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This is so stressful. I feel like I have to avoid him to be free from the ongoing pressure to please him. He can’t get an erection. He touches me all the time and it upsets me. I think he goes back to the days of our incredible sex life when we were in our 40s and 50s. I explain that it can’t be anymore, but when I refuse he gets mad, or moody or I get the silent treatment. I love him dearly but have no interest in this form of intimacy. I’m happy holding hands. He takes an antidepressant and Ativan but nothing helps with this. Does anyone have the same problem? Any suggestions? At least he isn’t watching pornography, thank Heaven.

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If meds don't help, you need to put him in a facility. No one deserves to be sexually harassed on a daily basis, regardless of whether the harasser has dementia or not.
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Its known as ISB or Inappropriate Sexual Behavior that goes along with dementia. There are meds the doc can prescribe to calm down his urges. You should not have to feel trapped in your own home due to his sexual advances. Get him medicated asap,

Good luck to you
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I would start by talking to his doctor. Don't be embarrassed to talk to him/her about it as you are certainly not the first patient to have this challenge with their spouse who has dementia.
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This question has been asked more than once. Frontal lobe is where the emotions are. Put your question in "search" "sex and FTD, ALZ or Dementia" it should bring up previous posts.
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I’ve heard of this. It was the husband of a friend of a friend. It not only happened at home but in public. She eventually divorced him.
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