it?
Coronavirus and the psyche - An interview with an expert
Self-control and restraint lead to stress
To contain corona, we now refrain from many opportunities for physical contact. This restraint can have an effect on us humans. However, not everyone finds the prohibition of contact, also known as social distancing, equally difficult.
How much this impacts us depends on how strong our need for physical touch is. There are people who have a strong need for physical touch and there are people who prefer to go without it. Some people simply don t like to be touched or embraced by anyone.