My thought on the level of sex drive is that it has an addictive component to it, because of the release of endorphins in the brain. Some people get more of this release than others and therefore learn to crave sex more. I think this is similar to the “runner’s high” long distance runners get. It can become “addictive” to the point they crave going on another 10 mile run.
This is why I mentioned to HoneyPot some time back that maybe she had an element of this “sex addiction” in her drive. My comments at the time came across more as a negative addiction like gambling, but I still think there is an endorphin component that drives her. HP, notice how you are down in the dumps right now, to the point of feeling a little depressed. I wonder if a weekend of long, hard, animal sex wouldn’t lift you right out of that slump. Sure the EC would be a big part of this, but I think the chemical high plays a big part too.
So what I hear Jenny saying is little more than a means to break addiction to this “high,” just as you would addiction to gambling, shopping or other less serious types of addiction. For shoppers and gamblers, if you can stay away from the malls and casinos, and take up your spare time with other activities that keep you so busy you can’t think of your addiction, then you’ve gone a long way toward defeating it. At any time you could easily relapse, if you chose.
There was someone here that mentioned going through “seasons” with their sex drive. I find my self experiencing the same thing. A lot of it has to do with whether I am getting enough rest, or am busy with some project. But others too have said the more sex you have, the higher your drive can become, especially for women. Why would this be? To me, the simple and straightforward answer is the endorphin release and slowly training the brain to become “addicted” to this feeling.
I do not think I am an addictive personality (no craving for alcohol, food, drugs, etc.), so if I have more sex, I can ramp up my drive, but after some time (maybe a few months) I can let this taper off without having this longing of needing another “hit.” I would suspect that other people who are genetically prone to addiction would feel more of a craving to have sex. Now, when I am in a high drive “season,” not having sex does promote cravings and I need the release. I don’t know how much is physiological within my glands, and how much is an endorphin craving in my brain, but I think the two are related.
