Guest guest Posted October 19, 2003 Report Share Posted October 19, 2003 I look at sexuality as being the surplus of energy to create more. I re-frame the question of lack of desire as a desire for life. Therefore many people have no interest in sex yet an incredible energy for other aspects of life: ergo, in my opinion, not yang xu. I would be interested in knowing what Bob had to say. I practically never diagnose Yang Xu, instead, often see a blockage of yang through other forces, mainly damp. I don't know if the experience of Yang Xu HIV/AIDS applies many times outside of that syndrome but I'll look into it. doug , wrote: > When Bob Flaws spoke at PCOM last Sunday, he said the four defining > symptoms of kidney yang xu most commonly seen in his patients are > > low back and/or knee pain > decreased libido > nocturia > cold feet > > If one has three of these and one of the three is decreased libido, then > one has kidney yang xu. The question was raised to me as to what > constituted " decreased libido " . > > It was pointed out to me that many people may confuse true sexual desire > with the kind of pleasure seeking associated with watching TV or drinking > alcohol. A distraction or a source of comfort and reassurance, more than > real desire. Just because one wants sex does not mean that one is > necessarily satisfying some sexual desire, per se. So it may be that the > symptom of decreased libido is underreported for several reasons. One may > be the failure to differentiate between true welling desire and stimulated > artificial desire. If one has sex to feel secure in a relationship rather > to satisfy desire, might not this insecurity reflect yang vacuity. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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