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Recession putting Irish people off sex

New research claims the recession is damaging our sex lives, and it’s men who are worst affected.

NEW RESEARCH FROM Relationships Ireland, published in today’s Irish Daily Star (print edition only), confirms that depression is putting us off sex.

The charity says 30 per cent of couples who seek their help have sexual issues to resolve.

According to the relationships experts, men in particular are badly affected by stress, causing them to struggle with flagging libido.

The Herald quotes relationship counsellor Lisa O’Hara as saying decreased sexual activity is creating “a lot of yearning and rejection”.

But in an article published by Irishcentral.com last year, experts claimed recession was causing a surge in sex addiction here.

They cited pornography, alcoholism, gambling and compulsive behaviour as mechanisms we are using to deal with stress – again men are more keenly affected than women.

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    Mute David Higgins
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    Aug 1st 2011, 2:04 PM

    Our birth rate tells a different story!

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    Mute Carlos Simplicio
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    Aug 1st 2011, 1:33 PM

    Well looks like that the plan for world population reduction is already working…

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    Aug 1st 2011, 9:32 PM

    I’ve heard that Viagra is to be sold only by its clinical name from now on. Patients should ask for “Mycoxafloppin”.

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    Mute Alco Holic
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    Aug 1st 2011, 3:44 PM

    Business is booming,just ask any Good looking eastern european.

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    Mute Dirt Lancaster
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    Aug 1st 2011, 5:58 PM

    Picturing couple in photo having sex…must..poke..out….minds…eye

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    Mute Stephen Phillips
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    Aug 1st 2011, 4:08 PM

    “Stress isn’t affecting women as much as men” In a sexual context ,
    isn’t that another way of saying women don’t suffer from impotence or e.d. ?

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    Mute Martin Gallagher
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    Aug 1st 2011, 6:16 PM

    Irish joke of the century.

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    Mute Derek Ibrahim Mc Cabe
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    Aug 2nd 2011, 6:35 AM

    recession putting men off sex? where’s the stats and the figures, this isn’t news this is rubbish. sex is a beautiful thing with your wife, sex with your wife is better than ANYTHING.

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    Mute Anthony Cole
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    Aug 2nd 2011, 12:20 PM

    I agree, sex with your wife is great.

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    Aug 2nd 2011, 4:47 AM

    It’s cheaper to buy the generics mydixaswollin or myoknobiseverlastin

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    Mute Derek Ibrahim Mc Cabe
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    Aug 3rd 2011, 2:18 AM

    HILARIOUS ANTHONY AND I SUPPOSE YOUR MOTHER IS PUBLIC PROPERTY NO WONDER YOUR INTELLECTUAL ABILITY IS.BELOW PAR.

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