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ADHD and sex drive, are they linked? I would like some advices/hear from your experiences

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hey y'all!

before entering the subject I would like to put some context. I'm 20 and I've been recently diagnosed with ADHD. I was diagnosed "gifted" (hate that term lol) when I was 6, suffered from addiction to opioids from 13yo to 16yo (still do but sober now), got diagnosed with social anxiety in comorbidity with a mild depression episode when I was 15 and finally (long list lol) I got diagnosed with BPD a few months ago.

I've been in a relationship for almost two years, and besides the struggles I've got because of my mental health, everything is going well except for the sex. the first few months were amazing (he's my first real sexual partner), I gained confidence as time passed but since a year and a half I've been having trouble wanting to engage in sexual activity. IMPORTANT : my feelings for my partner have not changed, I find myself loving him more each day, and he still attracts me veeeeery much. we tried all kinds of thing to spice things up in the bedroom, tried to take it slow, added some seduction games and all but my brain would not let me engage. I found out that when we were having sex, I felt aroused and all, but I kind of needed to force myself to start the act.

since my diagnosis, I've been put on Ritalin and I find it helpful, since then it was easier for me to start sexual activity with my bf, but now the problem is orgasm : I feel like I can't fully orgasm. the sex drive is kind of fixed but it's still not as I want my sex life to be

i wanted to know if anyone had have the same problems and do you feel like it's linked with your ADHD? did you find a way to "fix" this? I asked my therapist and she said that maybe it could be, but I would like to know from people who deal/dealt with this situation. to me it feels like too much is on my mind and there are too many sensory triggers which makes it impossible to focus in the sexual act.

thanks for reading me, I would love to hear your stories on this topic, and if you have some tips feel free to share them!!

ps : English is not my first language so I apologize in advance if there are a few mistakes. also it's my first post on reddit and I'm kind of nervous haha

Posted Feb 19, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC

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