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Feeling Low and Ashamed - Psychiatrist?

  • 01-11-2011 12:03pm
    #1
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi,

    I'm a 27 year old single male, and I did something sexual that I'm very ashamed of.

    In general, I've got everything going for me, except that I have an almost non-existent love life.

    So, I'd like to talk to somebody about what I did, and maybe to explore why I did it and why I've allowed my love-life to get so bad.

    I'm wondering should I talk to a Psychiatrist or a Psychotherapist? Is there a difference?

    Am I in the wrong forum?

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    Miss Fluff
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,673 ✭✭✭Miss Fluff


    Why are you ashamed OP? This is an anonymous forum so are you in a position to tell us what you did?


  • #3
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    I'd suggest visiting a councillor or psychiatrist. Sexual urges are sometimes hard to control and if you do something you feel ashamed of or dont want to be doing then it would be wise to talk with someone.

    I dont know what this particular thing is that you have done but when you dont have an opportunity to express yourself sexually in normal circumstances then it does tend to manifest itself in different ways and if its something too personal to mention then I wouldnt worry about it too much but talk to someone to put your mind at ease and know that it may not be an aspect of yourself so much as it may be an aspect of the lack of sexual expression and how thats affecting you.


  • #4
    Morag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,427 ✭✭✭Morag


    Go talk to your dr and get a referral.


  • #5
    kjl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,127 ✭✭✭kjl


    judging from your post OP I can hypotheses that you slept with an escort and now you are probably feeling ashamed and guilty.

    If this is the case OP I think the best advice you can get is to just forget about it. Your desire might have got the best of you and you certainly wouldn't be the first man to make this mistake. The best thing you can do is learn from your mistake and vow to never do it again.

    If this is not the case, as long as what you did wasn't illegal then I still think the advice is still valid, forget about it, learn your lesson and move on.

    GL


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